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Introducing New Sizes to the BGX Family
10/7/2025

Introducing New Sizes to the BGX Family

We announce the expansion of our BGX Cups family with the addition of two new sizes: 27mm and 63mm...

PFAS-free Operations: Raising the Bar for Sustainable Food Manufacturing
10/2/2025

PFAS-free Operations: Raising the Bar for Sustainable Food Manufacturing

Piab launches PFAS-free filters and investigates all products for PFAS, reinforcing its commitment to sustainability, safety, and regulatory compliance.

Introducing the DFE Vacuum Pump: Elevating Industrial Efficiency
9/16/2025

Introducing the DFE Vacuum Pump: Elevating Industrial Efficiency

Piab is proud to introduce the DFE (Dual Function Ejector), a compact and stackable vacuum pump engineered for durability and versatility.

Piab exhibiting at EV Hybrid Vehicle Battery Show
8/11/2025

Piab exhibiting at EV Hybrid Vehicle Battery Show

Piab exhibiting at EV Hybrid Vehicle Battery Show

Piab exhibiting at Pack Expo Las Vegas
8/11/2025

Piab exhibiting at Pack Expo Las Vegas

Piab exhibiting at Pack Expo Las Vegas

Blue Detectable Sealings for Advanced Food Safety
6/23/2025

Blue Detectable Sealings for Advanced Food Safety

Boost food safety with Piab’s new blue detectable sealings for piFLOW®f: easy-to-spot and magnetically detectable, they help prevent contamination and simplify compliance in food manufacturing.

Filter Monitoring for preventive maintenance
6/23/2025

Filter Monitoring Enables Preventive Maintenance

Sustainable Progress in Powder Conveying: Supporting Resource Efficiency and Reduced Energy Use

New Sizes for Piab's Bag Opening Cups
6/17/2025

New Sizes for Piab's Bag Opening Cups

Piab is excited to announce the expansion of its acclaimed Bag Opening Cups lineup with the introduction of two new sizes: 18mm and 42mm...

Introducing New Sizes to the BXP Family
6/17/2025

Introducing New Sizes to the BXP Family

Our acclaimed BXP cups, designed for handling porous as well as nonporous surfaces, now include 6mm and 8mm sizes...

Piab Introduces piCLASSIC™ Neo
5/13/2025

Piab Introduces piCLASSIC™ Neo

Piab proudly unveils piCLASSIC™ Neo, the latest evolution of its widely recognized piCLASSIC™ vacuum pump. Designed to meet the evolving demands of modern industries.

Introducing Polyscope X Compatibility: Enhancing UR Robots with Piab Solutions
4/29/2025

Introducing Polyscope X Compatibility: Enhancing UR Robots with Piab Solutions

Polyscope X compatibility marks a significant advancement in the capabilities of Universal Robots (UR), enabling a seamless transition to more efficient and flexible automation solutions.

piCOBOT® Electric now available with seamless integration to FANUC CRX
4/29/2025

piCOBOT® Electric now available with seamless integration to FANUC CRX

The fully electric, slim-designed piCOBOT® Electric continues to redefine cobot applications by eliminating air tubing and cabling.

piCOBOT® and piCOBOT®L Now available with plug & play configuration for ABB GoFa
4/29/2025

piCOBOT® and piCOBOT®L Now available with plug & play configuration for ABB GoFa

We now offer piCOBOT® and piCOBOT®L with fully ABB GoFa-adapted plug-in versions, delivering true Plug & Play functionality.

Tailored for success: Meet the new KVG E-Series
3/18/2025

Tailored for success: Meet the new KVG E-Series

The newly developed KVG E-Series embodies Kenos®’ commitment to delivering cutting-edge solutions tailored to diverse industrial needs.

Custom tool CPT now a configurable product
11/12/2024

Custom tool CPT now a configurable product

After two successful years as a custom line product, cobot palletizing tool CPT is now due for a move to the standard assortment.

piGRIP® FLC expands Piab’s suction cup universe
11/5/2024

piGRIP® FLC expands Piab’s suction cup universe

piGRIP® FLC is a new component, an interface, that expands the usability of all existing Piab suction cups.

piCOMPACT®23 SMART now available with IO-link Class B
7/11/2024

piCOMPACT®23 SMART now available with IO-link Class B

Piab extends the piCOMPACT23 SMART program with IO-link Class B equipped with separate power domains between actuator power and the sensor power.

