White goods

White goods

White goods are generally machines which perform housekeeping tasks, such as cooking, food preservation, dishwashing or cleaning clothes. The white goods industry is heavily influenced by various energy-saving regulations, affecting not only the appliances themselves, but, the manufacturing facilities as well. Piab’s solutions for the white goods industry feature long-lasting components for vacuum handling at high speeds with minimum energy usage.

Automated pick-and-place

The use of specialized machines for high speed pick-and-place of small items with suction cups is very common in the electronics and consumer industries. This application is typically characterized by short cycle times, high acceleration forces and large variations on the parts to be handled. Advantages with PIAB Reduced energy ...

Palletizing and depalletizing

Palletizing is the process of placing packages on a pallet alternatively removing them from a pallet (depalletizing). Palletizing machines use vacuum pumps, suction cups and other pneumatic components. These machines typically pick up multiple boxes at a time and place them on a stack (or remove them from a stack). Today, because of the ...

Ergonomic lifter

Reducing injury and increasing productivity are often accomplished with the aid of ergonomic lifting devices. This type of equipment allows one or two operators to lift, move and manipulate large and small objects with vacuum. Unlike a robot, the lifting device requires an operator to position the part being handled. Reliable safety ...

Robot pick-and-place

The use of robots for placing products in cartons and transfer of cartons and products between different stations in the packaging lines is very common in all industries. High speed pick-and-place robots for placing small items like candy and cookies in packages are often combined with a visual observation system for identifying products ...

Vacuum lamination/bagging (vacuum infusion)

During the manufacturing of laminated products like veneer sheets and plastic hull of a a boat, vacuum is used to eliminate bubbles and thereby increase the material strength. Advantages with Piab No service required on Piab vacuum pumps Energy-saving function can easily be incorporated Easy adjustable vacuum level Easy to ...

Auto racking

To automatically rack stamped metal panels or other large parts. The panels are loaded into shipping racks for movement to next process in the line. The size and weight of the panels make it difficult for operators to manually handle and racking them. Robots are used and typically equipped with a vision system. A retracting level ...

Vacuum belt conveyors

Vacuum belt conveyors consist of a perforated conveyor belt that is connected to a vacuum through grooves in the bed of the belt. It holds flat parts of almost any material to the belt by vacuum. Vacuum belt conveyors can also be used "upside down" in some applications. Advantages with PIAB Reduced energy consumption, vacuum COAX® ...

Evacuation and filling of liquids

In final assembly of certain machines/products like cars and refrigerators, fluid systems are filled before the machine/product leaves the manufacturing facility. To speed up the process of filling fluids the air is evacuated from the volume that is to be filled. A second vacuum is required that is applied at the end of the filling ...

Metal stamping/parts assembly

Assembly process for stamped parts. Robots are used for welding parts together and for material handling. In a robot cell at least a few robots use vacuum in handling operations. The metal sheets are still oily but the speeds and cycle times are much slower than in stamping. Safety and energy-saving devices are important for efficient ...

Metal forming - bending, hemming, drilling and cutting

Vacuum is mainly used for loading and unloading in metal forming processes and sometimes holding and sorting of the workpiece within the machine. Punching machine, a machine for punching holes in metal. Laser cutting is a technology that uses a laser to cut materials. The bending machine is a metalworking machine that allows the bending ...

Destacking layers of sheets

Blank Destacker has been developed specifically for feeding sheet blanks into fully automatic lines. Blanks of metal (magnetic or non-magnetic), plastic, wood or cardboard are separated from a stack and fed into the line. Vacuum pumps and cups are used to “pick-up/separate” and feed. It is important to choose the right type of suction ...

Metal stamping and press transfer

Sheet metal is moved through a series of presses and formed into a panel. Slippery panels due to oil, narrow areas to grip and high speed in the press makes the selection of cups crucial. Vacuum tooling for handling the panel changes each time a new part shall be pressed. Tandem press-lines feature multiple presses with press-to-press ...

Vacuum assembly fixture - clamping

In several industries there are clamping fixtures where suction cups are used to hold parts during assembly, forming, cutting or other machining operations. In many cases the cycle times are long and an energy-saving system is therefore recommended. Advantages with PIAB Reduced energy consumption with COAX® technology and ...

Vacuum holding for testing/measuring

Vacuum is used in test equipment for printed circuit boards to press the board against the electrical test points. The vacuum creates an even pressure/force over the entire board. Advantages with PIAB Reduced energy consumption with COAX® technology and optimizers Easy to control and adjust the vacuum level

Glass/solar panel handling

Solar glass and modules are handled and fixed by vacuum during the entire manufacturing process. The thin, fragile and surface sensitive object is handled under high accelerations and short cycle times. Suction cups which leave no marks, have a good inner support structure and good sealing capability (over seams) shall be used.  ...

Injection molding - remove parts from mold

After plastic parts have been formed in injection molding machines, they are typically removed from the mold with the help of suction cups and vacuum pumps that are usually attached to a robot arm. The temperature of the molded plastic parts can be quite high. Advantages with PIAB Reduced energy consumption with COAX® technology and ...

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