3444 >ASS< Dock and Lock Bushing

ZTE Docking Fingers are designed to line up with the ZBU Bushing. If air is applied to the docking finger, a piston expands and 4 steel balls lock into the ZBU bushing. They feature magnetic pistons which allow the use of a sensor for dock or no-dock signal. Applications that benefit from the use of Docking Fingers are any de-molding situations where the part is forced out of the tool or insert situations where a part is pushed into the tool. The combination of Docking Fingers in an EOAT and Bushings in a tool avoids any force going back to the robot.