Norgren Grippers: Cold and Hot Metal
Our high-performing range of PGS Grippers deliver industry-leading holding performance and fast actuation times, outperforming all other clamps and grippers on the market.
Norgren PGS10 Cold Metal Grippers
The PGS Gripper’s high performance, hardened steel chassis, and specially designed sensors for harsh press environments will increase uptime and extend tooling life. Their compact envelope with no external linkage simplifies use in dies with tight clearances.
Fast actuation time
Best holding force for its size: up to 450 ft-lbs for series PGS
10, 11, 20 and up to 900 ft-lbs for PGS42
Compact size
Extremely durable sensors to detect part presence or double blank
Made for harsh press room environments
Hardened steel chassis
Highly configurable on the field using a single hexagon wrench – quickly able to reconfigure jaw opening, pad or sensor location.
Numerous jaw options available: Regular, Flange, Shovel, Chisel, Needle Nose on the PGS20 range.
Norgren PGS10 Hot Metal Grippers
As the industry shifts rapidly toward hot metal forming we have developed our PGS Hot Metal Gripper range which is the best in the industry.
Specially designed gripper and gripper components to withstand temperatures of up to 900̊ C, available in either Regular or Flange Jaw configurations.
Sensors with either part presence or double blank detection capabilities have been repositioned to protect against damaging heat source.
May be paired with a high temperature tooling system to protect plumbing and electrical wiring from the heat, without the need for any external heat wraps.