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Simulation, prototyping and testing of a new gripper design to automate double chlorination of rubber gloves

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Main Authors: H.J. Chua, D.W. Tan, J.E. Lim, M.W. Yip, A.A.D. Sarhan
Other Authors: chuahj-wt17@student.tarc.edu.my
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2022
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Rubber glove
Chlorination
Gripper
Automation
Simulation
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/73690
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spelling my.unimap-736902022-01-25T01:19:04Z Simulation, prototyping and testing of a new gripper design to automate double chlorination of rubber gloves H.J. Chua D.W. Tan J.E. Lim M.W. Yip A.A.D. Sarhan chuahj-wt17@student.tarc.edu.my Rubber glove Chlorination Gripper Automation Simulation Link to publisher's homepage at http://ijneam.unimap.edu.my Chlorination improves rubber gloves donnability. Production of single-chlorinated gloves is fully automated. Double-chlorinated gloves are needed for medical applications. These gloves are chlorinated on both internal and external surfaces. Double-chlorinated gloves are produced with second chlorination. Gloves after the earlier chlorination were manually immersed into another chlorine tank. This manual process endangers the workers and is time-consuming. A gripper was designed to integrate double chlorination to be fully online. The gripper grasps the glove after first chlorination to proceed to second chlorine tank. The gripper has a solid stainless steel body and flexible rubber seal. It is applicable to different glove sizes, chlorine resistant, leakage proof, and heat resistant. Engineering analysis was conducted through simulation and experimental testing. Simulation results showed the solid body does not yield under load. Simulation results also showed the gripper does not experience fatigue damage after multiple working cycles. A prototype was built for experimental testing. Experimental results proved that gripper is heat resistant, grasps all glove sizes, and no seepage indication under water for all glove samples. It was concluded that the gripper justifies for a full trial production run. The project contributes to improved worker safety and productivity, leading to lower production cost. 2022-01-25T01:19:04Z 2022-01-25T01:19:04Z 2021-08 Article International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials, vol.14(Special Issue), 2021, pages 75-90 1985-5761 (Printed) 1997-4434 (Online) http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/73690 http://ijneam.unimap.edu.my en Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
institution Universiti Malaysia Perlis
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topic Rubber glove
Chlorination
Gripper
Automation
Simulation
spellingShingle Rubber glove
Chlorination
Gripper
Automation
Simulation
H.J. Chua
D.W. Tan
J.E. Lim
M.W. Yip
A.A.D. Sarhan
Simulation, prototyping and testing of a new gripper design to automate double chlorination of rubber gloves
description Link to publisher's homepage at http://ijneam.unimap.edu.my
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H.J. Chua
D.W. Tan
J.E. Lim
M.W. Yip
A.A.D. Sarhan
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author H.J. Chua
D.W. Tan
J.E. Lim
M.W. Yip
A.A.D. Sarhan
author_sort H.J. Chua
title Simulation, prototyping and testing of a new gripper design to automate double chlorination of rubber gloves
title_short Simulation, prototyping and testing of a new gripper design to automate double chlorination of rubber gloves
title_full Simulation, prototyping and testing of a new gripper design to automate double chlorination of rubber gloves
title_fullStr Simulation, prototyping and testing of a new gripper design to automate double chlorination of rubber gloves
title_full_unstemmed Simulation, prototyping and testing of a new gripper design to automate double chlorination of rubber gloves
title_sort simulation, prototyping and testing of a new gripper design to automate double chlorination of rubber gloves
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
publishDate 2022
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/73690
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