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 greatest advantage of the P3010 range is their compact format and the fact that they are built up of separate modules," explains Niklas Svahn, PIAB Product Manager. "The designer can select exactly which functions are required."

The core of the system is a compressed air-driven vacuum pump module based on PIAB's COAX technology, a development of a patented design with three ejectors that expand the compressed air in several stages. This technology consumes less air than conventional pumps: 1 scfm at 44 psi feeding pressure at a maximum flow of 3 scfm.

The pump module is clipped onto a "click-in" strip, which can take up to four pumps, inserted without tools. There are a number of pump accessories, all very easy to attach. These include connector modules, vacuum gauges, Quick Release modules for faster working cycles and extra pump modules to increase performance.

"The pumps are designed to be easy to maintain and simple to install," continues Niklas Svahn. "They are very well suited for use with a robot arm, where suction cups are being used to lift various components. PIAB's clients in the packaging industry have also shown a lot of interest in the system."

Technical facts
The pumps are only 0.65 inch wide and weigh 0.22 lb. According to the manufacturer they can create a vacuum as low as -27 inch Hg at 46 psi feed pressure. The pumps can operate with feed pressures between 25 to 100 psi. The ejector section with its filter can be taken out in a few seconds without the need to remove the pump. This type of vacuum technology has no moving parts, which means that the noise level can be held down to 66 dBA. No lubrication is needed and there is no risk of static build-up or sparks.


For further information please contact:
Mr Don Spradlin
PIAB USA, Inc
55 Accord Park Drive
ROCKLAND MA 02370, USA
Telephone: 1-781 792 0003
Fax: 1-781 792 0574
E-mail: info@piab.com
Web site: www.piab.com

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