摘要 |
There is described a gripper (1) for gripping and spinning a pipe body (11), the gripper (1) comprising : - a rotatable input shaft (9); - gripping means (3) for gripping said pipe body (11); and - spinning means (5) for spinning said pipe body while it is being gripped by said gripping means (3), wherein the gripper further comprises a coupling means (6) for connecting said rotatable input shaft to said gripping means and to said spinning means and for selectively engaging said gripping means (3) and said spinning means (5). There is also described a system (10) for gripping, moving and spinning a pipe body (11), the system comprising the gripper (1). Further, there is described a method for gripping, moving and spinning a pipe body (11) by means of the system (10). |