Air Nipper Selection Guide
Air Nipper Selection Guide
jp/english/airnipper/
      Solution                                                                Cut, grab, crimp and punch.
      Cuts large diameter sprues such                 Compact, lightweight body and                     Cutting of precious metals for
      as garment cases, helmets, pipe                 with a large selection of blade                   rings, necklaces etc. Superb
      joint parts, trash cans, planters.              items, easy mounting on chuck                     durability and increased
      Superb durability in long term use.             board and standby jig. Achieves                   efficiency with powerful nipper
                                                      efficient cuts matching cycle                     blades.
                                                      time.
      Various heated nippers prevent                  Improved efficiency in pre-forming,                Optimal handy nippers for cutting
      cracks and whitening, the decisive              nippers attached to flat finish                    lead lines after soldering to
      factor is the heating temperature of            pre-form molding machine. Cut                      significantly reduce wrist strain.
      the blades and cutting speed.                   precision is linked to product                     Substrate is attached to the
      Supports demands for improved                   quality.                                           desktop robot.
      flexibility and high precision cutting.
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                                                                    Hand tools for
 Wire cutting with                                                                                                    Crimping task for
                                                                    dismantling in
 coil winding machine                                                                                                 solderless terminals
                                                                    recycling plants
Attach to the nipper unit of                                     Cuts a variety of wires, copper tubing             For crimping terminals with various
automatic coil winding machine                                   and steel bands in recycling plants                wiring harnesses such as for
for power transformers, fan                                      such as PCs and OA equipment,                      switchboards, electrical products
motors and ignition. Cutting thick                               pachinko machines, TVs, and                        and lighting equipment. Less strain
diameter wires that cannot be                                    refrigerators. washing machines, etc.              on fingers and wrists.
torn off.                                                        Nippers for the purpose of pulling out             Increased work efficiency for stop
                                                                 the pachinko machine pins.                         rings for auto parts.
By support for separate blades,                                  Punching blow molded products,                      Micro-edge air scissors that can cut
allows punching and form cutting                                 punching slotted holes, for                         various hard-to-cut fibers, carbon,
of aluminum sash and thin plates.                                containers that cannot be                           aramid fibers, and soft plastic sheets.
                                                                 punched and automobile ducts,                       Nippers for cutting belt loops of jeans,
                                                                 etc.                                                peeling recycled golf balls, cutting
                                                                                                                     edges with textile machinery, etc.
Types Copper Steel wire Stainless Piano Wire                                        Soft     Hard    Solderless     Application model Air pressure
            wire      (Non-heat treated)       steel             or below
                                                                                                                                                 (MPa)
                                           (Non-heat treated)                      Plastic   Plastic terminals
             1.0 mm        0.5mm                                     0.2mm          1.0 mm                           NS2,N3,NS3,NR3            0.4~0.5
    N
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03
Slide-o air nipper horizontal-type
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     Slide-o air nipper horizontal-type
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Slide-off air nipper horizontal-type blades
 AJB                 at a right angle to the gate. RAJ/ This is a reverse bevel of AJ type. AJB/ This has
                     a brazed carbide tip, suitable for cutting hard plastic or plastic containing glass ber.
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   AJL                   AJL/ This is a long type set of straight blades. This is useful when
                         there is distance between the nippers and the gate cut portion of the
                         workpiece.
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                                                                       d
c b
   AJT                   AJT/ This is a set of straight blades with a thin cutting edge. It can
                         cleanly trim cross sections without remnants.
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                                                                   d
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     Slide-off air nipper horizontal-type blades
        AD
                     AD/ This is used for batch processing of the three-dimensional
                     gate such as ride gate.
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           e
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                                                   d2
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       RAH           eective when there are obstructions or the gate is narrow. RAH/ This is a
                     reverse bevel of AH type used when installing the main units face-to-face.
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Slide-off air nipper vertical-type
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                                              c
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     Slide-off air nipper vertical-type blades
        AJL          AJL/ This is a long type set of straight blades. This is useful when
                     there is distance between the nippers and the gate cut portion of the
                     workpiece.
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                                                                      a
                                                              d
c b
        AJT
                     AJT/ This is a set of straight blades with a thin cutting edge. It
                     can cleanly nish cross sections without remnants.
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                                                                  a
                                                          d
                                         c
                                                                                                                b
        AJY          AJY/ This is eective when the width between the opposing
                     gates is too short and the thickness of the blades will not go in.
