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24/03/2026

Piab launches Quick Connect Modules for piCOMPACT®10X and piCOMPACT®10X SMART

Piab is expanding its piCOMPACT®10X and piCOMPACT®10X SMART portfolio with a new Quick Connect Module, developed to increase uptime and make installation and service of vacuum systems faster and easier.

16/03/2026

Kenos® introduces Kenos Cobot Medium (KCM)

New Kenos Cobot Medium (KCM) combines low weight and up to 30 kg payload with modular valve options and PCOF compatibility for flexible, high-performance cobot handling.

Filter Monitoring for piFLOW®p and piFLOW®t – now fully integrated in the configurator
16/03/2026

Filter Monitoring for piFLOW®p and piFLOW®t – now fully integrated in the configurator

Add smart Filter Monitoring to piFLOW®p and piFLOW®t in the configurator to boost uptime, cut energy use and prevent filter-related unplanned stops.

XLF-cup
15/03/2026

Piab launches XLF-SL single-lip suction cups for flat, heavy objects

A new single-lip Nitrile-PVC suction cup family designed for clearly defined lifting performance when handling heavy, flat materials such as glass and sheet metal.

Piab streamlines piFLOW®p offering to focus on future-ready vacuum conveying
24/02/2026

Piab streamlines piFLOW®p offering to focus on future-ready vacuum conveying

Piab phases out piFLOW®p SMART - Autotuning and Conveying Cycle Optimization - in Feb 2026, while securing spare parts and service for existing installations until 2035.

6 key factors to consider before upgrading your oral pouch production setup | Piab
19/02/2026

6 key factors to consider before upgrading your oral pouch production setup

What are the hidden costs of your current oral pouch production line? These key questions will help you make a well-timed upgrade decision with long-term ROI.

Vacuum conveying for snus production at Fiedler & Lundgren | Piab
19/02/2026

How vacuum conveying makes Fiedler & Lundgren's snus production safer and more efficient

Less downtime, waste and dust. Safer working environment for operators. Read how vacuum transport makes Fiedler & Lundgren in Malmö a role model within the BAT Group.

19/02/2026

Meet Piab’s Sintered Filter: The New Standard in Vacuum Conveyor Filtration

Piab’s PFAS-free Sintered filter for vacuum conveyors delivers durable, hygienic, easy-to-clean filtration with NFC-enabled traceability for food, pharma, and chemical plants.

Piab Bulk Bag Unloader
12/02/2026

Introducing the Piab Bulk Bag Unloader: Reliable Performance for Everyday Industrial Needs

Piab’s bulk bag unloader is a robust, dependable solution for safe, efficient emptying of big bags in demanding industrial environments. This product is currently available only in Europe.

Future-Ready Covers Prepare Your piFLOW® Conveyors for Piab’s Upcoming Pump Generation
10/02/2026

Future-Ready Covers Prepare Your piFLOW® Conveyors for Piab’s Upcoming Pump Generation

The new covers for piFLOW®p/t/fc 21 and 33 keep your conveyors running as usual today while adding built-in readiness for Piab’s next pump, upgrades, and options.

09/02/2026

BXP Mini ESD

Piab expands the BXP range with new Ø6 and Ø8 mm mini ESD suction cups, combining compact design with integrated ESD protection for safe handling of sensitive battery, fuel cell, and electronic components.

Choosing the right production setup for your oral pouch business
05/02/2026

Choosing the right production setup for your oral pouch business

Guide to choosing a scalable, stable oral pouch production setup that balances flexibility, hygiene, cleaning efficiency and future growth.

Downtime in oral pouch production: 5 common causes
29/01/2026

Downtime in oral pouch production: 5 common causes

What are the real causes of downtime and stoppages in your oral pouch production? Discover five common bottlenecks that quietly reduce uptime and output.

cReal in Bjuv Sweden
17/12/2025

Enabling a continuous, climate‑smart dry powder process at cReal

How cReal’s Bjuv plant uses Piab’s closed vacuum conveyors to run a continuous, climate-smart oat powder process that can replace traditional milk powder in food production.

