CNC Grippers: Spindle Grippers & Grabbers for Automated Part Loading
A CNC spindle gripper is an automated part-loading tool that seats in your machine spindle like a cutting tool, then picks, places, and flips parts with no operator standing by. Every gripper here mounts in a standard CAT40, BT40, BT30, or HSK holder and uses the machine's own motion to tend itself. Standard models grip parts up to 10 lb, high-force models up to 40 lb, and each one takes a single tool slot. Pricing starts at $1,379, ready to run on Haas, Fanuc, Brother, Doosan, Hurco, and DMG Mori.
The grippers we sell are all parallel grippers: two jaws that close in parallel to center and hold the part. Our pneumatic gripper models run on through-spindle air (TSA), and the matching TSC models run on through-spindle coolant instead. For flat parts with no edge to clamp, GimVac™ vacuum grippers hold by suction rather than jaws.
GripFlipGrip™ Workflow: How Spindle Grippers Automate Part Loading
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CNC grippers load and unload parts automatically, no operator required.
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Compare CNC Gripper & Spindle Gripper Models
Compare the precision grippers in this lineup and match one to your machine, your parts, and your workholding.
TSA/TSC GimGripper4™
TSA/TSC High Force
GimVac3™ Gripper
FloLink™ System
FAQ
A CNC spindle gripper is an automated part-handling tool that mounts in your machine spindle, just like a cutting tool. Instead of machining, it picks up raw stock, loads it into your workholding, and clears the finished part, with no operator on the cycle. That is how a spindle gripper runs lights-out machining: it automates the load and unload so the machine tends itself. Here is a fuller breakdown of how spindle grippers work.
Yes. Spindle gripper, spindle grabber, and CNC part grabber all name the same tool: a device in the spindle that grabs stock and loads the machine. Most of our models grab with mechanical jaws. The GimVac™ model grabs flat parts by vacuum instead. The word changes, the job does not.
A jaw gripper closes two opposing jaws on the part and grips it mechanically, which suits cylindrical, rectangular, or irregular shapes. A vacuum gripper like GimVac™ uses suction and suits thin, flat, or sealed-surface parts with no edge to clamp. Choose jaws for heavier or oddly shaped parts. Choose the vacuum grippers for plate, sheet, and disc work.
GimGripper™ CNC grippers run on most mills and lathes with through-spindle air (TSA) or through-spindle coolant (TSC). We offer models for CAT40, BT40, BT30, HSK, and other common tapers. For machines without TSA or TSC, the FloLink™ system adds an external air connection so the spindle gripper still works.
Standard GimGripper4™ models grip parts up to 10 lb, and High Force models grip up to 40 lb. Adjustable jaw plates cover a range of round and square sizes without custom fingers. GimVac3™ vacuum grippers handle parts up to 25 lb, depending on surface area and cup selection.
Yes, and it stays simple. Spindle grippers are called from the tool magazine with standard M-code and run their moves in ordinary G-code, the same as any tool. Pick-and-place motions are just coordinated moves to known positions. Our Programmer tool generates ready-to-use code for common single-operation jobs, and two-op templates come free.