Aroplus 2026-2027

Vacuum System and Suction Cup / Grippers Introduction

An Eco-Friendly Vacuum System

Companies can reduce their carbon footprint and costs by using minimal energy. Piab can help achieve this.

Environmental Index When placed closer to the suction point, your pump will require less compressed air, reducing CO 2 emissions and energy consumption. The graph illustrates how the environmental impact varies with the distance of the pump from the point of suction. It is advisable to use a decentralised vacuum system. Such a system has the vacuum pump or cartridge placed directly at the suction point, eliminating the risk of loss in the vacuum piping and the need for expensive, oversized components.

• Lowest energy usage • Fastest cycle time • Safest product handling • Most flexible design for zoning • Easiest troubleshooting • Independently working suction cups • Most consistent / even performance

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In contrast, a centralised vacuum system is designed to have one vacuum source for multiple suction points.

• Easy installation • Easy vacuum sensing and controls

• Light end-of-arm tooling • Simple filtration options • Some loss in system performance due to distance

Suction Cups / Grippers Introduction

Suction Cup Category

Features

Applications

• Unique modular suction cup concept with individually optimised lips and bellows for gripping, lifting and height compensation on almost any kind of object • A large selection of fittings makes piGRIP cups ready to fit new machines and easy to retrofit • The material is 100% recyclable • Available in FDA approved qualities: silicone (PWIS) free and mark free versions • The combination of firm bellows and soft lips will allow for high machine speeds • There is also a fitting that has an ejector integrated, the COAX ® in piGRIP for creating a decentralised pump • Manufactured in a material that features the elasticity of rubber and wear resistance of polyurethane • The material is silicone free and mark free • Has an exceptional elastic memory • The single durometer DURAFLEX cups are extra wear resistant and long lasting • Manufactured in a material that features the elasticity of rubber and wear resistance of polyurethane • The material is silicone free and mark free • Has an exceptional elastic memory • The dual durometer DURAFLEX cups have firm bellows or body and a soft pliable lip • The suction cup is then stable, durable and flexible with excellent sealing properties

Smooth, textured, uneven and also very rough surfaces on objects such as plastic pieces, wood, sheet metal (dry), glass, corrugated cardboard, carton, food, tiles, etc. Smooth surfaces on objects such as plastic pieces, furniture parts, sheet metal (dry), glass, solar panels, etc. Textured, uneven and also very rough surfaces on objects such as plastic pieces, wood, sheet metal (dry), glass, corrugated cardboard, carton, tiles, etc.

piGRIP ® Modular suction cups

Fourteen

DURAFLEX ® Single durometer

DURAFLEX ® Dual durometer

14.22