HFT Series Wider Air Gripper Context

Market context

Wide-opening pneumatic gripper for larger industrial workpieces and synchronized jaw motion.

Target environment: Industrial automation cells, robot arms, fixture handling and production-line pick/place
Workflow context: Pneumatic gripping, workpiece handling and end-effector actuation
Customer context: Integrators needing a practical air gripper rather than an electric or dexterous-hand end-effector.
Deployment model: Commercial pneumatic gripper for industrial automation cells and robot end-effector integration.
Commercial maturity: Commercial product page with public feature-level specifications; model-level force/stroke values should be checked in the full AirTAC catalog.
Adoption constraints: Requires pneumatic supply, valve/control integration, mechanical sizing and workpiece-specific grip-force validation.
Adjacent products: Robotiq 3-Finger Adaptive Gripper, CKD GCKW 3-Finger Gripper, Unitree Dex1-1, suction gripper families

Automation teams

Pneumatic gripping, workpiece handling and end-effector actuation

Industrial automation cells, robot arms, fixture handling and production-line pick/place

Variants: HFT10, HFT16, HFT20, HFT25 and HFT32
Piston Architecture: Twin-piston rack-and-pinion mechanism
actuation and motion control: Double-acting pneumatic
Grip Force: 14–228 N across HFT10–HFT32 at 0.5 MPa and specified gripping length
Repeatability: ±0.1 mm
Operating Temperature C: −20 to 70 °C
Full Range Cycle: Up to 40 cycles/min for HFT10–HFT25; 20 cycles/min for HFT32
Ports: M5×0.8 on HFT10; 1/8 inch on HFT16–HFT32
Supported Conditions: Filtered air; 0.25–0.7 MPa operating pressure; 1.2 MPa proof pressure
Standard Magnet: Magnet included in standard configuration
Synchronization: Rack-and-pinion synchronized opening and closing
Workpiece Fit: Designed for larger workpieces