Made for FANUC CRX and Universal Robots collaborative robots, these lifters use suction to pick up and move lightweight items, up to 6 lbs. They run on electricity, so you don’t need compressed air or air valves. Often used in packaging, palletizing, and material handling, these lifters can grip everything from small cardboard boxes to bagged screws. With soft rubber cups, they’re less likely than pick-and-place grippers to damage glass, thin plastic, and other delicate materials. They’re also simple to set up—a single cord supplies both power and control to your robot arm. They help you meet ISO/TS 15066 international safety standards for people working near robots because there are no pinch points or sharp edges.

With robot tool mounts and connectors, these vacuum lifters come ready to attach to robot arms with standard ISO mounting hole patterns. Use them with compressed air to grip, lift, and move items with curves, angles, and varied heights. Also known as venturi devices, they generate suction without an installed vacuum system. If you don't see your robot model number listed, measure the bolt circle diameter to determine mounting compatibility.

Lifters and lifters with cups have two arms with vacuum cup connections. You can adjust the width of the arms to handle large items as well as tilt them to better grip uneven shapes. You can even remove an arm for applications that require only one cup. All of these lifters have a digital display for viewing the status of the lifter and controlling the vacuum. They’re protected from dust and water splashes. Lifters don’t include cups. Add vacuum cups that meet your specific needs. Lifters with cups include eight silicone and polyurethane rubber cups with different sizes and number of bellows. Cups with more bellows are better for handling items that have more variations in shape.

Lifters with a foam pad have an EPDM foam pad that’s soft enough to conform to items without damaging them. They’re best for delicate surfaces as well as porous surfaces where cups cannot obtain an airtight grip. They are not protected from dust and water splashes. Those with a sensor communicate the grip position of your lifter to a controller. They have LED status indicators, so you can quickly see the status of the lifters.

Lifters with PNP signal output communicate proximity with a positive signal, while those with NPN signal output send a negative signal.

UR+ certified lifters have been tested and approved to work seamlessly with Universal Robots (UR) arms. Plug the included software directly into your teach pendant to program the lifter.

Choose lifters with an additional port if you’d like to add a pressure transmitter (not included). Your transmitter will convert air pressure to an electrical signal for viewing air measurements on remote displays and programmable logic controllers (PLCs).

Optional sensors can be added to lifters with a foam pad for communicating the grip position to a controller. They require an A-code micro M12 power cord (sold separately).

Warning: Never use to lift people or items over people.

These large-surface lifters come with software, robot tool mounts, and connectors for quick setup and use with FANUC CRX robot arms. Using compressed air through multiple suction ports, they lift larger and heavier items than standard vacuum lifters. Also known as venturi devices, they generate suction without an installed vacuum system. To view data and adjust settings in a smartphone app, hold a phone that can read near-field communication (NFC) up to one of the NFC tags on these lifters. A digital display lets you read measurements while standing next to them.

These lifters have an IP40 rating, meaning that they keep out objects 1 mm or larger—such as wire—to protect their inner parts. They also meet ISO/TS 15066—with no pinch points or sharp edges, you can safely use them on robots that will be near people.

Lifters with cups grip irregularly shaped items better than lifters with a pad.

Lifters with a pad are better at lifting porous items than lifters with cups, and are also less likely to damage delicate surfaces.

Warning: Never use to lift people or items over people.