Piab revolutionizes vacuum system configuration with OVM Pro 3D tool
6/25/2024

Piab revolutionizes vacuum system configuration with OVM Pro 3D tool

Piab has launched its highly anticipated OVM Pro 3D, a cutting-edge on-line tool designed to transform the way vacuum systems are configured, simulated and optimized.

New BXP ESD cups move batteries to safer ground
6/11/2024

New BXP ESD cups move batteries to safer ground

BXP ESD is a new series of modular suction cups, developed to protect sensitive components in batteries, fuel cells and electronics from electrostatic discharge during handling.

piSAFE® - now even safer
6/5/2024

piSAFE® - now even safer

As piSAFE® is now upgraded the safety focus remains, however with versatility and sustainability as new companions. 

piCOBOT® Electric breaks the barriers of cobot arm movement
5/21/2024

piCOBOT® Electric breaks the barriers of cobot arm movement

Fully electric, slim design and absence of air-tubing and cabling. The new piCOBOT® Electric heads towards another success for Piab's piCOBOT® program.

New BXP 45mm suction cup accompanied by 65 and 90 mm versions
3/5/2024

New BXP 45mm suction cup accompanied by 65 and 90 mm versions

Our recent 45 mm cup for the BXP segment is now accompanied by 65 and 90 mm versions.

New piCOBOT® plug & play configuration for FANUC CRX cobots
1/9/2024

New piCOBOT® plug & play configuration for FANUC CRX cobots

We now offer piCOBOT® and piCOBOT®L in completely FANUC CRX adapted versions. Plug & Play in every aspect.

Piab's widely acclaimed BXP cups, most often used to pick objects with particularly porous surfaces, will now be complemented with a 45 mm [1.77 in] version.
11/28/2023

Acclaimed BXP cups see new family member and configurator premiere

Our widely acclaimed BXP cups, most often used to pick objects with particularly porous surfaces, will now be complemented with a 45 mm [1.77 in] version.

Piab strengthens its grip on palletizing with the LBG-50
10/16/2023

Piab strengthens its grip on palletizing with the LBG-50

Piab strengthens its grip on the palletizing solutions market with a pre-engineered lightweight bag gripper, the LBG-50.

Piab exhibiting at Pack Expo Las Vegas
6/20/2023

Piab exhibiting at Pack Expo Las Vegas

Piab exhibiting at Pack Expo Las Vegas

Berith and Sverker Paulson, owners of Weba Kemi, with their C2 vacuum conveyor from Piab
4/6/2023

Four decades and still running – a story of conveyors that last

To celebrate the 70-year anniversary of Piab, the Vacuum Conveying Division launched a competition to find the oldest, still running Piab vacuum conveyor out there. And it was found...

Four new cups extend the PAF and PAB families
3/14/2023

Four useful additions to Piab’s Automotive suction cups

Four new suction cups extend the PAF (Piab Automotive Flat) and PAB (Piab Automotive Bellow) families with two new sizes each - Ø100mm and Ø125mm. 

 piGRIP® Foam Lip - FLIW
2/23/2023

Piab piGRIP® Foam Lip - FLIW handles objects with irregular or unstructured surfaces

FLIW (Foam Lip Wide) is our latest contribution to the piGRIP® series. Fully configurable with a multitude of combinations, makes it a perfect fit for any picking application...

egg suction cup ECX36
2/7/2023

Piab’s new egg suction cup ECX36 increases productivity of egg handling processes

A stable though gentle suction cup for egg handling processes enabling high speed applications. Test them now!

fruit suction cup FCX50
2/7/2023

A gentle grip on any fruit from avocado to zucchini with Piab’s new fruit suction cup FCX50

The FCX50 suction cup picks any fruit independently of shape or texture even off-axis thanks to its multiple lips and flexible bellows...

piCOMPACT®10X SMART, a compact and intelligent vacuum ejector with integrated IO-Link technology
12/8/2022

Introducing piCOMPACT®10X SMART, Piab adds functionality to a small footprint ejector

A compact, efficient, and intelligent ejector that enables you to take the next step in...

