Piab has introduced a new soft gripping tool piSOFTGRIP, developed especially with food industry automation in mind. The vacuum-based soft gripper will grip sensitive and lightweight objects of odd geometries and/or an unusual surface. Bin-picking of small irregularly shaped objects, such as toys, is another potential application. piSOFTGRIP has three gripping fingers and a vacuum […]
Grippers handle spools with ease
Spools (or reels or coils) of wire, cables, and cords constitute a special category of loads that need to be lifted and handled. The spools are often heavy, plus the cylindrical shape and the need to rotate when in use creates unique requirements. Forklifts are often used for handing, especially for larger spools. Problems involve not […]
End-of-arm tooling for press tending
With many years of experience in metal handling across a variety of industries, including deep experience within the automotive industry, Piab understands many complex design challenges. Heavy-duty materials long reaches and multi-tasking are no match for purpose-built End-of Arm Tooling. Robots have grown in popularity for metal handling applications because of their ability to manipulate, […]
Reducing dust with safe, gentle handling of a fragile product
Desiccant gel packs are used to absorb moisture/water (desiccating the surrounding material). The typical function is to protect electronic products, clothes and shoes from the effect of moisture/humidity. Oxygen absorbers are used to absorb oxygen. The typical function is to increase shelf life of food or pharmaceutical products. Inside these gel packs is a sorbent, a […]
Heavy-duty bag grippers for palletizing
If your automation cell requires a palletizing or de-palletizing End-of-Arm Tool, Piab has components and systems that make your robots function precisely and efficiently. The modular and custom-machined component designs of our products allow our EOATs to operate on any make and style of robot. Piab has introduced the first-generation heavy-duty adjustable bag grippers in […]
Piab adds new sizes to bellows suction cup line
Piab is extending its generic line of bellows suction cups to include cups measuring 13 and 26 mm in diameter. Another two new cup sizes will be added at a later stage, further broadening the already extensive application range of the company’s popular bellows suction cups. “We decided to plug a few gaps in our […]
Ergonomic vacuum lifter handles any type of sack
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 […]
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 gripper uses foam pad or suction cups
Piab’s Kenos KVG series of vacuum grippers has been extended to include the option of using suction cups, instead of the technical foam pads offered as standard. The popular vacuum grippers can now be configured with suction cups from Piab’s flexible and durable suction cup series Duraflex BX as well as the generic Value Line […]
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