Image showing KVG150 E-Series
16/11/2025

Kenos® expands vacuum grippers KVG150 E-Series

Kenos® proudly announces the expansion of its KVG150 E-series, now offering the extensive KVG150C, equipped with cups , alongside its trusted foam version, the KVG150F.

Introducing New Sizes to the BGX Family
07/10/2025

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
01/10/2025

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
16/09/2025

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.

19/08/2025

Achieving Top Performance in Carton Production with piGRIP® FLIW and piPUMP: A Successful Collaboration with b-automated

Yamaton Paper GmbH boosted production efficiency and sustainability with Piab solutions, reducing labor and enabling fast, high-quality processing of sensitive, recycled materials.

Piab Group’s European Supply Unit Relocates to Modern Facility in Butzbach
24/06/2025

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.

Blue Detectable Sealings for Advanced Food Safety
23/06/2025

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
23/06/2025

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
17/06/2025

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
17/06/2025

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
13/05/2025

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
29/04/2025

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
29/04/2025

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
29/04/2025

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.

RO-BER operations pick up speed with Piab solutions
26/03/2025

RO-BER operations pick up speed with Piab solutions

While creating a compact, piece-picking unit capable of handling various products and boxes at up to 1200 picks per hour, German system developer RO-BER found their solution in Piab's piCOMPACT®23 SMART pump and MX suction cups.

Tailored for success: Meet the new KVG E-Series
18/03/2025

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.

European multinational company doubles tomato sauce production with Piab-Kenos setup
12/11/2024

European multinational company 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.

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

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
05/11/2024

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.

Piab and Kenos tools enable safe street lighting manufacture
11/09/2024

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.

Piab revolutionizes vacuum system configuration with OVM Pro 3D tool
25/06/2024

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
11/06/2024

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
05/06/2024

piSAFE® - now even safer

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

Kenos KVG grippers to improve productivity in metal sheet handling
28/05/2024

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.

piCOBOT® Electric breaks the barriers of cobot arm movement
21/05/2024

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.

piCOMPACT®23 SMART now available with IO-link Class B
11/05/2024

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.

18/04/2024

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.

New BXP 45mm suction cup accompanied by 65 and 90 mm versions
05/03/2024

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
09/01/2024

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 version.
28/11/2023

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 version.

Piab strengthens its grip on palletizing with the LBG-50
12/09/2023

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.

A selection of AVAC products now sold under the Piab brand
07/09/2023

A selection of AVAC products now sold under the Piab brand

In August last year Piab acquired AVAC Vakuum Teknik AB, a well-reputed Swedish vacuum specialist with a solid product portfolio. A selection of the AVAC assortment is now included in the Piab range.

Piab's DURAFLEX® Friction Cups, plays a major part in Gruppo Esea's pick-and-place system for a leading automotive battery manufacturer.
29/08/2023

Safe palletising 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.
14/07/2023

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.

From Ground to 20 Meters up: Piab’s Automated System Conveys Corn Seed Coating Powder up to Fourth Floor
07/07/2023

From Ground to 20 Meters 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 vacuum foam gripper Kenos® KVGL has improved the operating cycle of end-of-line robots by 35% for Spanish company Steelgran Componentes S.A.
08/06/2023

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
06/04/2023

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
06/04/2023

Increasing palletizing cycles in a food application.

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

IB Verfahrens- und Anlagentechnik
29/03/2023

Piab Group acquires IB Verfahrens- und Anlagentechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Piab Group has entered into an agreement to acquire IB Verfahrens- und Anlagentechnik GmbH & Co. KG. IB develops and builds customer-specific, turnkey systems for filling, emptying, metering, and conveying bulk materials...

COVAL
28/03/2023

Piab Group acquires COVAL

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

Four new cups extend the PAF and PAB families
14/03/2023

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. 

Piab Kenos® KVG gripper
09/03/2023

Increased productivity in the packaging and palletising of boxes.