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Slide-off air nipper vertical-type blades
    AD
                AD/ This is used for batch processing of the three-dimensional
                gate such as ride gate.
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                                                                    g
      e
                                                                             f
                                          d2
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   AJV
                AJV/ This is suitable for gate processing when the cross section is
                curved or the cut end must not be left.
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                                                                     a
                                                                d
c b
    AE
                AE/ Used for processing plastic gates such as ride gates and
                discard gates.
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     Thrust-Cut Air Nipper
      NK10AJ            This is a dedicated set of blades for GT-NK10. Suitable for processing
                        of lm gates attached to robot hands.
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                                     15      1.5                               22     8
                                                     11.5
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                        25.5
10.5
10.3
12
                                             12                        80      M5 P=0.8
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                                                                                                  O.A.L.    Weight
        Model No.              Size (mm)                               Shape                      (mm)       (g)         Material          Application model
        NK10AJ                 As above                     For metal cutting (Knife type)         95         96     Special alloy steel   GT-NK10
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 Heat Air Nippers
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Temperature Controller
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Special Controlleroptionally available
CONTRAST
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                             
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                                        connector                        Hirose HIF3BA20PIN
                                        connector                        RS485                                                   78                                                                                                                                        4-  5.5
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       At "home position", the workpiece with a gate is                            At "fast feed", the blades run to                                            At "cut feed", the blades are stopped at
       taken from the mold machine and transferred to                              the front of the gate at high                                                the gate edge once. (So that the blades
       the nipper position, and receives a start signal.                           speed.                                                                       do not go into the workpiece rapidly.)
Step S00 [Home position] Step S01 [Fast feed] Step S02 [Cut feed]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Point 3
            In teaching with a dedicated
            controller, teaching of                                                                             Transfer                                                                                                                                                                            Travel at
            positioning and speed                                                            Travel to home position at 80 mm/sec                                                                                                                                                                   0.4 mm/sec
            setting for maximum 16                                                           Point 4                                                                                                                                                                                                2.0 seconds stop
            points and setting of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   at highest point
            sequences such as                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Signal issued
            conditions and signal input                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             after completion
            and output are possible.
                                                                                   With "end cut", the product is conveyed with                                      With "cut", the gate is completely
                                                                                   the extraction unit by the completion signal                                      cut out and stops a few seconds,
                                                                                   and the blades return to home position.                                           thereafter a signal is issued.
                                           Teaching content                           Home position            Fast feed             Cut feed                                                                                                                        Cut                                               End cut
                                           Point No.                                         0                      1                           2                                                                                                                         3                                                  4
                                           Positioning (*)                            Home position          Leaving 7 mm         Leaving 0.5 mm                                                                                                  Maximum                                                               value
         Point data                        Speed setting                                     -               100 mm/sec            0.4 mm/sec                                                                                         0.4 mm/sec                                                                   80 mm/sec
                                           Pushing force setting                             -                      -                           -                                                                                                                         -                                                  -
                                           Acceleration setting                              -                      -                           -                                                                                                                         -                                                  -
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     Air Nippers For Cutting and Crimping
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Air Nippers
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     Air nippers
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Air nippers
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     Air nipper standard blades for metal
Standard Metal
      AS/HS
                      AS/ Standard type. This is a general set of blades used for cutting
                      copper wire and steel wire. HS/ Improved durability with brazed
                      high-speed steel.
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                                            Size (mm)                                            Weight
      Model No.       a         b        c(
                                           )          d                        e            L     (g)         Material          Application model
      N3AS        24            7        25            12                      4            64     35     Special alloy steel   GT-N3 / NS3 / NR3
      N3HS        24            7        25            12                      4            64     35     High Speed Steel      GT-N3 / NS3 / NR3
      N5AS        24            7        25            12                      4            64     40     Special alloy steel   GT-N5 / NS5 / NR5
      N5HS        24            7        25            12                      4            64     40     High Speed Steel      GT-N5 / NS5 / NR5
      N7AS        27            9        30            13.5                    4            81     80     Special alloy steel   GT-N7 / NS7 / NR7
      N7HS        27            9        30            13.5                    4            81     80     High Speed Steel      GT-N7 / NS7 / NR7
      N10AS       27            9        30            13.5                    5            91     85     Special alloy steel   GT-N10
      N10HS       27            9        30            13.5                    5            91     85     High Speed Steel      GT-N10
      N10LAS      35           12        30            20                      5            89    120     Special alloy steel   GT-NS10L / NR10L
      N12AS       35           12        30            20                      5           105    135     Special alloy steel   GT-N12
      N12HS       35           12        30            20                      5           105    135     High Speed Steel      GT-N12
      N20AS       35           12        30            20                      9            95    140     Special alloy steel   GT-NS20 / NR20 / N20
      N30AS       43           17        30            25                      9           127    370     Special alloy steel   GT-NS30 / NR30 / N30
         BJ
                      BJ/ This is a set of vertical blades with an unbeveled cutting edge for
                      metal.
