Piab

Piab develops vacuum automation, gripping and conveying products for industrial handling. Its robot and cobot grippers, suction cups, vacuum pumps and end-of-arm tools support picking, placing, palletising, packaging and material-handling tasks. Through the Joulin brand, Piab also supplies foam vacuum grippers and complete handling systems for porous, uneven and mixed loads.

Facts

Segment: End Effectors
Country: Sweden
Founded: 1968
Website: https://www.piab.com

About

About Piab

Piab develops vacuum automation, robotic gripping and conveying products for industrial handling. Its portfolio includes suction cups, vacuum pumps, end-of-arm tools, cobot grippers and systems for picking, placing, palletising and packaging.

Through brands including Joulin, the group also supplies foam grippers for porous, uneven and mixed loads. Handling performance depends on surface condition, porosity, payload, vacuum generation and the configured robot interface.

Market context

Piab fills a suction and vacuum end-effector gap for robot picking, packaging, logistics, food handling and factory automation cells.

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Supply

Best Handling Technology - Outbound - End Effectors - Piab says Best Handling Technology used Kenos area grippers, COAX ejectors and DURAFLEX suction cups across 32 handling workstations - source: piab.com
MVQuadro - Outbound - End Effectors - Piab says MVQuadro integrated Kenos KFG grippers and Piab suction cups in an automated assembly and packaging line with palletizing by cobot - source: piab.com
Gruppo Esea - Outbound - End Effectors - Piab says Gruppo Esea used DURAFLEX friction cups in a Cartesian gantry pick-and-place palletizing system for vehicle batteries - source: piab.com

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Timeline

2024-09-20 - Deployment - MVQuadro completes automated street-lighting production line - Anthropomorphic robots move housings, LEDs, boards and glass through assembly and packaging. Kenos FlexiGrip KFG grippers handle variable electronics without tool changes or production stops. Piab suction cups move housings and glass while a cobot performs… - source: metalia.es
2023-03-28 - Acquisition - Piab Group acquires COVAL to expand vacuum automation portfolio - COVAL adds vacuum cups, pumps and grippers to Piab Group automation position. The acquisition expands Piab Group coverage in vacuum automation components and systems. The deal strengthens robotics and automation customer support around suction and vacuum… - source: piab.com

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Relations

COVAL - Parent Company - Piab Group acquired COVAL and added its vacuum-automation portfolio and workforce.

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