Kenos®Safe&Light
12/8/2022

Palletizing in rugged and dusty environments made easy with the new Kenos®Safe&Light

With a payload of up to 130 pounds, depending on the selected gripper size, the KSL is ideal for cardboard handling in warehouse and e-commerce applications...

Kenos®KMG
12/8/2022

Mini but mighty – the new Kenos®MiniGrip offers a stable and rigid hold even on rough surfaces

The Kenos®KMG is a vacuum foam gripper that can be adapted to tight clearance applications in an EOAT similar to a suction cup...

Kenos®FlexiGrip
12/8/2022

Adapt the new versatile Kenos®FlexiGrip to perfectly match your application requirements

The new Kenos®KFG vacuum foam gripper offers many advantages in mass production of products with uneven, rough, structured or textured surfaces...

Suction cup MX25
12/2/2022

Piab’s #1 item picker family is now extended with the smaller cup size of 25 mm and additional features

Discover Piab’s #1 item picker: MX multi-purpose suction cups offer extreme gripping capabilities on any surface from bag to box – ideal for e-commerce...

piCOBOT®L
10/4/2022

Lifting more with less with Piab’s new piCOBOT®L vacuum pump unit

With its lifting capability of up to 35 lbs, the piCOBOT®L is particularly attractive for...

Johan Jonsson, Design Engineer Vacuum Conveying Division
10/3/2022

The complex road to simplicity

Our R&D department has been working with solutions for Industry 4.0. since 2017; I joined the team in 2020. It might sound controversial, but...

piFLOW® Batch Volume Optimization, a new vacuum conveyor product series
9/26/2022

Improve automation acceptance by conveying bulk solids with Piab’s new product series

Vacuum conveying solutions for powders, granules, and small particles must be easy to adapt, efficient, and sustainable. Piab continues to evolve manufacturing workplaces with...

Piab's vacuum conveyor at Minges Coffee Roasters
9/16/2022

Coffee delight thanks to Piab's vacuum conveyor at Minges Coffee Roasters

The coffee capsules and pods from Minges Coffee Roasters have been filled easily thanks to Piab's piFLOW®f...

Mini Cobot Gripper (MCG) from Piab
6/14/2022

The Mini Cobot Gripper (MCG) from Piab – small is powerful!

Weighing just 9.5 ounces, the MCG is probably the lightest cobot gripper in the world. It lifts parts up to...

Piab's Cobot Palletizing Tool (CPT)
5/27/2022

Piab’s new Cobot Palletizing Tool (CPT) helps to get more pallets out per day

The CPT is a smart and compact cobot gripper. Its multi-zone gripper surface picks several boxes...

suction cups accessories
5/24/2022

Piab extends its line of suction cup accessories

With three new attachment options Piab is offering further EOAT design possibilities for optimal handling system solutions construction...

P suction cup
5/24/2022

Piab launches the P suction cups series with profiled rubber strips

Piab has developed a specific set of suction cups for rough textured surfaces...

Bellows Polyurethane suction cup family B150P and B200P
5/10/2022

Piab adds new sizes to its Bellows Polyurethane suction cup family: B150P and B200P

With their short bellows, these Bellow Polyurethane (BP) suction cups are ideally suited to handle objects of...

BGX suction cup pick and handle a flimsy bag
5/3/2022

Flimsy bags can now be picked and handled more easily with a safe grip

Bags become more thinner and flimsier and need to be treated carefully. Thanks to the...

Piab's LabVac vacuum pump for sample separation
3/29/2022

Easy separation of samples with vacuum technology from Piab

Sample separation is a regular task in chemical laboratories to conduct further research. Piab’s Lab Vac vacuum pumps ensure...

