Automated pick-and-place
The use of specialized machines for high speed pick-and-place of small items with suction cups is very common in the electronics and consumer industries.
The wood and furniture manufacturing industries have an on-going challenge to reduce cost, improve efficiency, reduce energy-usage and improve production know-how to meet increasing demands for furniture world-wide. Piab, as a Swedish-based company, has a long tradition and much experience to work with these industries and has developed some unique vacuum solutions. Handling and clamping parts made of a natural grown material like wood using vacuum require competence and technologies which Piab can offer.
The use of specialized machines for high speed pick-and-place of small items with suction cups is very common in the electronics and consumer industries.
Blanks of metal (magnetic or non-magnetic), plastic, wood or cardboard are separated from a stack and fed into the line. Vacuum pumps and cups are used to “pick-up/separate” and feed.
High speed pick-and-place robots for placing small items like chocolate, cookies or other food stuff in packages.
In several industries there are clamping fixtures where suction cups are used to hold parts during assembly, forming, cutting or other machining operations.
Vacuum is used to clamp and handle workpieces made of wood.
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