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Piab's bag gripper in action at Sapho
2/4/2020

With Piab’s bag grippers, Sapho increases its pace

With Piab's hybrid bag gripper, Sapho was able to significantly increase their cycle times in order to be optimally prepared for the winter business for road salt.

piCOMPACT®23 SMART
1/21/2020

Digitizing vacuum generation enables predictive maintenance of robotic handling systems

Piab has upgraded its flagship product – the piCOMPACT® vacuum ejector series – to support Industry 4.0 functionality.

12/10/2019

Piab Group has through Piab AB signed an agreement to acquire the business of PIVAC Syd AB

Pivac Syd AB is one of Piab’s current distributors of innovative vacuum solutions in Sweden.

Collaborating with piCOBOT®
11/14/2019

It’s down to collaboration

Cobots enable greater collaboration between humans and machines. In order to do so, cobots need cleverly designed end-of-arm tools (EOATs).

piCOBOT®
10/6/2019

Making piCOBOT® even more collaborative

Piab’s clever end-of-arm (EOAT) vacuum tool piCOBOT® extends its reach into the cobot market - now configurable for any cobot.

10/2/2019

Piab Group has through Piab AB signed an agreement to acquire the businesses of Belker Vakuumteknik AB and PI-VAC AB

Belker Vakuumteknik AB and PI-VAC AB are two of Piab’s most important and long serving distributors in Sweden.

Working with piFLOW®p SMART vacuum conveyor
9/27/2019

Is it safe or even possible to transport dry materials in high heels?

Safety should always come first when you work in manufacturing. Does that mean that you should stay away from manufacturing industries if you love wearing high heels?

Piab’s vacuum conveying Changeover Champion
9/1/2019

Piab’s vacuum conveying Changeover Champion

Machine learning in the new, unique piFLOW®p SMART takes vacuum conveying to a new level.

EOAT solutions for the plastics industry
8/6/2019

Advanced EOAT solutions for the plastics industry

Piab’s vacuum grippers are specially designed for handling plastic parts out of a mould.

B-cups family with B65 bellows suction cup
6/23/2019

Piab adds new 65 mm size to bellows suction cup line

Further broadening its already extensive application range, Piab extends its line of bellows suction cups to include cups measuring 65 mm in diameter.

piSOFTGRIP® lifting a tomato
6/10/2019

Unique vacuum-based soft gripper for handling sensitive and delicate objects

Piab is stepping up automation in the food industry, introducing a new vacuum-driven soft gripper.

piCOMPACT®23 SMART IO-link ready
5/15/2019

Do you really need to be ready for Industry 4.0 or not?

Ready or not - we have come up with a solution that works for everyone.

piFLOW®p SMART vacuum conveyor
4/11/2019

Safe powder handling for additive manufacturing

Easily deliver production powder to the additive manufacturing (3D printing) system without any particulate matter pollution for the employees with Piab's piFLOW®p SMART.

Piab receives the 2019 Sweden’s Best Managed Companies award
3/14/2019

Piab awarded recognition as one of Sweden’s Best Managed Companies

Piab has received the 2019 Sweden’s Best Managed Companies recognition, sponsored by Deloitte in cooperation with Nasdaq.

Piab's flexible suction cup mount
11/27/2018

Another product family for the automotive industry

Piab maximizes productivity in the automotive industry with flexible suction cup mount.

Piab's cobot gripper Kenos® KCS
9/26/2018

One plus one makes three!

Two years after acquiring Kenos®, Piab develops the perfect small business all-rounder – Kenos® KCS.

Tablets and capsules
6/1/2018

Yet another contribution to Industry 4.0

It is fascinating when you realize that you have developed the right product and the right functionality for the market and customer, even before all of the interest around Industry 4.0 came to light.

Kenos® vacuum gripper
9/21/2017

Piab’s Kenos® foam gripper head provides sweet success

The palletizing efficiency is doubled since the single Kenos® gripper picks multiple boxes of different sizes and weights.

piFLOW®t with piGENTLE®
6/27/2017

Future proof conveying system for handling different types of tablets in a gentle but efficient way

We observed during the tests that piFLOW®t with piGENTLE® gave outstanding results.

Press shop
5/19/2017

Friction cups increase production by 33%

The Piab DCF friction cups released the parts much faster as compared to the competitive cups allowing to increase the press speed going from 10 SPM to 13 SPM.

Spices
4/26/2017

Split conveyor system proves ideal for contamination issue

With Piab's vacuum conveyor piFLOW®f the exposure to allergenic product is minimal and the cleaning process is decreased significantly.