FIPA

FIPA develops vacuum components, gripping systems, end-of-arm tooling and lifting equipment for automated material handling. The German supplier has expanded internationally since 1985 and combines modular robot tooling with application engineering for packaging, plastics, automotive and other production workflows.

Facts

Segment: End Effectors
Country: Germany
Founded: 1985
Website: https://fipa.com/en/

About

About FIPA

FIPA develops vacuum components, gripping systems, end-of-arm tooling and lifting equipment for automated material handling. Its modular range supports robots and cobots across packaging, plastics, automotive and other production workflows.

The company combines standard suction cups, vacuum generators and gripper components with application engineering and custom tooling. Handling capacity and material compatibility depend on the workpiece, vacuum circuit and selected end-effector configuration.

Market context

Comparable profiles and adjacent companies connected by shared workflow, capability, or stack position.

IMI plc - comparable profile - peer: Industrial End Effector Supplier
VMECA - comparable profile - peer: Vacuum Gripper Supplier
COVAL - comparable profile - peer: Vacuum Gripper Supplier

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Timeline

2026-04-13 - Deployment - FIPA cuts sorting-system air consumption at JELD-WEN - FIPA replaced twelve individual ejectors with one FMC multi-chamber ejector on a JELD-WEN door-packaging line. Measured compressed-air demand fell from 540 litres per minute to 220 litres per minute, a reduction of about 60 percent. The retrofit also reduced… - source: fipa.com
2024-01-01 - Org Change - FIPA establishes United Kingdom subsidiary - FIPA established FIPA Limited in the United Kingdom in 2024. The subsidiary extended the company international network beyond its existing operations and sales partners. The move created a local route for British manufacturers and integrators to access FIPA… - source: fipa.com
2022-05-25 - Partnership - FIPA adds FormHand universal gripper through strategic partnership - FIPA combined its FIPALIFTpro tube lifter with a FormHand gripping pad for irregular and flexible goods. The integrated system safely handled loads up to 25 kilograms, including shrink-wrapped PET bottles where conventional suction cups failed. The… - source: interplasinsights.com

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Team

Rainer Mehrer - Chief Executive Officer - Leads the company and its international expansion.
David Collins - Chief Commercial Officer - Leads commercial strategy and customer development.
Ina Campana - Chief Financial Officer - Leads finance and corporate administration.

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Relations

FormHand - Strategic Handling Portfolio Partner - FIPA added a FormHand universal gripping-pad system to its material-handling portfolio.
FIPA Limited - United Kingdom Subsidiary - FIPA established its United Kingdom subsidiary in 2024.
FIPA Inc. - United States Subsidiary - FIPA established its United States subsidiary in 2006.

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