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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.