A suction device, in particular a suction cup, suction lifter, or vacuum gripper, for reversible attachment to a substrate surface, comprising a first component, which is used for the actuation of the suction device, and a second component, which can be brought into contact with the substrate surface via the suction cup surface, wherein the first component consists of at least one harder first material and the second component of at least one, in comparison to the first material, softer second material, wherein the second material is an extremely soft material with a Shore 00 hardness less than 50, wherein the thickness of the second component measures, in an unloaded condition, at least 2.5% of an outer diameter or a length or a width of the first component and/or particles and/or fibers, which are harder than the second material, are integrated into at least one second material.

The invention provides a lifting and tilting device. The lifter has an elongated frame having one or more horizontal lifting points and one or more tilt lifting points to which a lift shackle is attached. The frame provides multiple attachment points for lifters including magnetic lifters or suction lifters allowing the device to be adjusted to lift a variety of shaped and sized ferrous and non-ferrous objects.

A seal for a vacuum lifter and method of manufacture wherein the seal has a continuous unbroken outer fluid resistant skin of elastomer which forms a boundary around a homogeneous cellular structure with no interior seams or joints.

A pile driving apparatus is described that is capable of simultaneously pile driving a plurality of piles. The pile driving apparatus includes a main body that travels by a traveling device, a first pile driver that is connected to the main body and performs pile driving along a vertical direction, and a second pile driver that is connected to the main body and performs pile driving along the vertical direction.

A pile driving apparatus is described that is capable of simultaneously pile driving a plurality of piles. The pile driving apparatus includes a main body that travels by a traveling device, a first pile driver that is connected to the main body and performs pile driving along a vertical direction, and a second pile driver that is connected to the main body and performs pile driving along the vertical direction.

A suction gripper head comprising at least one carrier and a soleplate (14) for resting against an item to be lifted, the soleplate being arranged in the bottom portion of the carrier. According to the invention, the head comprises a foam body (1) having a suction path arranged therein between the soleplate and an outlet orifice of the gripper head for connection to a suction block, the foam body thus acting on its own, over at least a portion of the path, to form the separation between air sucked through said path and the outside of the gripper head, such that the air that is being sucked comes directly into contact with the foam of the foam body.

Systems and methods for vacuum extraction for material sorting applications are provided. In one embodiments, a vacuum object sorting system comprises: a vacuum extraction assembly that includes at least one vacuum extractor device having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the at least one vacuum extractor device is configured to convert a controlled compressed air stream into a channeled vacuum airflow entering the inlet and exiting the outlet; and an object recognition device coupled to sorting control logic and electronics, wherein the controlled compressed air stream is controlled in response to a signal generated by the object recognition device; wherein the at least one vacuum extractor device is configured to capture a target object identified by the sorting control logic and electronics utilizing the channeled vacuum airflow, and further utilizing the channeled vacuum airflow, to pass the target object through the inlet and outlet to a deposit location.

A pipe laying device (T) connected to the jib (F) of a transport machine and carrying the pipe to be laid (T) to tight-fit it into a laid pipe (To).

This coupling head (1) comprises a vertical axis (YY) swiveling link (11) and a horizontal axis (Z) tilting link (12). It comprises a guide rail (2) with a bearing (21) for positioning and attachment to the end of the laid pipe (To) and aligning the pipe to be laid (T) with the laid pipe (To) and a carrier (3) forming a telescopic tube (30) tight-fitted to the guide rail (2) and operating in relation to it; the carrier (3) carries the pipe to be laid (T) and tight-fitted to the laid pipe (To).

The guide rail (2) is connected to the coupling head (1) through the telescopic tube (30).

Disclosed is a portable lift device that is capable of lifting one or more persons and a large windshield for installing a windshield in a recreational vehicle, charter bus or other large high-profile truck.

A seal for a vacuum lifter and method of manufacture wherein the seal has a continuous unbroken outer fluid resistant skin of elastomer which forms a boundary around a homogeneous cellular structure with no interior seams or joints.