Piab‘s Kenos® area gripper lifting cans
3/17/2022

Quick to market with new canned products thanks to efficient palletizing solutions from Piab

With Piab‘s Kenos® area gripper, the duration of the palletizing process of food and beverage cans is significantly...

piSOFTGRIP® 100-4 soft vacuum gripper
2/1/2022

With piSOFTGRIP® 100-4, Piab is launching the largest gripper of this series

Piab is proud to introduce the new and largest soft gripper developed especially with food industry...

Floris Rouw at Piab, and Kennet Almqvist at Höganäs shake hand on partnership set to make Additive Manufacturing more sustainable and efficient
1/26/2022

A partnership between Höganäs and Piab is set to make Additive Manufacturing more sustainable and efficient

Höganäs and Piab have formed a partnership to leverage their respective areas of expertise with the goal of advancing...

The Piab Greenhouse logo
1/13/2022

Elevating the learning experience

To better facilitate a high-performing learning environment for our customers and partners, we at Piab is now launching...

piFLOW®am
11/11/2021

Piab introduces piFLOW®am

The piFLOW®am is a small vacuum conveyor designed based on requirements from OEMs within the Additive...

Piab's six-pack gripper
11/3/2021

Now available – the gripper for automated handling of six-packs

With Piab’s new gripper, six-packs with cardboard wrapping can be handled automatically, gently and...

10/19/2021

Delivering clean sugar with Piab’s piFLOW®p vacuum conveyor

To improve product quality and prevent losses India’s leading manufacturer M. B. Sugar trusts...

Vacuum handling of metal powders in Addtive Manufacturing
9/14/2021

Automating powder handling in Additive Manufacturing

Automating metal powder handling is key to establish the Additive Manufacturing technology as a standard process. Piab’s vacuum conveying powder...

Kenos® KSG Sack Gripper
9/9/2021

Piab extends the Kenos® Sack Gripper program

The highly reliable Kenos® KSG gripper is now extended with a new smaller size, sealing ring and can now also be configured with...

Kenos® KRV Reverse valves
9/9/2021

Kenos® Reverse valves program is extended

The KRV reverse valve controls the air flow and is typically used in external vacuum generator systems. Robust and reliable, KRV valves are offered in models for...

VGS™4005 lightweight vacuum gripper ejector designed to operate in very harsh environments
8/12/2021

Piab extends the VGS™ product range with VGS™4005

The VGS™4005 is geared to cater for mid-range applications where less vacuum depth is needed. The vacuum gripper ejectors are robust, easy to use and designed to...

Automating seed spreading in bread baking with Piab's piFLOWf
8/10/2021

Industrial Bakery Austerschmidt in Germany automates handling of seeds with Piab’s vacuum conveyors

Employee relief and careful use of resources prompted the industrial bakery Austerschmidt in Germany to switch the handling of seeds from a manual to an automated process. In piFLOW®f vacuum conveyors, they found the critical tools.

The piFLOW®p SMART CCO vacuum conveyor
7/6/2021

Conveying made easy with Piab’s piFLOW®p SMART Conveying Cycle Optimizer (CCO)

Wouldn’t conveying more material at the same time, with less requirements on operator skills and saving on energy costs sound great? If so, check out Piab’s newest edition to its premium conveyor series.

Perfect for low to mid-range applications - Piab's Vacuplus ejector series
6/29/2021

Piab launches the Vacuplus ejector series for low to mid-range applications

As a part of our ambition to expand our global portfolio, we at Piab are thrilled to present the launch of our Vacuplus ejectors, geared to cater for low to mid-range applications that cannot compromise on ejector performance.

22 automotive suction cups
6/29/2021

Piab expands its new series of automotive suction cups with the addition of three new sub-families

Piab is proud to introduce a new series of automotive suction cups which address the applications within body shop and part assembly as well as low/medium speed press lines. These new cups add to a now complete program, all in all 22 new cups.

Piab conveys instant milk safely
6/10/2021

Safe conveying of instant milk granules with Piab’s piFLOW®p vacuum conveyor

Polmlek Raciaz, a Polish producer of various milk-based products faced a problem of breaking granules during the transfer of instant milk within its process. In Piab’s piFLOW®p vacuum conveyor they found the solution they were searching for. Equipped with an ejector with a high vacuum flow, they were able to adjust the speed to maintain the granules as planned.

piSAFE
6/8/2021

piSAFE® launch - Full program now available

Piab's piSAFE® program is now supplemented with piSAFE® Vacuum Safety Valve and piSAFE® Vacuum Safety Valve Mini for centralized systems which marks the completion of the piSAFE® program.

