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Provak supplies PIAB suction cups for automated handling, lifting, and picking in industry. We will help you choose the right solution for workpiece, material, surface, speed, and production environment.
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PIAB suction cups and vacuum grippers are essential components in modern industrial automation, where safe, precise and efficient workpiece handling is crucial.
At Provak, we offer a wide range of PIAB suction cups for robots, pick-and-place solutions and vacuum grippers, designed to handle everything from smooth surfaces to porous materials.
The various types of suction cups – including flat, conical, and multi-bellows solutions – ensure optimal grip, high flexibility, and stable operation even at high speeds. PIAB vacuum technology is known for its energy efficiency and operational reliability, making it ideal for industries such as food production, pharmaceuticals, logistics, and general industry.
Provak assists with advice, sizing and integration of vacuum grippers, ensuring you get the optimal solution for your production. Whether you need to handle items of varying shape, weight or surface, we can tailor-make a solution with PIAB suction cups that guarantees high uptime and a minimal error rate.
With the right suction cup, you'll achieve a more stable grip, fewer misplaced items, and a more efficient automated process.
Typical challenges
A suction cup should not just fit the workpiece. It needs to suit the entire process. Surface, weight, speed, lifting direction, temperature, cleaning, and environment all play a part in determining which solution will work reliably in practice.
When the seal isn't completely tight, leakage can occur. This places demands on the suction cup, vacuum level, and flow.
Certain items need to be handled carefully, without marks, deformation, or excessive pressure on the surface.
In automated systems, the suction cup must be able to grip, hold, and release quickly, without compromising stability.
In food and pharmaceutical production, material selection, ease of cleaning, and documentation can be crucial.
We help match the suction cup, vacuum level, and flow rate to the specific handling task.
Choosing a suction cup
The right suction cup depends first and foremost on the object. Is the surface smooth, uneven, porous, flexible, sensitive, or is it food? Here are some of the typical suction cups:
For items with a flat and smooth surface, where the suction cup needs to grip and release quickly and precisely.
For surfaces with structure, edges or variations, where the suction cup needs to compensate for differences in the surface.
For soft and malleable items, where the surface can change during lifting and requires a more forgiving grip.
For productions with requirements for hygiene, cleaning, and materials suited for food or clean environments.
For automated installations, where several suction cups must work together to grip, lift, or move workpieces stably.
For automated installations, where several suction cups must work together to grip, lift, or move workpieces stably.
The right suction cup depends on more than just the workpiece alone. Therefore, we look at the entire handling task so that the solution is suited to the product, process, and production environment.
We help you choose the right solution based on your hygiene, operational, and production requirements.
official PIAB partner
As a trusted PIAB partner, Provak turns a comprehensive range of suction cups and vacuum components into solutions that perform in real applications.
Suction cups and vacuum components for many types of workpieces and production environments.
Selection based on topic, surface, flow, cycle time and operational requirements.
From individual components to grippers and complete vacuum solutions.
As a trusted PIAB partner, Provak turns a comprehensive range of suction cups and vacuum components into solutions that perform in real applications.
Here we have compiled answers to the most typical questions about PIAB suction cups, vacuum handling and choosing the right solution for your process.
It depends on the subject’s material, weight, surface, shape, and the process the suction cup is to be used in. Provak helps to select the right type, size, and solution.
Suction cups are used in food production for:
Biscuits and baked goods (pick-and-place)
Cheese and dairy
Packaging and packing
Food trays and film
Powder (indirectly via packaging or capsules)
Suction cups are widely used in packaging and food handling, often with FDA-approved materials
Yes. We supply complete vacuum solutions – from consultation and dimensioning to installation, commissioning, and service. Together with PIAB, we ensure a solution that precisely fits your production.
Tell us briefly about the subject, surface, and handling task, and we'll help you assess the right solution.
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We know the requirements for operation, hygiene, and safety.
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