Using Piab's KVG and KVGL series of Kenos® grippers, Eklego designed and manufactured a state-of-the-art end-of-line system...

 piGRIP® Foam Lip - FLIW
23/02/2023

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...

Piab’s new egg suction cup ECX36 increases productivity in egg handling
07/02/2023

Piab’s new egg suction cup ECX36 increases productivity in egg handling

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

fruit suction cup FCX50
07/02/2023

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...

Joulin_Kenos
08/12/2022

Selected Joulin grippers now sold under the Kenos® brand

Piab has integrated three of Joulin's gripper ranges into its Kenos® portfolio, while the solutions for the heavy duty industries continue to be marketed under the Joulin brand...

piCOMPACT®10X SMART, a compact and intelligent vacuum ejector with integrated IO-Link technology
08/12/2022

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
08/12/2022

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

With a payload of up to 59 kilograms, depending on the selected gripper size, the KSL is ideal for cardboard handling in warehouse and e-commerce applications...

Kenos®KMG
08/12/2022

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
08/12/2022

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
01/11/2022

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...

Open box palletising with a gripper equipped with Piab's BX35P Duraflex suction cups
13/10/2022

Automatic box palletising in the food industry

BX suction cups made of double-strength Duraflex® in combination with Piab's COAX® vacuum generation technology have enabled Tradicional Panadera to palletise different carton formats with a single gripper.

piCOBOT®L
04/10/2022

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

With its lifting capability of up to 16kgs, the piCOBOT®L is particularly attractive for...

Johan Jonsson, Design Engineer Vacuum Conveying Division
03/10/2022

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
26/09/2022

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...

Manipulator with 4 Piab's Kenos® KVG120 grippers  that enable the handling of a layer of raw wood runners.
20/09/2022

Flexible and efficient handling of raw wood runners in a strapping system

Using Piab's Kenos® KVG grippers, Officina Meccanica Sestese SpA designed and manufactured an end-of-line packaging machine installed at a leading company in Southeast Europe, a manufacturer of components for the furniture industry.

Piab's vacuum conveyor at Minges Coffee Roasters
16/09/2022

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

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

The box erector at COB Solutions equipped with Piab's B52XP suction cups
09/09/2022

Increased productivity in forming boxes in a veterinary application

Using Piab's B52XP suction cups and piCOMPACT23 SMART pump, Cob-Solution designed and built a system to handle the picking and opening of cardboard boxes at Rao Farmaceutici, Sicilian veterinary pharmacy that is investing in e-commerce and selling throughout all Europe.

Piab Group acquires AVAC Vakuumteknik
10/08/2022

Piab Group acquires AVAC Vakuumteknik

Piab Group has entered into an agreement to acquire AVAC Vakuumteknik AB, a vacuum automation specialist company...

Mini Cobot gripper (MCG)
07/07/2022

The dream team: The Wyzo sidebot combined with Piab's extremely lightweight Mini Cobot gripper (MCG)

With a maximum payload of one kilogram for the Wyzo sidebot, the weight of the gripper is critical. Therefor Piab's featherweight Mini Cobot gripper (MCG) at 270 gr, fits perfectly.

Mini Cobot Gripper (MCG) from Piab
14/06/2022

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

Weighing just 270 grams, the MCG is probably the lightest cobot gripper in the world. It lifts parts up to...

Piab's Cobot Palletizing Tool (CPT)
27/05/2022

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
24/05/2022

Piab extends it 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
24/05/2022

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
10/05/2022

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
03/05/2022

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 acquires Joulin
20/04/2022

Piab Group acquires Joulin to become the world leading automation company

Piab Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Joulin, a global leader of vacuum gripping solutions. Joulin has a total sales ...

SINA vacuum automation concept for intralogistics
05/04/2022

Reinventing intralogistics

A unique, intelligent, solution that automates the intralogistics and material handling from inbound to the finished, delivered kitted items at the individual production lines has been created...

Piab's LabVac vacuum pump for sample separation
29/03/2022

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
17/03/2022

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...

