Part carriers for robotics solutions

Easy to grip. Repeatable. Automatable.

For system integrators and internal automation specialists, one thing is clear: A robotic process is only as good as the component provision. If the part is not exactly fixed, not freely accessible or not positioned with repeatable accuracy, neither the best gripper nor the most advanced vision system will help. This is precisely where the ZELL part carrier systems come in.

You form the technical bridge between component and robotics – whether in machine loading, automated repackaging, testing processes, or integration into logistical lines.

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Precise Clip Mounting: The Key to Automation

The clip holder, i.e. the part of the workpiece carrier that fixes the component itself, is particularly crucial. Details are important here:

✔️ no tensions,

✔️ no collision with grippers,

✔️ and a defined, repeatable position.

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ZELL is specifically developing these clips and multi-clips for robotic processes, so that common grippers – pneumatic, electric or vacuum – can easily access the component, without intermediate steps or searching. This means:
➡️ faster pick cycles,
➡️ less readjustment,
➡️ more process stability.

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Cost advantage through modular system architecture

A common misconception: Exact component holders are expensive.
ZELL proves the opposite: Thanks to the standardized part carrier system based on the clip – such as carrier plates, mounts, storage and transport structure – the development and manufacturing costs for the clip itself remain low.

Advantages for integrators & OEMs:

• Customer-specific precision – without complete re-engineering
• The clip is individual – the rest is system
• Low unit costs, short realization time, high scalability

For special applications with thermal, chemical or mechanical special requirements, ZELL also offers customer-specific clips made of stainless steel – e.g. for clean rooms, aggressive cleaning processes or safety-critical applications.

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Extended functions for robotics processes

🎨 Color identification for camera-guided processes

ZELL also offers holding elements and carrier components in different colors (e.g., yellow, gray, red) – ideal for robots with image processing. This enables simple:

• Differentiation of component types or process steps
• Camera-based sorting or assignment
• Visual confirmation in process monitoring

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"Pick from the box" + Re-palletizing

In projects where components are initially provided randomly in bulk, ZELL partners support the implementation of "bin picking" with 3D camera and robot.
After the initial pick, the part is transferred once into a ZELL carrier – from then on, it is available in a defined, testable, and automatable manner.
Pick once – then process reliability.

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Typical automation applications

• CNC loading with Fanuc/KUKA: Gripping, machining, and returning components from ZELL carriers
• Repacking into customer packaging (e.g. blister packs): Multiclip with defined gripping points
• Test cells (electrical/optical): Repeatable position in the carrier for test cycles
• Palletizing and cleaning systems: consistently applicable without repackaging

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Advantages at a glance

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For system integrators and process planners, one thing is clear: If you want to implement automation economically and robustly, you don't need a complex system - but a stable foundation.

ZELL Part carriers provide this foundation.
With precisely developed clips, a modular design, a gripper-friendly design, and sophisticated logistics capabilities – from raw part pick-up to packaging or quality assurance.

Whether FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Stäubli or standard bots –
if the carrier fits, the process runs.

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