Vacuum Products

Vacuum Pick and Place Components for Robotics and Industrial Automation

Vacuforce offers a complete range of vacuum pick and place components designed for robotic automation, material handling, packaging machinery, palletizing systems, CNC machinery and end-of-arm tooling (EOAT). Our vacuum automation products are used throughout manufacturing facilities to safely and efficiently lift, move, position and transfer products ranging from cartons and bags to sheet metal, glass, plastics, wood products and food packaging.

Whether you are designing a robotic pick-and-place system, upgrading an existing automation cell or building custom end-of-arm tooling, Vacuforce provides the vacuum components needed to create reliable, high-performance vacuum handling systems.

Complete Vacuum Pick and Place Product Range

• Vacuum Grippers and EOAT Systems
• Vacuum Pick-Up Cylinders
• Suction Cups and Vacuum Pads
• Vacuum Venturi Generators
• Vacuum Valves
• Vacuum Filters
• Vacuum Sensors and Switches
• Vacuum Pods for CNC Machinery
• Collaborative Robot (COBOT) Tooling
• Custom Vacuum Handling Systems

Vacuum Grippers and End of Arm Tooling

Vacuum grippers are among the most widely used robotic gripping technologies because they can handle a wide range of products with minimal product-specific tooling. Vacuforce offers universal vacuum grippers, foam grippers, carton handling grippers and custom EOAT systems designed for industrial robots and collaborative robots.

Vacuum grippers are commonly used for palletizing, depalletizing, packaging automation, material handling and robotic assembly operations.

Vacuum Pick-Up Cylinders

Vacuum pick-up cylinders simplify automation by combining vacuum gripping and vertical compensation into a single device. These units automatically compensate in the Z-axis and eliminate the need for separate vertical motion control in many pick-and-place applications.

This results in faster cycle times, simplified machine design and reduced system cost.

Suction Cups and Vacuum Pads

Vacuforce suction cups are available in flat, bellows, oval and specialty configurations for handling a wide range of products. Material options include NBR rubber, silicone, polyurethane, FDA-compliant compounds and metal detectable materials for food processing applications.

Proper suction cup selection is critical for achieving reliable vacuum handling performance and maximizing productivity.

Vacuum Venturi Generators

Vacuum venturi generators create vacuum using compressed air and are commonly used in robotic handling systems because they contain no moving parts and require minimal maintenance. Vacuforce offers single-stage, two-stage and multi-stage venturi technologies for both centralized and decentralized vacuum systems.

These generators are widely used in packaging machinery, robotics, material handling systems and automated manufacturing equipment.

Vacuum Valves, Filters and Sensors

Vacuum valves, filters and sensors are critical components in any vacuum automation system. Vacuum valves provide fast vacuum control and release functions, filters protect pumps and venturi generators from contamination and vacuum sensors provide feedback to PLCs and machine controllers.

Together these products ensure safe, efficient and reliable vacuum system operation.

COBOT Vacuum Tooling

Collaborative robots continue to transform manufacturing and logistics operations. Vacuforce COBOT vacuum tooling is designed to work with leading collaborative robot platforms and can be customized for cartons, bags, plastic parts, sheet materials and other automation applications.

Lightweight construction and optimized vacuum performance help maximize collaborative robot payload capacity and productivity.

Industries and Applications

• Robotic pick and place
• Packaging automation
• Palletizing and depalletizing
• Food packaging
• Sheet metal handling
• Glass handling
• Woodworking automation
• Plastic part handling
• CNC machining centers
• Warehouse automation