ZP2 Suction Cup Only
ZP2 series vacuum pads are available in 38 diameters from 2 to 340mm, and offer a variety of pad materials and designs to choose from. The ZP2 series was designed to standardize special products designed for the ZP series. Pad types include: miniature pads, compact pads, nozzle pads, multi-bellows pads, sponge pads, mark-free pads, oval pad variations, and heavy-duty pad variations.
ZP2, Compact Pad for ZP Series Adapter
ZP2 Compact series features a reduced outer-diameter footprint relative to its suction area, allowing engineers to build denser, tighter robotic tooling arrays than standard pads allow. They are used to build gripping arrays for medical device assembly, printed circuit board handling, and fast-moving consumer electronics.
ZP2, Flat Short-type Pad for ZP2 Adapters
The ZP2 Short-Type series is sourced by mechanical engineers dealing with tight machine enclosures or low-clearance transfer presses. The pads are stripped of excess vertical height, allowing robotic tooling to slip into tight gaps, such as between the open dies of a metal stamping press, where a standard-height cup would not fit.
ZP2-AN, Nozzle Pad
The ZP2 Nozzle series allows the vacuum to pinpoint a specific, tiny flat spot on an otherwise complex 3D micro-part such that would be found in medical optics or hearing aids. Instead of a traditional rubber bell shape, the Nozzle Pad resembles a small, precision-molded rubber tube. Unlike rigid metal vacuum nozzles that can scratch lenses or sensors, these elastomer nozzles provide a soft, non-marring touch.
ZP2, Thin Flat Pads
ZP2 Thin Flat Pads are ideal for plastic film processing, lithium-ion battery pouch handling, and soft packaging. They feature an ultra-thin sealing skirt and internal support structures that allow the cup to hold the film flat, ensuring zero wrinkling during high-speed robotic transfers.
ZP2-*J, Bellows Pad, Multistage (Lock Ring Type)
The ZP2-*J Bellows series is designed for situations where the pick-up surface is slanted or curved such as molded plastics, automotive dashboard panels, or consumer appliances. Standard flat cups require the robotic arm to be perpendicular to the surface it is picking up. The ZP2 Inclined Bellows pad features an asymmetrical, flexible accordion fold that passively pivots to mate with sloped surfaces.
ZP2-*MB, Bellows Pad
ZP2 Multi-Bellows Pads feature multiple deep accordion folds that act as pneumatic shock absorbers, making them ideal for handling fragile, unevenly shaped items like bagged bread, produce, or liquid-filled pouches. The cup gently collapses around irregular shapes without crushing the contents underneath.
ZP2-ZJ, Bellows Pad
The ZP2-ZJ Bellows Pad is designed for handling workpieces that are relatively flat but have slight height variations or minor surface contours. The built-in rubber accordion fold acts as a localized, pneumatic shock absorber, allowing the cup to compress and compensate for slight height differences.
ZP2-*ZJ, Bellows Pad
The ZP2-*ZJ Bellows Pad is designed to handle fragile, oddly shaped, or liquid-filled items like bagged produce or stand-up liquid pouches. The extended multi-bellows design allows the pad to drape over and collapse around spherical or entirely uneven objects creating an airtight seal without applying crushing force to the product inside.
ZP2-*W, Oval Pad
ZP2 Oval Pads match the geometry of narrow workpieces and are used by door and window frame manufacturers and automotive chassis engineers handling pipes, pens, and extruded aluminum profiles. Most length-to-width ratios can be purchased off the shelf allowing engineers to maximize the vacuum lifting area on skinny parts without custom tooling.
ZP2, Mark-free Pad
ZP2 Mark-Free Pads are purchased by quality control managers and process engineers in the display manufacturing, optics, and architectural glass industries. Standard rubber suction cups leave behind microscopic chemical residues or oily halos on surfaces like LCD television screens or coated architectural glass. SMC’s Mark-Free pads are molded from specialized fluororesins and silicone blends that don't leave a chemical footprint.
ZP2, Heavy Duty Pad, Flat w/Rib and Thin Flat w/Rib
ZP2 Heavy Duty Flat Pads (with Ribs) are thick-walled pads designed for the heavy payloads of shipbuilding, automotive chassis construction, and heavy sheet metal stamping. Internal ribs prevent the heavy metal from bowing into the cup, while providing lateral shear-force resistance so heavy plates don't slip during rapid movements. ZP2 Heavy Duty Thin Flat Pads (with Ribs) merge the benefits of the heavy-duty shear resistance with the anti-wrinkling skirt of a thin pad. They are used to move metal sheets are both heavy and relatively thin such as automotive side panels. The specialized thin skirt prevents the vacuum from leaving a permanent dimple or deformation in the cosmetically sensitive sheet metal.
ZP2, Heavy Duty Pad w/Bellows
ZP2 Heavy Duty Bellows Pads use a thick-walled accordion fold to combine heavy-lifting capability with the flexibility to mate against large, sweeping curves without tearing the elastomer. They are used to move contoured, heavy parts like molded hot tubs, large appliance housings, or curved automotive glass.
ZP2, Heavy Duty Oval Pad
ZP2 Heavy Duty Oval Pads have a thickened and reinforced base and lip and can be used to safely lift heavy, narrow structural materials, such as heavy steel pipes or large architectural timber beams, without the risk of peeling or dropping.
ZP2-S, Sponge Pad
ZP2 Sponge Pads are made from dense, closed-cell foam that physically compresses into the crevices of a rough workpiece. They were designed to handle workpieces with textured, porous, or rough surfaces such as drywall, brick, stone, lumber, or textured plastics and can lift material that would otherwise require clamping.