Gripper Sizing — Bernoulli Gripper (Non-Contact)
Holding-force and sizing math for a bernoulli gripper (non-contact) including acceleration and safety factor.
Bernoulli heads float wafers, foils and solar cells on a cushion of escaping air — lift without touch, at the price of ferocious air consumption (~100 NL/min per head). Lateral restraint is nearly nil: add soft edge stops or the part sails off sideways mid-move.
Formula
Note: Planning-level engineering estimate — final robot selection, guarding layout and risk assessment must follow the integrator's calculations and a documented ISO 12100/10218 risk assessment.
Holding-force and sizing math for a bernoulli gripper (non-contact) including acceleration and safety factor. A free industrial robot kinematics & cell design tool — no sign-up, no upload, instant results in your browser.
About Gripper Sizing — Bernoulli Gripper (Non-Contact)
Gripper Sizing — Bernoulli Gripper (Non-Contact) computes the governing relationship High-velocity radial air sheet → low pressure (Bernoulli) lifts without contact live as you type. Bernoulli heads float wafers, foils and solar cells on a cushion of escaping air — lift without touch, at the price of ferocious air consumption (~100 NL/min per head). Lateral restraint is nearly nil: add soft edge stops or the part sails off sideways mid-move. Defaults are pre-filled with realistic values for this exact scenario, and the worked example substitutes your numbers step by step so the math is never a black box.
How to use Gripper Sizing — Bernoulli Gripper (Non-Contact)
- 1Enter your values — Wafer/foil mass, Peak acceleration, Lift per gripper head, Safety factor (sensible defaults are pre-filled).
- 2Read the live results: Required lift, Heads required, Approx. air use.
- 3Check the "with your numbers" line to see High-velocity radial air sheet → low pressure (Bernoulli) lifts without contact substituted step by step.
- 4Adjust inputs until the scenario matches yours, then copy or share the result.
Why use Gripper Sizing — Bernoulli Gripper (Non-Contact)?
- ✓Instant, free and private — every calculation runs client-side in your browser; nothing is uploaded
- ✓Built on the stated formula High-velocity radial air sheet → low pressure (Bernoulli) lifts without contact with authoritative sources cited on the page (Schmalz — Vacuum handling calculation basics; Monkman et al., Robot Grippers (Wiley-VCH))
- ✓Bernoulli heads float wafers, foils and solar cells on a cushion of escaping air — lift without touch, at the price of ferocious air consumption (~100 NL/min per head).
- ✓SI ⇄ Imperial toggle converts your inputs in place, so you can work in the units your drawings use
Frequently asked questions
What formula does the gripper sizing — bernoulli gripper (non-contact) use?+
It evaluates High-velocity radial air sheet → low pressure (Bernoulli) lifts without contact, exactly as published. Sources: Schmalz — Vacuum handling calculation basics; Monkman et al., Robot Grippers (Wiley-VCH). The substituted worked example on the page lets you verify every step against the textbook.
How should I read the result — and how far can I trust it?+
Bernoulli heads float wafers, foils and solar cells on a cushion of escaping air — lift without touch, at the price of ferocious air consumption (~100 NL/min per head). Planning-level engineering estimate — final robot selection, guarding layout and risk assessment must follow the integrator's calculations and a documented ISO 12100/10218 risk assessment.
When is this calculator the right tool for the job?+
Holding-force and sizing math for a bernoulli gripper (non-contact) including acceleration and safety factor. A free industrial robot kinematics & cell design tool. Lateral restraint is nearly nil: add soft edge stops or the part sails off sideways mid-move. For neighbouring scenarios, the related tools below cover the same engine with different presets.
Does it support both metric and imperial units?+
Yes — the SI ⇄ Imperial toggle converts the values already in the fields, preserving the physical quantity, so you can flip mid-calculation without re-entering anything.
Related tools
- Gripper Sizing — Soft/Fin-Ray Gripper (Food & Delicate)
- Gripper Sizing — Robot Tool Changer
- Gripper Sizing — Payload + CG Envelope Check
- Servo & Reducer Sizing — Base (Axis 1) Rotation
- Servo & Reducer Sizing — Shoulder (Axis 2)
- Servo & Reducer Sizing — Elbow (Axis 3)
- Servo & Reducer Sizing — Wrist (Axis 5)
- Cold-Weather Cooling — Accelerated Mix at 2 °C
- Lift Weight Buildup — Roof Truss (Paired)
Related Manufacturing tools
Spindle Speed Calculator — Aluminum 6061
Carbide starting RPM for milling Aluminum 6061: n = 1000·Vc/(π·D) with a handbook cutting speed preset.
● LiveSpindle Speed Calculator — Mild Steel 1018
Carbide starting RPM for milling Mild Steel 1018: n = 1000·Vc/(π·D) with a handbook cutting speed preset.
● LiveSpindle Speed Calculator — Stainless 304
Carbide starting RPM for milling Stainless 304: n = 1000·Vc/(π·D) with a handbook cutting speed preset.
● Live