Established in 1951, Piab designs innovative vacuum solutions that improve the energy-efficiency, productivity, and working environments of vacuum users around the world. As a reliable partner to many of the world's largest manufacturers, Piab develops and manufactures a complete line of vacuum pumps, vacuum accessories, vacuum filters, vacuum switches, vacuum conveyors, suction cups, vacuum cups and vacuum gripper tools for a variety of automated material handling and factory automation processes. Piab utilizes COAX, a completely new dimension in vacuum technology, in many of its original products and solutions. COAX cartridges are smaller, more energy efficient and more reliable than conventional ejectors, and can be integrated directly into machinery. This allows for the design of a flexible, modular vacuum system. Piab is a worldwide organization with subsidiaries and distributors in more than 140 countries. Its headquarters are in Sweden with a North American presence in Canton, MA. Within the packaging industry, Piab vacuum products are found in applications involving carton and case erecting, modified atmospheric packaging (MAP), labeling, pick and place, robotic arms, slip sheet feeding, bag opening and handling, vacuum packaging, palletizing and depalletizing, filling, tablet handing, form-fill-seal, powder handling and pharmaceuticals.