Piab is proud to introduce a new smaller size of the soft gripping tool PiSoftgrip, developed especially with the food/chocolate industry in mind. The vacuum-based soft gripper will grip sensitive and lightweight objects of odd geometries and/or an unusual surface. The gripper has three fingers and a sealed vacuum cavity, all made in one piece, resulting in a simple and robust product, which is not sensitive to dust. The gripping force is easily
adjusted and controlled by the applied vacuum level.

The gripper is made in detectable silicone approved for direct contact with food. It 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 of being spoiled due to crushing. Wash-down fitting options as well as a sealed vacuum cavity make it easy to clean and keep functioning in challenging environments.

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 grippers 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 the new gripper easy to integrate into automated procedures, where it can help to secure the quality of products and increase overall productivity. Thus, it is an optimized and cost-effective solution for sensitive and difficult to grip objects.