Monthly Archives: August 2024

New gripper for the Jumbo: flexible, robust, sustainable

Vacuum tube lifters are indispensable tools when it comes to ergonomic handling. However, the lifting aids can only develop their full potential with the right gripper. With the PSSG suction cups for sacks, Schmalz has developed a solution that grips powerfully and impresses with its long service life.

Bikes instead of cars: for the mobility transition to work, cities need more parking facilities without encroaching too much impact on the cityscape. For this purpose, the Japanese manufacturer Giken has built a garage called Eco Cycle,

"The food industry is a growth market," says Dr. Kurt Schmalz, Managing Partner of the Schmalz Group. "With our new portfolio of finger grippers, we now offer our customers finger grippers for the automated handling of food products in addition to an extensive portfolio of vacuum grippers."

igus single-core motor cables made of copper-coated aluminium reduce weight by 40 percent.

Whether sludge processing in a port or raw material extraction in a copper mine, energy chains that reliably protect cables even under challenging conditions are particularly in demand on long routes, and enormous weights are moved, so particularly high driving forces are necessary.