Tooling System targets automotive industry.
Press Release Summary:
Featuring vacuum technology, Modular Automation Tooling is made of hard-coat anodized aluminum and can be assembled on-site without welding. It features swivel arm assembly with choice of various attachments, including air-driven vacuum pump. Equipped with VacTrap® check valve, pump traps vacuum pressure for indefinite period in leak-free system, allowing parts to be handled safely in case of system interruption or failure.Original Press Release:
PIAB Announces Modular Automation Tooling For the Automotive Industry
New Material Handling System Features Revolutionary Vacuum Technology
Hingham, MA, -PIAB, a global manufacturer of industrial vacuum products, announces the availability of PIAB Modular Automation Tooling (PMAT) for the automotive industry. The new tooling system allows auto manufacturers to construct vacuum-end effector tools with minimal design time to meet their exact needs for critical applications, such as sheet metal stamping, die-casting, injection molding, thermoforming and glass handling.
Made of hard-coat anodized aluminum, PMAT is lightweight and easy to assemble on-site without welding or use of special tools, making it ideal for handling materials in both the raw and finished stages of production. The PMAT is highly flexible and can be quickly configured to handle large metal parts or small plastic components with equal ease and success.
PMAT features a swivel arm assembly with a choice of various functional attachments, including a PIAB vacuum pump. The air-driven vacuum pump provides vacuum pressure through PIAB's patented COAXT technology, a revolutionary design based on PIAB's multi-stage concept for creating vacuum pressure with compressed air. The result is a smaller, more efficient, more reliable and highly flexible technology that allows users to design a modular system.
The vacuum pump can also be equipped with a check valve feature called VacTrapR, a recent PIAB innovation that "traps" vacuum pressure for an indefinite period in a leak-free system. This feature allows parts to be handled safely in case of system interruption or failure.
About PIAB
PIAB is a global leader in developing innovative vacuum technology for use in automated material handling and factory automation processes. PIAB provides innovative solutions designed to help improve productivity and efficiency in manufacturing processes around the world. For more information about PIAB's complete line of products, contact, PIAB USA, Inc., 65 Sharp Street, Hingham, MA 02043, or call 1-800-321-7422; visit www.piab.com.
