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  • High Friction Robotic Gripper
  • Custom Molded Grippers
  • Polyurethane Covered Grippers
  • ML6 Custom Overmolded Polyurethane Grippers
  • Urethane Bonded to Metal, Gripper
  • Custom Molded Polyurethane Bumper Foot
  • urethane coated clamps
  • ML6 Urethane Overmolded Grippers
  • ML6 Custom Polyurethane Gripper
  • Custom Molded ML6 Polyurethane Robot Grippers
  • ML6 Polyurethane Molded Bumper
  • ML6 Polyurethane Grippers
  • Custom polyurethane grippers
  • Polyurethane Grippers
  • Polyurethane Molded Grippers
  • ML6 Custom Urethane Coated Grippers Fingers
  • Robot Gripper Fingers
  • Polyurethane Clamps and Grippers
  • ML6 Molded Polyurethane Grippers
  • Soft Jaws
  • Polyurethane Gripper Fingers
  • Non-marking vice jaws
  • Non-marking Vice Jaws
  • Robot fingers, rubber coated robot fingers, robotic grippers
  • polyurethane chuck clamp inserts
  • Non-Marking Vice Covers
  • Polyurethane coated work grippers
  • Gripper finger, pincher fingers

Polyurethane gripper jaws, work-holdings, gripper chucks, and clamps

Precision Polyurethane Clamps and Grippers

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Precision Polyurethane Clamps and Grippers Model Specifications

» Industry-leading bond strength between ML6 polyurethane and stock» Non-marking, durable polyurethane coating
» Reduced wear and increased longevity of contact surfaces» Available in variety of colors and durometers

Meridian Laboratory offers long-lasting ML6® polyurethane for robotic gripper fingers, gripper jaws, non-marking work-holdings, gripper chucks, and clamps. ML6 typically replaces any conventional fixture that grasps or holds delicate parts & components without marking or deforming the product. Our special blend of polyurethane meets your most demanding requirements.

Meridian Laboratory solutions will improve friction and meet all non-marking / no rejection specifications (As demonstrated in a case where ML6 delivered perfect grip for robotic fingers).

ML6® Bonding Strength and Longevity


Material will not Separate, Chip, Break, or Crumble

Meridian Laboratory ML6 precision polyurethane is cast/bonded right to the base material (not rubber pieces glued on, like other manufacturers). Base materials and properties range from all grades of steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, copper, ceramics, plastics, and a wide variety of other exotic metals and polymers.

Our process, perfected over 55 years of real world experience, guarantees an extremely strong bond between the ML6® material and any work-holding, jaw, jig, fixture, chuck, or robotic finger. In fact, the bond is so strong the polyurethane material would tear before the bond separates or breaks. This is especially important in high-friction and high-precision applications. Through Meridian Laboratory’s unique and exclusive manufacturing process, we are able to coat very select and intricate profiles / contours to match any product.

  • Surface bond between polyurethane ML6 and a core is stronger than ML6 material itself
  • Outlasts conventional over-molded rubbers, urethanes, nitriles, and other materials
  • Ability to precisely coat very intricate portions of parts to specification

Customization Options


We specialize in both low and high volume orders

Meridian Laboratory has helped generations of engineers, designers, maintenance technicians, and innovators around the world bring their designs to life. In the past, custom precision polyurethane was an expensive and lengthy process, but that’s no longer the case. Our unique and versatile prototype and production process can deliver parts in volumes as low as one piece, in as little as 5 business days.

Typically, our customers come to us to develop a single tested and working prototype, and want to put that part into standard production once proof of concept is shown. Once we have standardized any part, it can be repeated an infinite number of times, with cost-effective and repeatable results. We manufacture and produce on a daily basis, and can deliver high-volume production runs in batch deliveries to meet your needs and usage patterns.

  • Prototypes available in as little as 5 business days
  • Tolerances of 0.001” or better in both diameter and runout
  • Single prototypes to high-volume production, in an efficient and cost-effective way

Check out our durometer options below, our engineers can help find the best option to suit your different applications (hard/durable to soft/forgiving).

Hardness Options
40A, 55A, 70A, 80A, 90A, 75D

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Custom colors available on request

ML6-40AML6-55AML6-70AML6-80AML6-90AML6-60D
Hardness (+/- 5)40A55A70A80A90A60D
Ultimate Elongation (%)640540540640500300
Ultimate Tensile (PSI)320053005600690062006400
Tear Strength, pli Die "C"150244332421568620
Split195192175134125
Compression Modulus (Young's Modulus)38083016601990646016200
Compression Set (%
22 Hrs. @ 158ºF)
017161830
Bashore Rebound (%)504137313552
Abrasion Loss, mm20022415994101115

For more information, contact Meridian Laboratory

Applications

  • Polyurethane coated vice jaws for sensitive materials
  • Polyurethane work holdings
  • Robotic gripper fingers
  • Industrial clamps & gripper chucks

ML6 Delivers Superior Grip

Meridian Laboratory was selected as the primary and sole supplier of polyurethane gripper fingers by a US-based defense contractor for their newest model of bomb-diffusing robot. The contractor required unparalleled precision and grip, and ML6’s bond strength and longevity proved unmatched – testing compared over 15 other materials including truck bed liners, skateboard grip tape, and many other adhesives which provide grip & durability.

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Contact Meridian Laboratory – Custom solutions with no minimum order quantity, delivered in as little as 5 days!