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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..

In today's fast-paced industrial world, industrialists are always looking for the next invention or breakthrough that will provide greater efficiency or productivity and give them an edge over their competitors. While breakthroughs are relatively few and far between today, there are still many measures that a plant manager can take to optimize oper..

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..