Nitrile rubber, NBR: Standard material with good abrasion and wear properties. Particularly high resistance to oil and alcohol. Free of paint wetting impairment substances with hardness of 45 and 60 Shore.

Nitrile rubber, NBR-AS: Antistatic material for the electronics industry with good abrasion and wear properties and particularly high resistance to oil and alcohol.

Silicone rubber, SI (SI-HD): Food-safe material for the packaging industry with very good cleanroom suitability.

Silicone rubber, SI-AS: Material suitable for the packaging and electronics industry with very good ozone and alcohol resistance.

Natural rubber, NK: Durable material with very good resistance to permanent distortion. Suitable for the wood and packaging industry.

High-temperature material, HT1: Material which is free of paint wetting impairment substances and leaves few marks, with very good cleanroom suitability and very high wear resistance. Suitable for the plastics and glass industry.

High-temperature material, HT2: Material suitable for high-temperature applications in the glass, solar and metal industries with very good cleanroom suitability. Very good resistance to weathering.

Elastodur, ED: Material which leaves few marks and has very good cleanroom suitability for the packaging and metal industries. Extremely high wear and tear resistance. Free of paint wetting impairment substances with hardness of 85 Shore.

Polyurethane, PU: Extremely durable material for the packaging industry with very good resistance against external influences such as alcohol, oil or ozone.

Vulkollan, VU1: Extremely durable material for many industries such as metal, packaging, glass and wood. Very good resistance against external influences such as alcohol, oil or ozone.

Polyvinyl chloride, PVC: Food-safe material for the packaging industry. Very good wear resistance and abrasion resistance with high resistance to oil and ozone.

Fluororubber, FPM: Material which leaves few marks, with very good cleanroom suitability and extremely high resistance to acids and solvents. Suitable for glass, solar or metal industries, for example.

Ethylene propylene rubber, EPDM: Durable material with very good chemical resistance to alkalis, acids, ozone or oil. Suitable for the glass industry.

Ethylene propylene foam rubber, EPDM-MOS: Durable material for the metal and wood industry. Very good chemical resistance to alkalis, acids, ozone or oil.

Detailed information about the various suction cup materials is available here.

Schmalz Select.

With our preferred product range Schmalz Select we support you in selecting the right solution. Our experts have selected the components that suit about 80 percent of all standard applications.

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Schmalz Select fits about 80% of all standard applications.

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Schmalz Select products are available worldwide – and in the long term.

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Schmalz Connect.

Industry 4.0 thrives on intelligent devices that communicate with each other in the digital factory. In the Schmalz Connect product range, Schmalz bundles a whole range of such smart field devices.

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Integration via NFC, IO-Link and Ethernet makes the start of operations up to 75 percent faster.

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Monitor and optimize machine data and statuses from anywhere and in real time.

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Detect subtle changes and reduce the likelihood of imminent malfunctions – before they lead to system downtime.

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