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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
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.
robominds calls Piab's new MX suction cup the "Super Cup"
According to robominds, the latest vacuum technology product from Piab has earned this nickname because it simply lifts anything - regardless of the material, geometry, or surface structure. And so, the all-rounder is exactly the suction cup that robominds has been missing for its picking solutions for eCommerce customers and manufacturers of complex products.
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.
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.
Automatic handling of cheese slice pouches of different formats at high process speeds
With the use of piGRIP® suction cups, certified for food contact, and COAX® vacuum generators, both Piab's products, CAMA Group has created a cutting-edge packaging system that allows to handle 280 pouches of cheese slices per minute.
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.
Automatic handling of pasta packs
With the use of a single Kenos® KVGL vacuum gripper by Piab, Selematic has created a state-of-the-art automatic packaging system, achieving a significant cost reduction and an important productivity increase when handling different formats and various layers of pasta.
Piab is evolving – A brand new customer-centric website launches today
With more than 650,000 users each year, Piab decided to up the ante on both the visual identity and the user experience of the new website. Through countless interviews, Piab created an even more customer-centric website which focuses on existing customers as well as exploring users.
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.
The Changeover Champion
Change conveyed material in 10 minutes instead of 1 hour. piFLOW®p SMART offers six times faster changeover.
It’s SMART to be safe with Piab’s next-gen
Piab’s piCOMPACT®23 SMART vacuum ejector includes optocouplers to ensure extra safe operation.
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.
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.
Piab adds new sizes to bellows suction cup line
Extra sizes, more functions in additional fittings, and the entire bellows suction cup line included in the online configurator.
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.
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.
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.
Reduced assembly costs thanks to a piCOMPACT® all-in-one ejector
By changing over to our piCOMPACT® vacuum ejector, the customer reduced the installation effort thus saving time.
New blog post: A gripping story
All stories have a beginning. The story of piSOFTGRIP® started with passion.
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.