The circular economy offers a potential solution to a multitude of contemporary challenges, including those pertaining to resource consumption, import dependency, and economic growth. This is accomplished by facilitating the circular reuse of products through the implementation of various R-strategies. Of these, remanufacturing is a particularly promising approach, as it aims to preserve as much of the value-creating activities that were previously invested in the product as possible. This is founded upon the disassembly of end-of-life (EoL) products, which may exhibit considerable variation in geometric dimensions, arrangement of parts, and materials. The high variance of EoL products, especially evident in WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) products significantly complicates automation and imposes extremely high demands on the flexibility of gripper systems. This challenge currently hinders the economic operation of automated disassembly systems, as complex and highly adaptable gripper systems are required, which are often customized for single-product applications. Accordingly, this paper proposes a conceptual framework for a flexible and reconfigurable gripping system for robotic disassembly. This system is capable of automatically reconfiguring to process a variety of products. To develop this system, a functional analysis is conducted, in which various gripping systems are analyzed to identify requirements and functions of adaptable handling systems for the disassembly of WEEE components. This is an important step toward developing more agile, flexible, and cost-effective disassembly systems.