Tradichem uses Piab’s vacuum conveyor in its Hipering process to miniaturize active pharma ingredients
5/11/2021

Tradichem uses Piab’s vacuum conveyor to miniaturize active pharma ingredients

Size matters – particularly in competitive markets such as pharma and nutraceuticals due to its direct result on costs. Tradichems patented Hipering® process begins right at the start of the process chain by miniaturizing the ingredients. Thanks to Piab’s piFLOW®p vacuum conveyor their patented process is continuously fed thus maintaining the required pressure level.

Kora uses Piabs vacuum conveyor piFLOW®p for the efficient filling of superfoods
4/22/2021

Kora uses Piabs piFLOW®p vacuum conveyor for the efficient filling of superfoods

Fast and easy product changes, compliance with food and pharmaceutical standards, and high energy efficiency for sustainable resource conservation. For Kora the Piab vacuum conveyors are the perfect link between the process steps. Because they meet just these criteria.

Piab conveys micro additives in Conberg solution for petfood production
4/7/2021

Piab conveys micro-additives for pet and farm animal food in Conberg solution

While micro-additives are an important part in today’s pet and farm animal food, their strongly varying amount per recipe poses a challenge in automating the transfer from dosage stations to the mixer. System integrator Conberg in Poland developed a suitable solution based on Piab’s piFLOW®f vacuum conveyor.

piSAFE®
4/1/2021

Piab is proud to announce the launch of the new piSAFE® program

Piab’s new piSAFE® program enables new benefits in applications where safety, flexibility, speed and performance are key.

Bellows flat friction  suction cup BFFT80P-2
4/1/2021

New size to Bellows Flat Friction Suction Cup Family: BFFT80P-2

Piab expands its line of bellows flat friction suction cups to include a cup measuring 80 mm in diameter.

mx suction cup
3/16/2021

The #1 item picker: Piab is proud to introduce the new MX suction cup family

The #1 Item picker. The MX suction cup family is exceptional for picking various objects primarily for the Logistics, Warehousing, E-commerce, and Recycling industries.

Handling fruit with Piabs new soft gripper - piSOFTGRIP®
2/3/2021

Piab is stepping up automation in the food industry, introducing a new vacuum-driven soft gripper

Cost effective solution for handling sensitive and difficult objects.

piFLOW®p SMART changeover champion
1/18/2021

The Changeover Champion

Change conveyed material in 10 minutes instead of 1 hour. piFLOW®p SMART offers six times faster changeover.

Bag Grippers for palletizing
12/17/2020

Heavy-duty bag gripper for palletizing

Piab introduces the first-generation end-of-arm tools in 25 and 50kg payloads for palletizing a wide variety of products.

B-cups family with B90 bellows suction cup
12/14/2020

Piab adds new 90 mm size to bellows suction cup configurator

Further broadening its already extensive application range, Piab extends its line of bellows suction cups to include cups measuring 90 mm in diameter.

bgi-2 cups for thin delicate bags
11/30/2020

Piab enhances the piGRIP® bag lips (BGI): especially made for lifting sturdy and thin/delicate plastic bags

The BGI-Lip is great for picking both sturdy plastic bags and stand-up pouches filled with dry or wet food/substances. The BGI-2 lip, also gives excellent capabilities in picking thin/delicate plastic bags.

pisoftgrip 50-2
11/30/2020

Piab is proud to introduce the piSOFTGRIP® 50-2c

Piab once again extends the pi-SOFTGRIP® family with a new pinch gripper developed for the automation of the food/chocolate industry.

