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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...

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...

Palletizing in rugged and dusty environments made easy with the new Kenos®Safe&Light
With a payload of up to 130 pounds, depending on the selected gripper size, the KSL is ideal for cardboard handling in warehouse and e-commerce applications...

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...

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...

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...

Automatic box palletizing 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 palletize different carton formats with a single gripper.

Lifting more with less with Piab’s new piCOBOT®L vacuum pump unit
With its lifting capability of up to 35 lbs, the piCOBOT®L is particularly attractive for...

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...

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...

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.

Coffee delight thanks to Piab's vacuum conveyor at Minges Coffee Roasters
The coffee capsules and pods from Minges Coffee Roasters have been filled easily thanks to Piab's piFLOW®f...

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.

The dream team: The Wyzo sidebot combined with Piab's extremely lightweight Mini Cobot gripper (MCG)
With a maximum payload of 2.2 pounds for the Wyzo sidebot, the weight of the gripper is critical. Therefore Piab's featherweight Mini Cobot gripper (MCG) at 9.5 oz, fits perfectly.

The Mini Cobot Gripper (MCG) from Piab – small is powerful!
Weighing just 9.5 ounces, the MCG is probably the lightest cobot gripper in the world. It lifts parts up to...

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...

Piab extends its line of suction cup accessories
With three new attachment options Piab is offering further EOAT design possibilities for optimal handling system solutions construction...

Piab launches the P suction cups series with profiled rubber strips
Piab has developed a specific set of suction cups for rough textured surfaces...

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...

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...