Profile: R&I Manufacturing Co. is a manufacturer of premier lines of pneumatic precision placement devices for the automatic assembly industry. Our product line includes angular & parallel grippers, linear slides, linear thrusters, escapements devices, and rotary actuators. Our air actuated parallel grippers are self-centering, and allow a single finger design to handle a "Family of Parts", various sizes and/or diameters. The fingers are fully guided through the entire stroke. The fingers are thru hardened and ground tool steel. They are actuated by a sleeve roller. The sleeve shaft is double end supported. Our DURA-THRUST™is a complete line of Linear Thrusters offering the high quality construction and durability expected by the automation industry. The DURA-THRUST line offers both internally and externally powered thrusters to meet a wide range of design requirements.