Piab offers an updated Duraflex Friction Cups poster, suitable for wall hanging. The poster shows all available suction cups with part numbers for 10 different types of fittings to suit your machine’s connection. There is also a table of lifting forces and measurements to help guide your suction cup selection. This line of suction cups […]
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New models added to Piab’s friction cup line
Serving an increasing number of specialist applications, Piab is introducing new families to its already broad range of friction cups. In this its latest line extension line-up, the company is adding a number of different cups in a variety of shapes, sizes and configurations, all with the exceptional durability and elastic memory that are the […]
Expanded piFLOWp vacuum conveyor offers Wet-In-Place function
Ensuring a safer working environment in food and pharmaceutical processing plants, Wet-In-Place (WIP) functionality has been added to Piab’s popular piFLOWp vacuum conveyors. WIP spray nozzles are now available for inclusion/retrofitting in new and existing piFLOWp conveying systems. The water sprayed by the WIP nozzles will wet any dust from food or pharmaceutical materials left […]
Piab offering specialized vacuum equipment to automakers
Through an extended and dedicated sales network, Piab is going global with its market leading range of vacuum generation products for the automotive industry. Car manufacturers in the U.S. and Northern Europe have benefitted from the company’s specialized vacuum equipment for many years, but now products are being rolled out globally through the company’s extensive sales […]
Lightweight decentralized vacuum generators
piINLINE plus is Piab’s new configurable platform for decentralized vacuum generation for automotive manufacturers and other industries. The lightweight vacuum ejectors have an integrated automatic release mechanism and come in compact, minimized packages. Tailor-made for automotive press-shop automation, piINLINE plus offers new technology that will also benefit various other markets and applications. Designed with ports […]
Piab’s Kenos suction pad grippers are perfect for packaging and palletizing
Piab, Hingham, Mass., is extending its program of advanced packaging and palletizing products with the Kenos range of suction pad/foam grippers. The gripping systems—Kenos Vacuum Gripper (KVG), Kenos Sack Gripper (KSG) and Kenos Vacuum Gripper Layer (KVGL)—use Piab’s proprietary and energy efficient multi-stage vacuum ejector technology in combination with specially developed, high-quality suction pads/foam to […]
Piab acquires Kenos and grips new market
Piab has acquired Italian-based Kenos, a company in the market of large area vacuum grippers. Kenos designs and manufactures gripping systems used in various applications e.g. packaging, wood, food etc. Piab and Kenos have complementary product offerings and the combination will enable accelerated growth through cross-selling. Both companies are recognized for a leading technology platform […]
Optional added features for the piCOMPACT23 now available
Improved and intelligent blow-off functions, a split unit design, and a self-adhesion control feature are a few of the new added extras on offer in Piab’s premium piCOMPACT23 vacuum generator platform. This range of proprietary and patented added features, which also includes IO-Link communication, has the potential to provide optimal vacuum generation for every application. […]
Vacuum switches for decentralized vacuum systems
Specially designed to facilitate vacuum sensing in decentralized ejector based systems, Piab’s miniaturized vacuum switches VS4015/VS4016 and VS4118/VS4128 are growing popular because of their small size, low weight, and simple installation. “These pre-set vacuum switches offer plug and play installation, and have been developed to help manufacturers fully benefit from the advantages offered by decentralized […]
How do you select a vacuum cup?
When it comes to gripping and moving anything from cola cans to car fenders, vacuum cups on end-of-arm tooling are incredibly versatile devices in many automated handling systems. They come in countless types, sizes, constructions and materials to suit widely varying applications. Here are some general engineering considerations for choosing the right one for a […]