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                                              Size (mm)                                          Weight
      Model No.                                                                                   (g)         Material          Application model
                      a         b         c                 d                  e            L
      NW1BJ       20            5        3                 10.5            3.5              50     16     Special alloy steel   GT-NWR1 / NWS1
      N3BJ        24            7        5.8               13              5                64     35     Special alloy steel   GT-N3 / NS3 / NR3 / NS2
      N5BJ        24            7        5.8               13              4                64     40     Special alloy steel   GT-N5 / NS5 / NR5
      N7BJ        27            9        7.5               13              5                81     75     Special alloy steel   GT-N7 / NS7 / NR7
      NW10BJ      30            9        6                 14              5                85     76     Special alloy steel   GT-NWR10 / NWS10
      NW20BJ      40           12        6                 21.5            8               100    142     Special alloy steel   GT-NWR20 / NWS20
      NW30BJ      55           17        8                 29.5            11              140    367     Special alloy steel   GT-NWR30
         AG
                      AG/ This is a set of blades with increased strength with a shorter
                      cutting edge than the standard type. Increases the pressure because
                      it cuts at the base of the blades.
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                                            Size (mm)                                            Weight
      Model No.                                                                                   (g)          Material         Application model
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      N20AG       28           12        40                12              7               88     135     Special alloy steel   GT-NS20 / NR20 / N20
      N20HS       26           12        40                10              7               86     135     High Speed Steel      GT-NS20 / NR20 / N20
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Air nipper standard blades for metal
                                           Sintered Alloy Hardest, most durable material. For cutting hard steel wire, glassber-reinforced resin, etc.
  BBB
             BBB/ With carbide tips suitable for cutting hard wire such
             as high steel wire and piano wire.
                                                                                                             N30BBB       N50BBB
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                                                                      a
e b
                                                                          c
                                                    d
BFB/AS
             BFB/ The shape is clipper type. With carbide tips, suitable
             for cutting metal wire and thin pipe. AS/ Standard clipper
             type blades.
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                                                                      a
e b c
  ACD
             ACD/ This is a set of blades for crimping solderless terminals. (Bare
             terminal 1.25 sq/2.0 sq)
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e b c
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 NM Blades
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     Features
     Ideal for around-the-clock operations
                                                                                          A
     NM blades eliminate possibilities of spring breakage.
     Semi-permanent magnetic force
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     NM blades utilize repulsion force of powerful neodymium magnet.                                          C                D
     The decrease of magnetic force is only several percent over 20 years.
     Compatible with our standard nipper bodies                                          Model No.       A      B      C     D      E      F      G     H
     The sizes of NM blades are the same as those of our standard N20, N30 blades,
                                                                                        NM20AE 85 10 10                       5    32      5      2     0
     therefore, they can replace these previous models.
                                                                                        NM30AE 34               8      8      6    42 15 30             3
                                                                                       Measurement unit: Gauss / Measuring device: Gaussmeter GM-1200
                                                                                       manufactured by DENSHIJIKI INDUSTRY Co., Ltd., Japan
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Air nipper standard blades for plastic
     AP
             AP/ This is a standard set of blades used to cut plastic. A broad,
             gentle curve is provided in the cross section for gate processing
             where the cut end must not be left. (The cutting edge is curved.)
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e b
                                                               c
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                                        Size ()                                          Weight
 Model No.   a                b      c(
                                       )          d                 e                 L     (g)         Material          Application model
 N3AP        24                7     15            11.5              4                64    35      Special alloy steel   GT-N3 / NS3 / NR3
 N5AP        24                7     15            11.5              4                64    40      Special alloy steel   GT-N5 / NS5 / NR5
 N7AP        27                9     30            11.5              4                81    80      Special alloy steel   GT-N7 / NS7 / NR7
 N10AP       27                9     30            11.5              5                91    85      Special alloy steel   GT-N10
 N10LAP      35               12     15            16                5                89   120      Special alloy steel   GT-NS10L / NR10L
 N12AP       35               12     15            16                5               105   135      Special alloy steel   GT-N12
 N20AP       35               12     15            16               11                95   125      Special alloy steel   GT-NS20 / NR20 / N20
 N30AP       66               17     15            38               16               150   380      Special alloy steel   GT-NS30 / NR30 / N30
     AE
             AE/ Used for processing plastic gates such as ride gates and discard
             gates.
