1. Automotive Paint Shop Sheet Metal Handling
Employing the Festo ESS-40-BT-G1/4 suction cup to lift and position contoured sheet metal parts onto conveyors prior to the automotive painting process. The highly durable Vulkollan material ensures long-lasting wear resistance against metal edges, while the strict LABS (PWIS) conformity guarantees that no paint-wetting impairment substances (like silicones) are transferred to the panels.
Problem SolvedEliminates the risk of chemical contamination that causes fisheyes or paint defects on metal body panels, while successfully adapting to curved automotive shapes using the 1.5 bellows convolutions and 9 mm height compensator.
VDMA24364-A1-L (PWIS) conformityVulkollan materialRound bellows 1.5 convolutions9 mm height compensatorMin. workpiece radius 35 mm
2. High-Speed End-of-Line Cardboard Palletizing
Utilizing the 40mm Vulkollan bellows suction cups on end-of-line packaging robotic arms to pick and place corrugated cardboard boxes onto pallets. The robust 72 Shore hardness Vulkollan material easily withstands the highly abrasive surface of cardboard, while the 59 N holding force securely grips the boxes during high-speed lateral movements.
Problem SolvedSolves the issue of rapid suction cup degradation and frequent maintenance caused by abrasive corrugated cardboard, while reliably gripping uneven or slightly bowed taped box flaps.
Shore hardness 72 +/- 5Holding force 59 NLateral force 22 NVulkollan materialSuction cup diameter 40 mm
3. Warm Injection-Molded Plastic Part Extraction
Integrating the suction cups into a Cartesian robotic take-out system to extract newly molded, curved plastic components directly from injection molding machines. The suction cup safely operates in elevated temperatures up to 80 °C, and the bellows design safely conforms to curved profiles without marking or deforming the hot plastic.
Problem SolvedOvercomes the challenge of securely extracting warm, contoured plastic parts from molds without leaving marks or warping the part, relying on the cup's thermal stability and high-flexibility bellows.
Ambient temperature -10 °C ... 80 °CMin. workpiece radius 35 mmNominal operating pressure -0.7 barG1/4 Vacuum connectionRound bellows 1.5 convolutions
