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Piab Group’s European Supply Unit Relocates to Modern Facility in Butzbach
11/7/2025

Piab Group’s European Supply Unit Relocates to Modern Facility in Butzbach

After 13 years in the current location, Piab Group’s European Supply Unit (ESU) is relocating to a brand-new, state-of-the-art facility in Butzbach, Germany.

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
10/1/2025

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.

Piab and Kenos tools enable safe street lighting manufacture
11/13/2024

Piab and Kenos tools enable safe street lighting manufacture

Italian system integrator MVQuadro used Kenos® FlexiGrip KFG grippers and an array of suction cups from Piab to successfully assist a manufacturer of street lights.

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.

European multinational doubles tomato sauce production with Piab-Kenos setup
11/11/2024

European multinational doubles tomato sauce production with Piab-Kenos setup

Successful partnering between Piab and CFT Group, Italy, produced a vacuum-driven, tailormade solution that doubled the productivity in a tomato sauce line.

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.

Kenos KVG grippers to improve productivity in metal sheet handling
9/24/2024

Kenos KVG grippers to improve productivity in metal sheet handling

By using Piab's Kenos® KVG grippers, Automation Technology designed and built a folding, joining, assembly, and riveting line for galvanized sheets, optimizing not only cycle times but also operator safety.

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.

7/11/2024

Industry 4.0 ready? Don’t forget about your manual sub-flows

Industry 4.0 has been on the agenda for quite some time now, but its realization is a far away from what fills our daily news feeds.

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's DURAFLEX® Friction Cups, plays a major part in Gruppo Esea's pick-and-place system for a leading automotive battery manufacturer.
8/29/2023

Safe palletizing of wet vehicle batteries with Piab DURAFLEX® Friction Cups

Piab's DURAFLEX® Friction Cups, plays a major part in Gruppo Esea's pick-and-place system for a leading automotive battery manufacturer.

Using Kenos® KVG120 foam grippers by Piab, Dromont Group designed a successful pick-and-place system for a paint production line at a major UK chemical company.
7/14/2023

Kenos® foam grippers to support high-speed handling of paint drums

Using Kenos® KVG120 foam grippers by Piab, Dromont Group designed a successful pick-and-place system for a paint production line at a major UK chemical company.

7/7/2023

From Ground to 65 feet up: Piab’s Automated System Conveys Corn Seed Coating Powder up to Fourth Floor

Bayer Hungaria Kft. enjoys the benefits of Piab’s automated solution for their corn seed coating powder transportation. The implementation of Piab's piFLOW®f conveyors completely reduced the need for manual handling. 

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

Piab exhibiting at Pack Expo Las Vegas

Piab exhibiting at Pack Expo Las Vegas

Piab vacuum foam gripper Kenos® KVGL has improved the operating cycle of end-of-line robots by 35% for Spanish company Steelgran Componentes S.A.
6/8/2023

Piab carton palletizing solution improved Steelgran’s productivity by 35%

Piab vacuum foam gripper Kenos® KVGL has improved the operating cycle of end-of-line robots by 35% for Spanish company Steelgran Componentes S.A.

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...

Piab's Kenos® KVGL gripper
4/6/2023

Increasing palletizing cycles in a food application.

MAXPRO achieved great advantages in bag handling with Piab's Kenos® KVGL gripper...

COVAL
3/28/2023

Piab Group acquires COVAL

Piab Group has acquired COVAL, a major global player in vacuum automation components and systems...