piSOFTGRIP has three gripping fingers and a sealed vacuum cavity, all made in one piece, resulting in a robust and simple product. The product is not sensitive to dust and the gripping force is easily adjusted and controlled by the applied vacuum level.
piSOFTGRIP and the direct contact with food
piSOFTGRIP is made in detectable silicone approved for direct contact with food (in accordance with FDA 21 CFR and EU 1935/2004 regulations). The food compliant silicone gripper enables the food/chocolate industry to extend their automated food handling to include a wider range of products.
Delicate food items and chocolate pralines can be handled without risk. Wash-down fitting options as well as a sealed vacuum cavity make it easy to clean and keep functioning in challenging environments.
A tool easy to use, control and clean
The soft gripping vacuum tool is as easy to control and install as a suction cup. You can also easily use it in multimode applications, putting several piSOFTGRIP in rows or other grid structures, supporting the picks you want to make.
It uses the same fittings as Piab’s piGRIP suction cups. An optional stainless-steel fitting offers wash-down provision to assist cleaning. Its intuitive and user-friendly design makes piSOFTGRIP easy to integrate into automated procedures, where it can help to secure the quality of products and increase overall productivity.
piSOFTGRIP for food and chocolate: gripping solution for small and sensitive objects
The piSOFTGRIP is an excellent and cost-effective solution for sensitive and difficult to grip objects. The gripping force can easily be controlled by simply adjusting the vacuum level. The new soft gripper can grip objects with a diameter of up to 30mm [1.18”].
A cost-effective soft gripping tool developed especially for pharma, food and medical industry automation. piSOFTGRIP is great for picking sensitive and lightweight objects of odd geometries and/or an unusual surface.
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piSOFTGRIP vacuum-driven soft gripping fingers
piSOFTGRIP has three gripping fingers and a vacuum cavity, all made in one piece, resulting in a simple and robust product. As it is vacuum-driven, the gripping force can easily be controlled by simply adjusting the vacuum level. The vacuum cavity is sealed, making it extremely resistant to dust. Suitable for lightweight sensitive small objects with odd geometries and/or an unusual surfaces. Possible to use in multi mode applications (picking complete rows of objects). Recommended sizes of the objects ranges from diameter 10 up to 50 mm.
Applications can be found in Food, Pharmaceutical and MedTech industries.
The material is food grade silicone, FDA/EU compliant and detectable. piSOFTGRIP also comes with a stainless-steel wash down fitting (to be used if rotation positioning/locking is needed or higher hygenic demands).
