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The humble suction cup rarely receives the attention it deserves as a modern invention. Before the invention of the suction cup, attaching something to a flat vertical surface usually involved driving a nail into the surface or using a permanent adhesive like glue. With the invention of the regular passive suction cup, however, people now had a way..

If your company relies on robotic components in their production process, then you have to ensure that these elements work to maintain safety in a factory environment. That is why most companies exercise caution through a thorough daily inspection to ensure that they are in proper working order and that they don't require repair of any sort. Otherw..

Robotic components are used all around the world and have allowed factories of all sizes to increase the speed at which their production lines operate, and have allowed them to ensure the safety of each and every employee. The good news is that these types of robotic components are designed to provide companies with years of constant use, being dur..

The use of pneumatics in various fields has only multiplied over time. You now have DIY kits that are available for home decorating and modelling. The sector in which this technology has succeeded most is the heavy-duty material handling sector: you can now staple, nail, hammer and sand quickly and easily. Pneumadyne pneumatic components and Convum..

The power of vacuum is something that most people are already familiar with thanks to the modern cleaning appliance that makes picking up stray bits of dirt and dust so easy. There are everyday uses of vacuum that we barely notice. Every time you hang something up on a hook attached to a tile on the wall or affix your in-car navigation unit to the ..

The humble suction cup, otherwise known as a sucker, was in use as early as 300 BC, as a medical implement. Gourds were used as suction devices to pull "bad blood" out of people suffering from illness or disease. While the medical efficacy of this may be in doubt, the fact that these were functioning suction cups is not. Over the years, suction cup..