Rectangular Bellows cups
11/19/2020

Piab adds three new sizes to Rectangular Bellows family

Piab extends its program of Rectangular Bellows cups with two new cups featuring an extra bellow: the RBL20x45, RBL30x55, and a complete new “square” cup the RBL60x60.

piab new automotive  suction cups
11/2/2020

Piab produces a new series of automotive suction cups

Piab is proud to introduce a new series of automotive suction cups which address the applications in the Body and Part assembly as well as in low/medium speed press lines.

piab's vacuum conveying offering for additive manufacting
11/2/2020

Piab introduces vacuum conveyor offer for the Additive Manufacturing industry

With extensive experience in material handling within the Pharmaceutical, Food and Chemicals industries, Piab is now extending its offer to the Additive Manufacturing industry.

piab compact10e
11/1/2020

Piab adds COMPACT10E® to the compact pump program

The Piab compact pump program is now expanded with a new alternative, COMPACT10E®, to complement the smaller size 10mm pump program.

Electrical Control Unit ECU-15
9/1/2020

ECU-15S piFLOW®p Smart

Piab continues the software development of the piFLOW®p SMART software platform, which focuses on ease of use and improved/added functionality

piSOFTGRIP® 30-3
9/1/2020

Piab extends the piSOFTGRIP® program with the piSOFTGRIP® 30-3

Piab is proud to introduce a new smaller size of the soft gripping tool piSOFTGRIP®, developed especially for the food/chocolate industry.

piFLOW®p SMART system
9/1/2020

ECU-15- piFLOW® Electrical controller

The new software platform both for ECU-15 and ECU-15S can easily be upgraded with new software releases, adding new functionality in the future.

Bellows flat friction cup BFFT60P-2
6/30/2020

Piab adds new size to Bellows Flat Friction Cup Family

Further broadening its already extensive application range, Piab expands its line of bellows flat friction cups to include a cup measuring 60 mm in diameter.

Kenos® KVG60
6/1/2020

Kenos® KVG60 gripper system now available to configure with Piab suction cups

With Piab’s new configurator tool, it is easy to design a KVG60 gripper system equipped with vacuum generation as well as Piab’s suction cups and flow control valves.

piCOBOT® fanuc
5/31/2020

piCOBOT® is available with a plug and play configuration for the Fanuc CR4/CR7 robots

Through the user-friendly online configuration tool, Piab’s customers can now make the choice to have the piCOBOT® specified to the Fanuc robots CR4 & CR7.

Bag gripper from Piab
4/27/2020

Three new bag gripping products ready for robots

Piab offers a wide range of End Of Arm Tooling (EOAT) for industrial robotic palletizing and de-palletizing operations, which are now on our website.

3/31/2020

Introducing the piFLOW®i/f 28L vacuum conveyor

Piab is extending the piFLOW®i/f family range with a new vacuum conveyor that allows for larger batch volume.

piFLOW®fc vacuum conveyor
3/1/2020

Introducing the mid-range piFLOW®fc vacuum conveyor

Chocolates, cookies, crisps and coffee but also certain chemicals – the piFLOW®fc vacuum conveyor handles all.

Brilliant Awards logo
2/11/2020

Piab awarded ”Employer of the Year”!

We are incredibly proud to be awarded one of the Employers of the Year within the Construction and Manufacturing industries.

piCOMPACT®23 SMART
1/21/2020

Digitizing vacuum generation enables predictive maintenance of robotic handling systems

Piab has upgraded its flagship product – the piCOMPACT® vacuum ejector series – to support Industry 4.0 functionality.

Piab’s vacuum conveying Changeover Champion
9/1/2019

Piab’s vacuum conveying Changeover Champion

Machine learning in the new, unique piFLOW®p SMART takes vacuum conveying to a new level.

B-cups family with B65 bellows suction cup
6/23/2019

Piab adds new 65 mm size to bellows suction cup line

Further broadening its already extensive application range, Piab extends its line of bellows suction cups to include cups measuring 65 mm in diameter.

piSOFTGRIP® lifting a tomato
6/10/2019

Unique vacuum-based soft gripper for handling sensitive and delicate objects

Piab is stepping up automation in the food industry, introducing a new vacuum-driven soft gripper.

piFLOW®p SMART vacuum conveyor
4/11/2019

Safe powder handling for additive manufacturing

Easily deliver production powder to the additive manufacturing (3D printing) system without any particulate matter pollution for the employees with Piab's piFLOW®p SMART.