Piab suction cups in gripper system for packaging created by Tecno Pack SpA
03/03/2022

Automatic handling of packaged biscuits with Piab’s vacuum technology

Using Piab's suction cups and vacuum pumps, Tecno Pack SpA has designed and built grippers...

Piab’s Kenos® KCS gripper can handle just about everything – an important feature when it comes to cosmetics distribution
16/02/2022

Choosing the right cobot gripper for cosmetics handling

For the cosmetics industry, placing products into packages is a particular challenge. Today this task is often fulfilled by an armada of workers, but with...

The dm drugstore distribution center relies on Piab suction cups
08/02/2022

The dm distribution center relies on Piab suction cups

dm is currently the largest drugstore in Europe. At their distribution center a large part of the pallets is depalletized with...

piSOFTGRIP® 100-4 soft vacuum gripper
01/02/2022

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
26/01/2022

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
13/01/2022

Elevating the learning experience

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

Forvet glass handling system
16/11/2021

Safe automatic handling of glass sheets with Piab’s vacuum technology

Forvet SpA has created end-of-arm tools that allow handling glass sheets of different sizes...

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...

Eliminate ergonomic hazards in the Food industry
04/11/2021

Ergonomic hazards in the Food industry and how to eliminate them

The food production line is a hazardous one. Therefore, it is extremely important to avoid...

Piab's six-pack gripper
03/11/2021

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...

Respiratory hazards in the Food industry
02/11/2021

Respiratory hazards in the Food industry and how to eliminate them

With allergies, asthma, and other conditions becoming more frequent, processors need to implement changes...

Handling furniture parts with Piab's Kenos area grippers in a Go GmbH solution
26/10/2021

With Piab’s area gripper, the handling of furniture parts is child's play

The machine builder GO GmbH were looking for an “all-in-one” gripper solution that can be used to stack both loose and packaged furniture parts on and off pallets, as well as the pallets themselves. The solution was...

Conveyor for sugar transport
19/10/2021

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...

Piab's piCOMPACT® provides the vacuum performance needed at Nipro
28/09/2021

At Nipro the piCOMPACT® provides the vacuum performance needed in production of pharma packaging made of glass

With 32,500 cycles per day, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, this application is one of those with the highest number of...

Piab's Kenos® area grippers lift heavy profiles easily
22/09/2021

JAM Automation moves 250kg heavy profiles with Piab’s Kenos® grippers

To automaticaly remove extruded aluminium profiles from cassettes in high-bay warehouses, JAM Automation created...

Vacuum handling of metal powders in Addtive Manufacturing
14/09/2021

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...

Piab's Kenos vacuum gripper handles porcelain slabs of any size
09/09/2021

Automatic handling of porcelain stoneware slabs and related sub-formats

Thanks to Piab's Kenos® KVG area vacuum gripper, an extreme variability of sizes and surfaces can be managed, using just a single gripper. This allowed...

Kenos® KSG Sack Gripper
09/09/2021

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
09/09/2021

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...

Handling cosmetics product in a safe and flexible way with Piab's piCOBOT vacuum gripper
31/08/2021

High flexibility and safe gripping in a cosmetic application with Piab's cobot gripper

Effedi Automation chose the piCOBOT® gripper, COAX® vacuum technology and BX suction cups by Piab to handle the palletizing operations of a...

Electrical vehicle batteries
24/08/2021

Getting a grip on battery cell handling with Piab’s vacuum technology

From electrode stacking between Z-fold separators, pouch cell and gap filter to heatshield handling in...

VGS4005 lightweight vacuum gripper ejector designed to operate in very harsh environments
12/08/2021

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
10/08/2021

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.

Piab's KENOS gripper was the right solution for Best Handling Technology to develop an EOAT for heavy carton handling
21/07/2021

With Piab's gripper, Best Handling Technology improves the ergonomics of its customer at 32 workstations

Healthy, satisfied employees, increased efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability - regardless of the industry, the reasons are always the same that give cause to a higher degree of automation in handling tasks. German Best Handling Technology was able to achieve all of this for its customer, a leading logistics service provider, with a suction cup equipped Kenos® area gripper.

