Application Note / 2026-09-09

Pneumatic Gripper Air-Supply Checklist for Six-Axis CNC Machine Tending

A traceable evidence sheet connects the selected pneumatic gripper, its applicable documents, installed supply identities, existing records, and open evidence checks.

Application scenario illustration of generated adults discussing a stationary pneumatic gripper beside a guarded six-axis CNC tending cell — Application scenario illustration: fully generated, non-specific China-based factory staff and adult international visitors discuss a stationary six-axis robot, CNC, gripper, and documentation context from outside safeguarding; no record, label, or screen is readable.

For an already selected pneumatic gripper, prepare the exact manufacturer, model or variant, action, and current manual or catalog revision first. Then identify the installed supply components, retain the location and operating context of any existing measurement, and leave missing evidence with a named next owner. A regulator setpoint is not automatically evidence at the gripper inlet, and a completed sheet does not prove gripping performance or production readiness.

Identify the selected gripper and the document that applies

Begin with the gripper actually selected for the cell: manufacturer, exact model or variant, action, and the applicable catalog or manual number and revision. Only documentation that applies to that exact selection can supply fields for fluid, operating pressure, temperature, or lubrication. If the document identity is missing, record it as not verified rather than copying a setting from a similar product.

This is a record of evidence scope, not a selection guide. It does not compare grippers, recommend a pressure, or turn a manufacturer example into a universal requirement.

Map the installed supply chain by identity

Make one row for each actual item along the supply path: plant air source, preparation equipment, regulator, valve or manifold, any selected tool-side service interface, tubing, and the gripper port. The list is a prompt to identify what exists. It is not a claim that every cell contains each item, and it is not a plumbing layout or installation procedure.

The Quick-change EOAT interface record can help preserve selected service-interface identity and documentation. For moving-hose context, use Six-axis dress-pack routing. Neither page supplies a pneumatic setting for the selected gripper.

Application scenario illustration of generated adults outside safeguarding observing a stationary cell’s pneumatic supply components, CNC, and gripper without measurement or intervention — Application scenario illustration: all people are generated, and the scene is not an installation diagram, a customer visit, or evidence of a measured condition.

Keep the document requirement separate from site evidence

For each applicable selected-model requirement, record the document revision beside the actual installed component or port, its evidence source, and the owner of any mismatch or unverified condition. This separation prevents a document statement from being mistaken for a verified installation fact.

Where an identity or document is unavailable, use “not verified.” That is more useful than filling a blank from a generic pneumatic sketch, because it tells the next reviewer exactly which evidence is still needed.

Give every existing measurement its context

An existing measurement entry should identify the measurement point, the observed operating state, timestamp, instrument identity or status, and observed value. Compare it only with the applicable documentation for the selected model. A setpoint or upstream gauge reading should retain its actual location; it should not be silently relabeled as gripper-inlet evidence.

This checklist records available evidence. It does not teach measurement, adjustment, hose connection, live testing, or a maintenance action.

Application scenario illustration with no people: a supported stationary pneumatic gripper and wrist detail with plausibly connected tubing and visible physical connection context — Application scenario illustration: the image identifies the type of object being documented. It does not show the correct design or condition of a real installation.

Log changes and assign the next evidence check

When the gripper model or action, air-preparation component, valve or manifold, service interface, tubing or port, operating condition, or manufacturer-document revision changes, retain the change evidence, owner, and required recheck. The entry makes the next review visible; it does not decide compatibility, grip force, safety, or production release.

For the broader single-machine context, see Single-machine CNC tending. The page is navigational context and does not add an air-supply specification.

Fillable pneumatic gripper air-supply evidence sheet

Installed item or record	Applicable requirement and document revision	Available site evidence and context	Gap, owner and next evidence check
Selected gripper: manufacturer, exact model/variant and action	Exact catalog/manual reference	Actual identity evidence	Missing identity or applicable document
Actual supply-chain component or port: one item per row	Document applicable to that item	Installed identity and source reference	Unverified item or mismatch
Model-specific supply condition	Requirement from the selected model document only	Existing record and source	Requirement/evidence not yet matched
Existing measured entry	Applicable selected-model requirement	Point, observed state, timestamp, instrument identity/status and observed value	Missing context; do not infer inlet evidence
Changed item, condition, or document	Previous/current applicable reference	Dated change evidence	Responsible owner and required recheck

These are field prompts, not completed project records. Leave values unfilled and use “not verified” for missing evidence. A completed row is not a pass/fail result.

Frequently asked questions

Can one pressure or air-quality setting be used for every pneumatic gripper?

No. Refer to the exact selected model and its current applicable document. This checklist publishes no universal setting.

Does a regulator setpoint count as evidence at the gripper inlet?

Not by itself. Retain the actual measurement point and operating context; do not transfer a reading to a different location.

How does this differ from a quick-change interface or dress-pack review?

This sheet records supply-condition evidence. Interface and moving-hose topics remain in their own records and do not provide the selected gripper's requirement.

What should be recorded after a gripper or supply component changes?

Identify the change, evidence, owner, and required recheck. The record does not itself establish compatibility, holding force, safety, or production release.

Sources and applicability boundary

SMC MHC2 Angular Style Air Gripper catalogue: a model-specific example for exact model identity and applicable document fields; no setting from it is used as a universal or QIXING value.
SMC Angular Type Air Gripper operation manual: a model-specific example for document and supply-evidence categories, without adopting its values or instructions.
QIXING Quick-Change EOAT Interface Checklist: a planning framework for selected service identities and documents, not a pneumatic specification or compatibility decision.

This page does not select or size a pneumatic system, set pressure or air quality, define a test, or claim compatibility, leak-tightness, grip reliability, safety, or production release.

Submit air-supply evidence inputs

Share the selected gripper's current documentation, actual supply-component identities, existing dated supply records, and unresolved questions through Submit air-supply evidence inputs for an initial QIXING project discussion. Send only records already available; do not perform measurements or interventions solely for this request.