Apparatus for gripping and moving products for automated machines within plants for processing and transporting products

An apparatus for moving products, the apparatus comprising:

• a gripper configured to grip and release a respective product, said gripper comprising:
• a body,
• a first and a second jaw for gripping and releasing the respective product, said first and second jaws being rotatably installed on said body to move relative to each other between a close position for engaging and gripping the product and a distant position for disengaging and releasing the product,
• a transmission element movably mounted on the body, translating between an advanced position and a retracted position wherein during said translation the transmission element cooperates with the respective first and second jaws to bring them from the distant position for disengaging and releasing the product to the close position for engaging and gripping the product or vice versa,
• first actuating means to translate said transmission element to the retracted position, and
• second actuating means to translate said transmission element to the advanced position,
• wherein said first actuating means and/or said second actuating means operate according to magnetic forces of attraction and/or repulsion.