Technology

End of arm tooling (EOAT).

Design, grip, and control at the exact point where your robot meets the product. End of arm tooling (EOAT) determines whether handling is stable, fast, and damage-free, especially when products vary or cycle times are tight. The right EOAT improves yield, reduces defects, and increases flexibility across operations.

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What is end of arm tooling?

An end of arm tool (EOAT) is the “hand” of a robot: a mechatronic system that physically interacts with products. It enables robots to pick, hold, manipulate, or position items with precision. Without EOAT, a robot cannot perform handling tasks.

Delicate product handling

Product variation

High-speed operations

Unstable gripping

Technology

How it works

Different products require different gripping methods. AWL designs end-of-arm tooling with vacuum, mechanical, or combined gripping technologies to ensure reliable handling of a wide range of product shapes, sizes, weights, and surface types. Hybrid grippers combine multiple technologies in a single tool, providing greater flexibility and reducing the need for tool changes when product variations occur.

Vacuum grippers for stable handling of boxes, bags, and products with flat or smooth surfaces.
Mechanical grippers designed for precise control of products with complex shapes, varying dimensions, or challenging materials.
Hybrid grippers combining multiple gripping technologies to maximize flexibility and reduce changeover requirements.

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Parcel induction

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Item picking

Tote handling

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Stamping stacking

Clipnut assembly

Welding and handling of thin metal products

Cutting, welding, and handling of thick metal products

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Preparation, cutting, and welding of pipes

Flexible manufacturing of cabinets

Flexible manufacturing of miscellaneous steel

Flexible manufacturing lines

AI weld inspection

Approach

A proven approach to robotic automation

The success of robotic automation depends on more than the technology itself. The way requirements are defined, engineering decisions are made, and systems are supported after commissioning all influence long-term operations performance.

Bringing together expertise across engineering, integration, commissioning, and support helps create solutions that perform reliably in operation.

Learn more about our approach

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''We're still learning and the team is still getting more comfortable with it, but at the end of the day we really starting to see the productivity, the benefits that we were expecting.''

Bill Monk, Vice President of Distribution at GNC

“The biggest advantage for automation for us is the ability to ramp up and scale up as volume increases.“

Stephen Frazier, CEO at Tarter

"Automation helps us ensure consistent quality while reducing the workload on our employees."

Andreas Jansen, Project Manager Process Planning at Mühlhoff

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“The first results are positive, and the team is pleased with the solution. They only need to feed the parcels into ROSI and no longer worry about them.”

Tom Hartmans, Project Lead at GLS