Attach these lifters to FANUC CRX or Universal Robots collaborative robots. They handle items up to 3.5 times heavier than our lifters for lightweight items. Because they use electricity to pick up and move items with suction, there’s no need for compressed air or air control valves. They don’t have pinch points or sharp edges, so they help you meet ISO/TS 15066 international safety standards for people working near robots.

Often used in packaging, palletizing, and material handling, these lifters can grip everything from cardboard boxes to bags of screws. With soft rubber cups, they’re less likely than pick-and-place grippers to damage glass, thin plastic, and other delicate objects. To install, plug the cord into your robot arm. It carries both power and control signals.

Equip your collaborative robot with all it needs to lift bottles and other items with complex shapes. These lifters have a flexible balloon-like cup that conforms to the sharp curves, angles, and uneven surfaces of items that other vacuum lifters may struggle to pick up. Made of Buna-N rubber, the cup resists oil and abrasion. It works for most lifting, including packaging and material handling. A rubber cushion inside the cup protects lifted items from damage if they hit the housing. The cup is held in place with stainless steel spring bands. Slip them off to replace a worn cup.

These lifters come with a robot arm mount, vacuum generator, and power cord for a quick, easy setup. Use the mount to bolt them directly to your robot arm. The cord plugs right into your robot arm for power and control. Because the suction is generated by electricity, there’s no need for compressed air or air control valves. You can configure digital inputs and outputs in your robot’s control program to turn suction on and off.

Maximum weight capacity is achieved only when lifting smooth, nonporous surfaces, such as glass and sheet metal. Materials like cardboard leak air when lifted, which may reduce your lifter’s capacity.

For textured and jagged items, swap in a silicone rubber cup. Softer than Buna-N cups, they conform better to surfaces for a tight seal. However, they wear out more quickly.

Everything you need to get your robot arm lifting large, bulky items with suction. With multiple suction points, these lifters have a larger footprint than standard lifters, so they can arrange boxed items on pallets and lift more than one item at a time. You don't need to make contact with all suction points to lift—great for picking up products that aren't perfectly aligned or consistently sized. They don’t have pinch points or sharp edges, so they help you meet ISO/TS 15066 international safety standards for people working near robots.

Use the included mount to bolt these lifters right to your robot arm. They have a built-in vacuum generator, so once you hook up the compressed air supply and plug the power cord into the arm, you’re ready to lift. Because these lifters have integrated air control valves, you can use your robot’s control program to turn suction on or off. A vacuum switch tells your robot when an item is picked up, so it knows to move to the next location. View and adjust vacuum levels and other settings with the display and keypad.

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.

Maximum weight capacity is achieved only when lifting items with smooth, nonporous surfaces, such as glass and sheet metal. Materials like cardboard leak air when lifted, which reduces your lifter’s capacity. For instance, you can lift about 50% of the maximum capacity when using these lifters on a cardboard box similar to those we ship our parts in. Maximum capacity is also reduced when lifted items don’t fully cover all suction points.

Lifters with cups are the best choice for most lifting. Made of silicone rubber, the cups are more durable and last longer than foam pads. The cups have bellows, which seal tightly on glass and other smooth surfaces. They can also conform to flexible materials and irregular shapes for a firm grip.

Lifters with pads are the best choice for lifting items with uneven surfaces, such as wood and coarse plastic. Made of foam, the pads compress around bumps, grooves, and other textures to maintain a tight seal. They are also soft enough to lift delicate items without damaging them.

Everything you need to build a custom vacuum lifter for your collaborative robot—including rails, connecting hardware, vacuum cups, air hose, robot arm mount, and vacuum generator, also called a venturi device. Whether you’re picking and placing stamped sheet metal, molded plastic, or cardboard boxes, this system gives you the freedom to position vacuum cups where you need them. Go from concept to ready-to-lift in minutes—you’ll need only simple tools for assembly. Build a custom frame with the aluminum rails—you can cut them down to size and join them together with the included connectors. Place the vacuum cups anywhere along your frame.

Hooking these lifters up to your robot arm is simple too. Use the included mount to bolt them right to the end of your robot arm. All that’s left is to plug the power cord into your robot arm and hook the lifter up to your compressed air line.

These lifters have integrated air control valves, so you can use your robot’s control program to turn suction on or off via digital inputs and outputs. A built-in vacuum switch tells your robot when an item is picked up, so it knows to move to the next location.

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 the URCap plug-in from the manufacturer’s website.

Maximum weight capacity is achieved only when lifting items with smooth, nonporous surfaces, such as glass and sheet metal. Materials like cardboard leak air when lifted, which reduces your lifter’s capacity. For instance, you can lift about 20% of the maximum capacity when using these lifters on a cardboard box similar to those we ship our parts in.