SMC ZP3P series vacuum pads

SMC’s ZP3P series vacuum pads feature a blue-coloured, silicone rubber pad to prevent wrinkles and are compliant with FDA requirements.

The series is designed for product handing. The thin, soft pad skirt is said to offer a strong grip and reduce leakage, so that it can handle thin workpieces that might otherwise deform during adsorption.

The pads are designed for delicate operations such as the handling of vinyl and film, due to the flat shape of the vacuum pad with a central stopper.

The vacuum pad is made from FDA-complaint silicone rubber and is suited to stringent applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The blue colour can also be detected easily during contamination inspections.

The series also includes a fluoro blue bellow option, the ZP3P-JT series. While the flat-style vacuum pad is suitable for the handling of soft film, paper or foil packages and sheets, the bellow style allows for absorption of a larger range of bag shapes and pouches filled with foodstuffs.