Flexible automation solution realized with Piab's piCOBOT by UR for DCL
13/07/2021

DCL realizes flexible automation solution with Piab’s piCOBOT® vacuum gripper on an UR 10e robot

Looking for a flexible, easy to integrate, plug-and-play solution to handle picking and packing of items into boxes in their fulfilment center DCL Logistics based in Fremont, CA, resorted to an UR 10e robot combined with Piab’s piCOBOT® vacuum gripper.

The piFLOW®p SMART CCO vacuum conveyor
06/07/2021

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
29/06/2021

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
29/06/2021

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.

Robotecnik's Mini Open palletising system installed at Banca d'Italia using Piab's B75 silicone suction cups and Mini COAX vacuum ejectors
22/06/2021

Automatic handling of boxes and interlayers for the production of security cards

With a single gripper consisting of four B75 silicon suction cups by Piab, Robotecnik designed and manufactured a palletising robot to handle efficiently the end-of-line operations of Banca d'Italia.

Piab's customized Kenos® KCS gripper installed by Umbra Control on the UR10 cobot.
17/06/2021

Absolute precision in the handling of thermoforms, with sealing rings, and their transport supports

System integrator Umbra Control chose Piab's Kenos® KCS gripper, in a special version with four suction cups, to accurately and efficiently handle Meccanotecnica Umbra's end-of-line pick and place operations for the production of seals for the automotive industry.

Piab conveys instant milk safely
10/06/2021

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
08/06/2021

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.

Cold resistant B75.20 silicone cups and high-quality, powerful SX12 vacuum  pumps from Piab enable flawless gripping processes.
07/06/2021

Automated palletizing of sweet tea and juice from a cold room

While palletizing cartons is a regular automation application, doing so from a cold room that is regularly hosed with water to stay clean is a specific challenge. Motion Controls Robotics overcame these by using vacuum technology from Piab supplied by Neff Group Distributors.

Piab's vacuum technology products ensure safe handling of cheese blocks
25/05/2021

Handling cheese blocks right with Piab’s vacuum technology

Packaging cheese blocks vacuum-wrapped in film represents a major challenge for process automation. With the help of Piab’s piGRIP® configurable suction cups and high-performance vacuum ejectors, the machine and plant manufacturer TGW Robotics GmbH has developed a gripper that ensures a stable process.

Nicklas Holmgren – Content Creation Manager at Piab
12/05/2021

A great internal motivation driver

The X-Factor Interviews – Introducing the people behind the development of the MX Cup! Nicklas Holmgren – Content Creation Manager, Marketing Department – 5 years with Piab.

Tradichem uses Piab’s vacuum conveyor in its Hipering process to miniaturize active pharma ingredients
11/05/2021

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.

Lennart Ryberg – Global Product Manager at Piab
04/05/2021

We do not copy others, we lead

The X-Factor Interviews – Introducing the people behind the development of the MX Cup! Lennart Ryberg – Global Product Manager, Vacuum Automation Division – 2.5 years with Piab

Johnny Skagersjö – Senior Application Engineer at Piab
29/04/2021

Mapping the gaps of customer needs

The X-Factor Interviews – Introducing the people behind the development of the MX Cup! Johnny Skagersjö – Senior Application Engineer in Automation div. and part of the System Engineering & Research team, with Piab since 2004

Gustaf Wigren - Director Product Technology at Piab
27/04/2021

“Lagom” – not the best for something but just right for anything

The X-Factor Series – Introducing the people behind the development of the MX Suction Cup! Gustaf Wigren – Director Product Technology, Conceptual System Design, Research & Development (R&D), Automation Division – 13 years with Piab

Kora uses Piabs vacuum conveyor piFLOW®p for the efficient filling of superfoods
22/04/2021

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.

Jonas Herrström – Senior Design Engineer at Piab
22/04/2021

The thinner the lip the better the grip

The X-Factor Series – Introducing the people behind the development of the MX Suction Cup Jonas Herrström – Senior Design Engineer, Conceptual System Design, Research & Development, Automation Division – 8 years with Piab