What does Piab vacuum work with?

It works with Universal Robots controllers, Mobile robot platforms, EtherNet/IP, Custom tooling plates.

What should I watch for with Piab vacuum?

Self-contained pump units add weight at the wrist. Battery or air supply choice affects duty cycle. Cup material selection depends on part surface and porosity.

End effectors

Piab vacuum

Vacuum pumps, cups, and gripper systems, including the piCOBOT line, built specifically for lightweight and collaborative robot handling tasks.

Piab makes both traditional vacuum ejectors for industrial arms and lighter, plug-and-play vacuum gripper units like the piCOBOT designed to mount directly on collaborative robots with minimal wiring. The piCOBOT integrates its own vacuum pump into the gripper body, removing the need for a separate compressed air supply in some applications.

This self-contained design is popular for mobile robot and cobot applications where routing shop air to the tool is inconvenient or where the cell needs to move around a facility.

For heavier industrial handling, Piab also supplies COAX cartridge ejectors that integrators build into custom vacuum tooling plates, similar in approach to SMC's product line.

Related integrations

smc vacuum onrobot grippers soft grippers

Common questions

What does Piab vacuum do?: Vacuum pumps, cups, and gripper systems, including the piCOBOT line, built specifically for lightweight and collaborative robot handling tasks.
What does Piab vacuum work with?: It works with Universal Robots controllers, Mobile robot platforms, EtherNet/IP, Custom tooling plates.
What should I watch for with Piab vacuum?: Self-contained pump units add weight at the wrist. Battery or air supply choice affects duty cycle. Cup material selection depends on part surface and porosity.