Gripper Used in an Educational Mechatronic System Used for Characteristics Analysis of the Post-Cryogenic Treatment

This paper presents a gripper, part of the mechatronic system for positioning a parallelepiped sample from a cryogenic treatment system to the devices for evaluating and investigating the properties arising from the application of heat treatment. The system is part of a complex educational framework that enables students to research the effects of combined treatments, where a component is selectively heat-treated in specific areas using a laser system, followed by cooling the entire component with a cryogenic system. Also, the investigation methodology performed by students is illustrated. The system allows structural changes to be investigated with other methods, and the paper exemplified the analysis of the material using the SEM-EDX and XRD systems.