Ensuring a safer working environment in food and pharmaceutical processing plants, Wet-In-Place (WIP) functionality has been added to Piabβs popular piFLOWp vacuum conveyors. WIP spray nozzles are now available for inclusion/retrofitting in new and existing piFLOWp conveying systems. The water sprayed by the WIP nozzles will wet any dust from food or pharmaceutical materials left […]
Vacuums
Non marking, high temperature resistant vacuum pads
As most of the COVAL product, the SITON material was created due to clientsβ request. The cosmeticΒ industry needs non-marking suction pads, along with a capacity to resist high temperatures. Once the product is developed and tested, it was not by surprise that COVAL observed in addition toΒ SITONβs high temperature resistance, it offered a high resistance […]
Smart vacuum-handling regulation boosts productivity
Feedback in a vacuum-handling system limits product damage and energy consumption. By Josef Karbassi, Vice President Automation Division, Piab AB, TΓ€by, Sweden It goes without saying that optimized systems are the most productive. But optimizing an automated, vacuum-based handling system that must deal with a variety of products and operating conditions is no simple task. […]
Custom suction cup picks brittle lasagna sheets
Piab is introducing a suction cup specifically designed to handle thin and brittle food items such as the sheets of pasta used in lasagna or very thin slices of cracker bread. A tailor-made solution, the food contact approved F-BXT cup is designed with an extra-long and thin lip enabling it to handle fragile pasta sheets […]
New piPUMP offers vacuum without the frills
Piab is introducing piPUMP23, a powerful vacuum pump aimed at automated industrial procedures involving, for instance, packaging, sheet metal and wood products. The new pump offers the same premium vacuum ejection performance and energy-efficiency as piCOMPACT23, the companyβs popular all-in-one vacuum generator. However, not included are the advanced integrated controls and additional features of piCOMPACT23, […]
Piabβs recent acquisitions offer a glimpse into its future
I had the chance yesterday to sit down with Mike Tuohey, Piabβs Sales and Marketing Communication Manager, in his office in Hingham, Mass. Tuoheyβs name is one of the most familiar to me in all of fluid powerβheβs been in the industry for 33 years now and has seen a lot of history. But the […]
Updated friction cups poster available
Piab offers an updated Duraflex Friction Cups poster, suitable for wall hanging. The poster shows all available suction cups with part numbers for 10 different types of fittings to suit your machineβs connection.Β There is also a table of lifting forces and measurements to help guide your suction cup selection. This line of suction cups […]
New WOB-L piston units are designed for single- and two-stage vacuum, compressor operation
Gardner Denver Thomas has released its 2755 series variants: 2755BE75, 2755BGHI75, 2755CE60, 2755CGHI60, 2755TE48/40. 2755TGHI52/48, 2755VEF75, 2755VHI75. These oil-less twin WOB-L piston units are RoHS compliant and are designed for single-stage vacuum, two stage vacuum, single stage compressor, or two stage compressor operation. They are designed for a wide array of applications such as blood […]
ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟs system from FIPA creates safe injection molding and cutting solution
When a well-known automotive manufacturer needed its front and rear wheel arches molded by an injection molding specialist, it turned to Proper Polymers,Β a South Carolina-based company that manufactures plastic parts using the injection molding process. The project presented considerable challenges, achieving a viable solution maintaining zero vestige, producing a cutting station that would handle two […]
New models added to Piabβs friction cup line
Serving an increasing number of specialist applications, Piab is introducing new families to its already broad range of friction cups. In this its latest line extension line-up, the company is adding a number of different cups in a variety of shapes, sizes and configurations, all with the exceptional durability and elastic memory that are the […]
