The setting-up time for printing presses can be reduced, due to new technology from PIAB. Fast-reacting, quiet and environmentally-friendly compressed air driven pumps can be used throughout the printing process, and in post press operation, according to the company. The quicker processing and more efficient press usage lead to increased profitability.

A new series of vacuum conveyors manufactured in accordance with the USDA standard has been developed by the vacuum technology company PIAB. This series is designed to meet the stricter demands on processing equipment set by the food products and pharmaceutical industries.

Machinery and plant design involving compressed air-driven vacuum pumps can be greatly facilitated by the new P3010 vacuum pump, according to the vacuum technology company PIAB, which has introduced a range of pumps with an emphasis on modularity and efficiency.

The B52P suction cup from PIAB is designed to lift products that have either uneven or flat surfaces, within for example the automotive, packaging, wood handling articles and white goods industries. It is claimed to have a very long life, due to the company-developed suction assembly, made up of two types of polyurethane plastic. The upper part - the suction housing of 60 Shore hardness provides strength and ensures ready adaptation to differences in height. The gripping membrane is thus very flexible - with only 30 Shore hardness - and can easily retain its hold on such materials as cardboard boxes, sheet metal or cans.