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Servo-Flex®
Machine tending

Machine tending without the jaw changes.

Load and unload mixed part families on one cell. Servo-Flex grips 6–120 mm with a single configuration — no stops to swap jaws, more billable machine hours.

The bottleneck

The problem in the cell

Changeovers stop the machine

Every new part family means halting the cell to swap and re-validate jaws.

Setup time eats capacity

Manual jaw adjustment burns hours that should be billable machine time.

Mis-grips scrap parts

Each manual setting is a chance for a dropped part or a ruined run.

The fix

How Servo-Flex solves it

One gripper, all sizes

Grip 6–120 mm with a single configuration — no jaw swap between part families.

No manual setup

Servo-electric control adapts in software, removing the tuning step from changeovers.

Self-centering option

The 3-jaw Flexi 150 centers cylindrical parts precisely for accurate loading.

Runs unattended safely

The mechanical lock holds the part through pauses and power loss.

Payload economics

Recover the robot payload.

On a 40 kg robot, swapping a 12 kg gripper for a 4 kg Servo-Flex lifts usable payload from 28 kg to 36 kg — heavier parts, same robot.

Usable payload recovered

+8 kg

Benefits

What you gain

More machine hours

Eliminating changeovers turns lost time into billable production.

Fewer references

One flexible gripper replaces a rack of dedicated tools.

+10% production

More uptime and fewer errors lift throughput on the same cell.

6–120 mmclamping range
5 kNforce per jaw
+10%potential production gain
The gripper for this job

Flexi 100 & Flexi 150

Servo-Flex Flexi 100 two-jaw servo-electric cobot gripper with blue safety LEDs2 jaws

Flexi 100

The lightweight 2-jaw servo-electric gripper for industrial robots and cobots.

    • Only 2 kg — preserves precious cobot payload
    • Grips 6–120 mm with one jaw configuration, no manual changes
    • Patented mechanical clamping — up to 5 kN per jaw
Servo-Flex Flexi 150 three-jaw servo-electric industrial robot gripper with blue safety LEDs3 jaws (self-centering)

Flexi 150

The 3-jaw servo-electric gripper for heavy, precise industrial handling.

    • 3-jaw self-centering grip for precise part positioning
    • Up to 5 kN per jaw (≈ 500 kg of clamping force)
    • Handles cylindrical parts up to 40 kg
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is a machine tending gripper?

It is the end-of-arm tool a robot uses to load raw parts into a machine and unload finished ones. A flexible machine tending gripper like Servo-Flex handles many part sizes without jaw changes.

How does Servo-Flex reduce machine downtime?

By gripping 6–120 mm with one configuration, it removes the stops needed to swap and re-validate jaws between part families, converting changeover time into billable machine hours.

Can one gripper handle different part diameters?

Yes. A single Servo-Flex configuration covers the full 6–120 mm range with three adjustable force levels, so mixed-diameter production needs no manual re-tooling.

Which model is best for CNC machine tending?

The 3-jaw Flexi 150 self-centers cylindrical parts up to 40 kg for precise loading; the Flexi 100 suits lighter cobot-tended cells.

See Servo-Flex grip your parts.

Book a demonstration with our engineers — tell us your robot and your part range.