ZP Suction Cup Only
SMC's series ZP, ZP2 and ZP3 suction cups offer a complete line of cup options to meet all of your handling and transfer needs. A wide range of sizes, shapes and materials allow design engineers the flexibility to choose the appropriate pad configuration, making the ZP, ZP2, and ZP3 suitable for a variety of routine and unusual lifting applications.
ZP-*T, Compact Pad Series
SMC's series ZP-*T suction cups are designed to handle tiny components like semiconductor chips, small brackets, or glass vials. They're used by robotics integrators, micro-automation designers, and process engineers in the semiconductor, consumer electronics, and medical device manufacturing industries. They offer a high level of dimensional precision in small formats and provide reliable, repeatable gripping force for tiny payloads while offering quick-change compatibility with miniature automation setups.
ZP (U,C,D,B), Suction Cups Unit with Lock Ring
SMC's series ZP (U,C,D,B) suction cups are the workhorses of general automation integrators, machine builders, and factory maintenance teams. They are commonly used on manufacturing, automotive assembly, electronics, and packaging lines. The letters designate the standard shapes: Flat (U), Flat with Ribs (C), Deep (D), and Bellows (B). Its integrated lock-ring design allows a technician to snap off a worn rubber pad and quickly lock a new one into place without tools.
ZP*F, Ball Joint Pad Series
SMC's series ZP*F suction cups are used to lift curved automotive body panels, molded plastics, CRT/LCD screens, and sloped sheet metal. When a robotic arm tries to press a standard cup against a sloped or contoured workpiece it can tear or fail to seal. The ZP*F incorporates a flexible, ball-and-socket style articulation directly into the pad's geometry, allowing he rubber pad itself to pivot and passively conform to the angle of the workpiece.
ZP, Heavy Duty, Flat w/Rib or Bellows Pad
ZP Heavy Duty suction cups have thick-walled pads designed to handle the heaviest payloads. While standard cups will physically stretch, deform, or tear under the weight of heavy metal plates, the reinforced sidewalls provide shear-force resistance, ensuring that heavy, expensive materials do not slip or drop during handling.
ZP, High Rigidity Pad
The ZP, High Rigidity Pad is used for handling workpieces that are physically small but incredibly dense and heavy, such as solid steel billets or thick cast iron parts. When lifting a dense object with a small footprint, a large amount of vacuum pressure must be applied to a small area. The High Rigidity series is reinforced to maintain its structural shape under maximum vacuum levels, allowing engineers to safely lift heavy metal blanks using a smaller robotic footprint.