Heidelberg C3.997.015 Gripper Pad /03

The Heidelberg C3.997.015 gripper pad is a Heidelberg press spare part used in a gripper-related assembly. Heidelberg’s own eShop names it “Gripper pad -26 bis -30,” and secondary specialist parts sellers use the same terminology, which makes gripper pad the correct technical sales term for this item.

Part number and variants
The strongest documented version is C3.997.015/03. It also appears in supplier records as C3997015 03. In the sources I reviewed, I did not find a reliable published former number or confirmed supersession for this specific part.

Technical term used in the industry
The correct term is gripper pad. Some German-language listings show Greiferauflage, which corresponds to gripper pad / gripper support pad in English.

Compatibility
I did not find documented Heidelberg machine compatibility for C3.997.015/03 in the accessible sources. Press Parts Outlet explicitly shows “Matching machine types: N/A,” and the Heidelberg eShop snippet available through search does not expose a machine list. Because of that, the safe listing language is: compatibility requires technical verification by machine model, serial number, and installed part number suffix before ordering.

Specifications and application
The accessible sources confirm the product identity and revision suffix, but they do not publish reliable dimensions, material, or press-family fitment for this part. The “-26 bis -30” wording appears to be part of Heidelberg’s official product naming, but without an exposed factory note tying it to a specific press family in the sources reviewed, I would not turn that into a compatibility claim. That is an inference based on the naming, not a documented fitment statement.