piSOFTGRIP®

Lightweight vacuum-driven soft gripper for sensitive and delicate objects, especially with food industry automation in mind. piSOFTGRIP® has gripping fingers and a vacuum cavity, all made in one piece, resulting in a simple and robust product. As it is vacuum-driven, the gripping force can easily be controlled by simply adjusting the vacuum level.

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Description

Lightweight vacuum-driven soft gripper for sensitive and delicate objects, especially with food industry automation in mind. piSOFTGRIP® has gripping fingers and a vacuum cavity, all made in one piece, resulting in a simple and robust product. As it is vacuum-driven, the gripping force can easily be controlled by simply adjusting the vacuum level.
Features
- Cost effective, vacuum-driven soft gripping solution.
- Suitable for sensitive and lightweight objects of odd geometries and/or an unusual surface.
- Robust and simple design.
- As easy to mount and control as a suction cup.
- Easy controlled pinch force (by adjusting vacuum level).
- Adding little extra weight to application.
- Small size.
- The silicone material is detectable, and approved for direct contact with food (in accordance with FDA 21 CFR and EU 1935/2004 regulations).
- An optional stainless-steel fitting offers wash-down provision to assist cleaning.
- The same fitting can be used for both piSOFTGRIP® and piGRIP®.
Industries
Automotive
- Kitting picking of parts
Logistics
- Kitting
Food & beverage
Packaging
- Direct food contact
Resources

CAD

To download CAD-files, please configure your product

Data sheet

To download Data sheet-files, please configure your product

Manuals

piSOFTGRIP® 30-3 mounting instruction manual_multilang

piSOFTGRIP® 50-2 and 50-3 mounting instruction manual_multilang

piSOFTGRIP® 100-4 mounting instruction manual_multilang

piSOFTGRIP® mounting instruction _video

Storage guidelines for suction cups and other rubber products

Brochures

piSOFTGRIP® 50-3 - Extending food automation

piSOFTGRIP® 30-3 Handout

piSOFTGRIP® family – Handling sensitive and difficult to pick objects

Vacuum Automation - Improve your productivity and energy efficiency

Certificates

Declaration of Compliance piSOFTGRIP®

White papers

Suction cups enable the vacuum to grip

The road to state-of-the-art car production starts in the press shop

Getting a grip on bags

Filling without spilling
FAQ

How do I know which lifting forces I need?

It depends on the weight of the product that should be lifted and how many suction cups that can be used for the object. Calculate the weight to be lifted per suction cup and then take the weight multiplied with the gravity force (g = 9,81) and you have the lifting force needed in Newton (N).

How do I know which suction cup to choose?

Our recommendation is to start at the application listing to find the products we recommend to different applications. If you have questions please do not hesitate to contact our partners to find the optimum solution.

How should Piab suction cups be stored?

Please see our storage guidelines:

Storage guidelines of suction cups and rubber products (pdf)

I have a variation of number of objects to be lifted - how can I make sure to not drop them or to use too much energy? How to optimize this type of system?

All suction cups not in contact with an object (open) will draw in a lot of air and demand a larger pump than actually necessary. By using different valves, such as piSAVE® sense, in the suction cups, the suction cups will be normally closed until they come in contact with the handled object. Only the cups needed in the specific lifting cycle will be open and flow air. Please see the video piSAVE® sense.

What is DURAFLEX®?

DURAFLEX® is a patented material specially developed to feature the elasticity of rubber and the wear resistance of polyurethane. The DURAFLEX® material is mark-free.