Regardless of what they are made of — paper, plastic, fabric — or what they contain (flour, sand, pharmaceutical ingredients), all sacks are handled with ease with the help of Piab’s ergonomic Vaculex vacuum lifter. No more heavy manual work such as lifting sacks for stacking on pallets, emptying into hoppers/feed stations, or feeding/loading/palletizing directly […]
Vacuums
Advanced EOAT solutions for the plastics industry
From components to complete systems and from stock to custom, your needs as an injection molding manufacturer will be met at Piab. End-of-Arm Tooling for the plastics industry can cover a number of functions — all of which will help you reduce cycle times, produce consistent parts, save on personnel costs and cut down on […]
SMART aims to be an IoT standard for vacuum generators
Ready for Industry 4.0, when you are — piCOMPACT23 SMART is an IO-Link-ready vacuum generator platform available from Piab. Offering operation with either standard 24V IO or IO-Link, the new SMART compact all-in-one ejector is ready to meet the future. Previously offered as an optional added feature, IO-Link is now included as a standard option. […]
Vacuum pumps increase productivity, reduce downtime
New IMI Norgren venturi vacuum pumps, cartridges, cups, and fittings are designed to handle diverse materials ranging all the way from sheet metal to corrugate to eggs. The single-stage inline venturi pump design allows contaminants to pass through without clogging, for greater reliability, productivity and uptime. Eliminating additional filters and clean screens lowers maintenance and operating […]
Software allows easy, remote setup and configuration of vacuum generators
Specially developed with vacuum handling applications in mind, LEMCOM Manager is a PC software package which allows users — in just a few clicks — to remotely setup and configure LEMCOM vacuum generators as well as run diagnostics. Packed with numerous functions such as the import/export of parameters, vacuum cycle analysis, alarm and operation cycle monitoring, configuration help […]
piLIFT Smart line of vacuum lifters
Piab is proud to introduce piLIFT Smart, offering a genuine breakthrough in vacuum lifting. Smarter, more energy-efficient, quieter, ergonomic by design, and utilizing the same principles of physics as all vacuum lifters, Piab’s piLIFT Smart represents a paradigm shift as the market’s first Industry 4.0 ready vacuum lifter. piLIFT Smart takes ergonomic vacuum lifting to […]
CVPC series of vacuum cartridges
The new CVPC series combines for the first time a pilot-operated solenoid valve and a single stage Venturi, all in the form of a cartridge weighing no more than 22 g. Its “all-in-one” design, compactness and lightweight are features exclusive to COVAL. These patented new vacuum cartridges offer all the advantages expected by manufacturers, integrators and users: • […]
Vacuum generation for handling technology
Future trends point to mobile, autonomous and energy efficient systems. Contributed by Harald Kuolt, Functional Coordinator Pre-Development, J. Schmalz GmbH, Glatten, Germany Automated production is the key for marketable products. Automation technology makes it possible to cut process costs, increase output and productivity, and raise quality—all of which lead to highly efficient production and better, […]
piPUMP offers vacuum without the frills
Piab is introducing piPUMP23, a powerful vacuum pump aimed at automated industrial procedures involving, for instance, packaging, sheet metal and wood products. The new pump offers the same premium vacuum ejection performance and energy-efficiency as piCOMPACT23, the company’s popular all-in-one vacuum generator. However, not included are the advanced integrated controls and additional features of piCOMPACT23, […]
Screw vacuum pump is completely oil-free
The new Varodry dry-compressing screw vacuum pump, made by Leybold, Cologne, Germany, is 100% oil-free. Screw pumps are considered state-of-the-art industrial vacuum pumps, according to company officials, and the Varodry series is well suited for a wide range of manufacturing processes. That’s because in industrial settings, pumps not only need to handle clean air, but […]
