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    Robot-Ready Electric Vacuum Lifters for Lightweight Items

    Image of ProductInUse. Front orientation. Vacuum Lifters. Robot-Ready Electric Vacuum Lifters for Lightweight Items .
    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.
    Vacuum Lifters
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Vacuum Lifters. Robot-Ready Electric Vacuum Lifters for Lightweight Items , Vacuum Lifters.
    These lifters include a vacuum generator with a robot mount, a cord, and two types of vacuum cups. Use the flat cup for items with level surfaces and the single-bellows cup for gripping tilted items or items of different heights. You can also use your own vacuum cup if it has a compatible 1/4 BSPP threaded connection. For large items, items that might break if lifted from a single point, or material with uneven weight distribution, use 2-, 3-, or 4-cup assemblies (sold separately).
    Once you’ve installed these lifters, use your robot program to turn suction on or off. An integrated vacuum switch tells your robot when an item is picked up, so it knows when to move to the next location. Adjust the vacuum level using the arrow keys on the lifter body. These lifters achieve maximum weight capacity only when handling items with smooth, nonporous surfaces, such as glass or sheet metal.
    Lifters for FANUC CRX arms are FANUC approved and lifters for Universal Robots (UR) arms are UR+ certified, so they’ve been tested to work seamlessly with your robot. For simple integration with your teach pendant software, download FANUC and URCap plug-ins from the manufacturer’s website.
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    Schmalz ECBPMi Series
    FANUC (CRX/5iA, 10iA, 10iA/L, 20iA/L, 25iA, 30iA)663112.41 CupYes2012.832237110N26000000000
    Universal Robots (UR3, UR3e, UR5, UR5e, UR7e, UR10e, UR16e)663112.41 CupYes2012.832237110N2300000000
    Universal Robots (UR10, UR10e, UR12e, UR15, UR16e)663112.41 CupYes2012.832237110N2400000000
     
    Cup Assemblies
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Vacuum Lifters. Robot-Ready Electric Vacuum Lifters for Lightweight Items , 2 Cup.
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Vacuum Lifters. Robot-Ready Electric Vacuum Lifters for Lightweight Items , 3 Cup.
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Vacuum Lifters. Robot-Ready Electric Vacuum Lifters for Lightweight Items , 4 Cup.

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    Cup assemblies attach directly to the bottom of vacuum lifters. Swap out your single cup for multiple cups for more stability—they spread suction across larger areas. Use them to pick up thin glass, plastic sheets, and other items that might flex or break when lifted from a single point.
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    Buna-N Cups
    2 CupYes2021.28637N110000000
    3 CupYes2021.28637N12000000
    4 CupYes2021.28637N13000000
     
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