Vi-Cas Manufacturing, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, is now producing round vacuum cups from 0.09 in. dia to 14.69 in. dia.—to handle many round, oval, and hard-to-grip products, including those with smooth or textured surfaces. Thousands of styles and sizes are available in materials including vinyl, urethane, rubber, silicone, oil-resistant vinyl, anti-static vinyl, FDA approved materials, and more, to suit most any application. Vi-Cas replacement vacuum cups are installed in virtually every industry, for applications such as packaging, label application, pick-and-place, manufacturing, scrap removal, ergonomic lifters, end-of-arm robotic tooling, and more.
An extensive online catalog, searchable by cup attributes such as diameter, height, width, and more, is available online. Accessories such as level compensators, swivel joints, vacuum valves, and fittings and adaptors to enhance vacuum cup effectiveness are also available. Vi-Cas can quote custom designs from customer-supplied drawings, or reverse engineer from customer-supplied cups. Free samples are available.
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