The new lightweight palletizing gripper from Piab lifts sacks and bags with weights of up to 110 lbs (50 kg).
Piab releases higher capacity piCOBOT L vacuum pump
The piCOBOT L is particularly attractive for e-commerce, logistics and warehouse applications, and assisting with lifting heavier items.
Piab launches piSAFE program for end of arm tooling
Piab, a leading end-of-arm tooling developer, has introduced its piSAFE program that enables new benefits in applications where safety, flexibility, speed and performance are key. The solutions in the piSAFE program are developed to provide configurable and low-weight products that can be adapted to a customer’s specific needs. While maintaining leading vacuum performance through Piab’s…
Piab piSoftgrip 50-2 vacuum gripper targets food automation
Piab has extended its piSoftgrip family with a new pinch gripper developed for the automation of the food/chocolate industry. The vacuum-based soft gripper can grip sensitive and lightweight oblong objects with odd geometries and/or objects with an unusual surface. piSoftgrip has two gripping fingers and a sealed vacuum cavity, all made in one piece, resulting…
Robots can now grab six-packs without damage using new Piab vacuum system
Piab Group acquires TAWI Group
Piab Group has entered into an agreement to acquire TAWI Group, a manufacturer of smart lifting solutions. Total sales for TAWI is expected to reach 340 MSEK in 2019. The acquisition is expected to be completed in January 2020. The transaction is fully funded with debt through existing credit facilities and cash at hand. With…
Piab’s piSOFTGRIP vacuum-based soft gripper handles delicate objects
The piSOFTGRIP from Piab is vacuum-controlled, comes with a stainless-steel fitting, and is made of food-grade silicone.
Piab broadens scope of Kenos KVG vacuum grippers
Piab‘s Kenos KVG series of vacuum grippers is extended to include the option of using suction cups instead of the technical foam pads offered as standard. The popular vacuum grippers can now be configured with suction cups from Piab’s flexible and durable suction cup series DURAFLEX BX as well as the generic Value Line series.…
Piab piCOBOT enables safe, effective human-robot interaction
Piab has introduced piCOBOT, an end-of-arm (EOAT) vacuum tool designed specifically for the collaborative robotics market. Offered as a development kit, piCOBOT comprises a vacuum pump unit, a gripper unit and two suction cups. The standard kit includes four different sets of suction cup models suitable for a variety of tasks, but customers can also…
Single bellows suction cup for stability at higher speeds
Piab introduces a new addition to its range of dual durometer DURAFLEX suction cups that promises to speed up robots and improve productivity. Designed with a single bellows the new DURAFLEX cup (10-110 mm) stays more stable when in motion, offering users the opportunity to run their robots or production lines at higher speeds, whilst […]