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                                      d                a
e b
                                        Size ()                                          Weight
Model No.                                                                                   (g)         Material          Application model
             a                b                d                  e                L
 N3AE        20                7    611               7            3.5               60    35      Special alloy steel   GT-N3 / NS3 / NR3
 N5AE        20                7    6 6.6             7            3.5               60    40      Special alloy steel   GT-N5 / NS5 / NR5
 N7AE        26                9    814.8             9            4                 80    85      Special alloy steel   GT-N7 / NS7 / NR7
 N20AE       28               12   1015.5            12            8                 88   135      Special alloy steel   GT-NS20 / NR20 / N20
 N30AE       45               17   1328              17            12               129   395      Special alloy steel   GT-NS30 / NR30 / N30
     AJ
             AJ/ This is a set of vertical blades with an unbeveled cutting edge for
             plastic. You can apply it at a right angle to the gate.
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                                                               a
e b c
                                          Size ()                                        Weight
 Model No.                                                                                  (g)         Material          Application model
             a                b       c                d            e                 L
 NW10AJ      30                                    14                5                      76      Special alloy steel   GT-NWR10 / NWS10
 N20AJ       35               12      8            18               11                95   125      Special alloy steel   GT-NS20 / NR20 / N20
 N20AJB      35               12      8            18               11                95   125      Sintered Alloy        GT-NS20 / NR20 / N20
 NW20AJ      40                                    21.5              8                     142      Special alloy steel   GT-NWR20 / NWS20
 N30AJ       52               17      8            28               11               136   370      Special alloy steel   GT-NS30 / NR30 / N30
 NW30AJ      55                                    29.5              8                     368      Special alloy steel   GT-NWR30
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     Air nipper standard/quasi-standard blades for plastic
b c
         PF          PF/ This is a set of blades for cutting the cut end at for plastic. A
                     large R is provided in the cross section for gate processing where the
                     cut end must not be left.
                                                                                c
                                                      d
         AH          AH/ This is a set of blades with a crank cutting edge for plastic. It is
                     eective when there are obstructions or the gate is narrow.
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                                                                                 a
                                                                    c
                                                                        d
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Air nipper standard/quasi-standard blades for plastic
  AML
              cutting edge is bent 90 degrees. It is useful when restricted
              to conned spaces hard for the nipper to get into.
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                                                                                                            Plastic
  Quasi- R blades for plastic
         A large R is provided in the cross section for gate processing where
standard the cut end must not be left. An angled blades can be selected in
products accordance with the installation angle of the main unit.
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c b
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     Air nipper quasi-standard blades for plastic
                                                                                                                                Plastic
       Quasi- Comes with sprue chuck function
              Mainly in gate processing for direct gates, the sprue is caught with
     standard urethane  rubber. A large R is provided in the cross section for gate
     products processing where the cut end must not be left.
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                                                                                        d
                                                            Size (mm)                                         Weight
     Model No.            a           b                 c                   d                   e       L      (g)          Material         Application model
     N20AH533             49          58.5             10               25                  14          109    280     Special alloy steel   GT-N20 / NS20 / NR20
                                                                                                                                Plastic
       Quasi- Comes with sprue chuck function
              Mainly in gate processing for direct gates, the sprue is caught with
     standard urethane rubber. A large R is provided in the cross section for gate
     products processing where the cut end must not be left.
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                                                                    a
c d
                                                                                                                                Plastic
       Quasi- L blades for sprue cut
              This is an angled long type straight set of blades with a 90-degree
     standard angle. Ideal for direct gate cut.
     products
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                                                                    a
                                                                d
                                                   b
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Air nipper quasi-standard blades for plastic
                                                                                                               Plastic
   Quasi- Nipping blades for sprue cut
          This is the perfect spherical set of cutting blades for sprue cut. The
 standard blades can be inser ted precisely in narrow areas that have ribs around
 products them and the nish is very clean.
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                                                                a
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