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Designing a vacuum system for
your bag handling application
Until now, bag handling
with a vacuum system and
suction cups has proven to
be a very challenging task,
resulting in regular errors
and machine stoppages.
Jusqu’à présent, la
manutention de sacs à
l’aide d’une installation de
vide et de ventouses s’est
avéré un exercice très
difficile, source d’erreurs
régulières et d’arrêts de
machines.
Bisher war die
Beutelabwicklung mit
einem Vakuumsystem und
Saugnäpfen eine große
Herausforderung, die
regelmäßig zu Fehlern und
Maschinenstopps führte.
hether top loading or opening
Fig. 1. PIAB's vacuum pump and suction cups for
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a bag, getting a strong, solid
bag handling applications allow for the handling of
grip on these unique packages
a larger variety of bag sizes, shapes and dimensions.
is often an issue. Faced with
varying sizes, shapes and materials, it is no place, downtime is most likely a guarantee.
wonder that manufacturers get frustrated with Bag opening applications: Opening a bag
the systems handling their bags. with suction is a common sight to see on the
As the consumer goods industry constantly production line. Here, the same challenges of
evolves to meet demands for eye-catching size, shape and material are present. However,
products, OEM's and machine builders are more the thickness of material becomes a more
often faced with innovative and ‘out-of-the-box’ important factor toward achieving a strong
packages that must be transported down the enough grip. While top-loading applications
production line. Snack foods, frozen items, and require security and reliability to prevent
even liquid products like milk are now dropped products, bag opening applications
frequently packaged in bags and pouches. What require that as well as a strong enough grip to
these manufacturers should know is that there pull and hold apart the sides of a bag. This
are solutions that can make handling these strong grip can prevent product damage due to
products as easy as handling any. issues like spilled liquid contents or damaged
Top loading applications: On the production frozen items.
line, picking and placing bags of different sizes At the core of effective bag handling is a
and materials is the challenge. Adding to this powerful, high-flow vacuum solution. Powerful
challenge are potentially fragile or liquid/viscous vacuum allows for quick and secure grip of all
contents. A flexible gripping system is required, bagged products. Machine designers in the
especially if multiple products are being handled consumer goods industry can also increase
on the same line. If an inflexible system is in productivity of manufacturing with optimised
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