Gripping device

A gripper for gripping a thin-walled aerosol can blank, the gripper comprising a base body which is made from a solid material, wherein a bore passes along a central axis through the base body and wherein an inner surface of the bore is provided with a circumferential radial groove extending radially outwardly, the gripper further comprising a gripping ring which is accommodated in the circumferential radial groove and is made of a rubber-elastic material, which gripping ring has a radially inner gripping surface for engagement with the aerosol can blank and a radially outer working surface, wherein the working surface and opposing axial surfaces of the circumferential radial groove and a radially outer peripheral surface of the circumferential radial groove delimit a fluid working space, wherein the gripping ring comprises an integral circumferential sealing profile which is located adjacent to the working surface.