VU40 series
Universal Suction Cups
- Lifting Force (↑): 3.97 Kg @ -60 kPa
- Lifting Force (→): 2.24 Kg @ -60 kPa
- Volume: 5.50 cm³
- Diameter: 42 mm
SKU: VU40
Category: VU Series (Universal Vacuum Suction Cups)
Features & Strengths :
- Small Components
- Semiconductor Chips
- Carton Boxes
- Printing Applications
The VU suction cup has a good lifting force that can be achieved on flat surfaces and cope with a small degree of curvature. Small sizes are available allowing the suction cup to handle even the smallest components.
Examples of use:
1. Suction Cup
| Symbol | Description |
| VU40-N | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, Nitrile (NBR) |
| VU40-S | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, Silicone |
| VU40-WS | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, White silicone |
| VU40-WS(FDA) | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, White silicone (FDA) |
| VU40-HS | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, High-temp silicone |
| VU40-CS | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, Conductive silicone |
| VU40-U | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, Urethane |
| VU40-A | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, Mark Free |
2. Fitting
| Symbol | Description |
| Blank | No fitting |
| M-18F | Fitting, Mesh filter, G1/8 female |
| M-18M | Fitting, Mesh filter, G1/8 male |
| M-14M | Fitting, Mesh filter, G1/4 male |
| 18F | Fitting, G1/8 female |
| 18FX | Fitting, G1/8 female, For silicone cup only |
| 18M | Fitting, G1/8 male |
| 14M | Fitting, G1/4 male |
| 18F-EV | Efficiency valve fitting, G1/8 female |
| 18M-EV | Efficiency valve fitting, G1/8 male |
| 14M-EV | Efficiency valve fitting, G1/4 male |
1. Recommended Lifting Maximum Force
| Diameter | Volume | Lifting Force (↑), Kg | Life Force (→), Kg | ||||
| (mm) | (cm³) | -20 kPa | -60 kPa | -90 kPa | -20 kPa | -60 kPa | -90 kPa |
| 42 | 5.50 | 2.04 | 3.97 | 5.00 | 1.42 | 2.24 | 2.80 |
2. Weight
| Part Number | Description | Weight (g) |
| VU40-N | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, Nitrile (NBR) | 4.77 |
| VU40-S | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, Silicone | 4.51 |
| VU40-WS | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, White silicone | 4.51 |
| VU40-WS(FDA) | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, White silicone (FDA) | 4.51 |
| VU40-HS | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, High-temp silicone | 4.51 |
| VU40-CS | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, Conductive silicone | 4.57 |
| VU40-U | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, Urethane | 4.78 |
| VU40-A | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, Mark Free | 5.85 |
| 350-000-4311 | Fitting, Mesh filter, G1/8 female | 5.72 |
| 350-000-4304 | Fitting, Mesh filter, G1/8 male | 5.07 |
| 350-000-3804 | Fitting, Mesh filter, G1/4 male | 5.88 |
| 350-000-3311 | Fitting, G1/8 female | 5.62 |
| 350-000-3321 | Fitting, G1/8 female, For silicone material cup | 8.46 |
| 350-000-2304 | Fitting, G1/8 male | 4.93 |
| 350-000-3404 | Fitting, G1/4 male | 5.79 |
| 350-010-3311 | Efficiency valve fitting, G1/8 female | 5.86 |
| 350-010-2304 | Efficiency valve fitting, G1/8 male | 5.21 |
| 350-010-3404 | Efficiency valve fitting, G1/4 male | 6.02 |
3. Material Specifications
| Material | Hardness Shore (°) | Color | Temperature (℃) |
| NBR | 60 | Black | -20 ~ 110 |
| Silicone | 55 | Red | -70 ~ 200 |
| White Silicone | 55 | Translucent White | -70 ~ 200 |
| White Silicone (FDA) | 55 | Translucent White | -70 ~ 200 |
| High Temp. Silicone | 50 | Blue | -70 ~ 280 |
| Conductive Material | 70 | Smoky Black | -45 ~ 90 |
| Urethane | 60 | Dark Green | 0 ~ 100 |
| Mark Free | 75 | Black | -10 ~ 100 |
4. Material Resistance
| Description | Wear Resistance | Oil | Weather/Ozone | Alcohol | Acid |
| NBR | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Good | Fair |
| Silicone | Good | Poor | Excellent | Good | Poor |
| White Silicone | Good | Poor | Excellent | Good | Poor |
| High Temp. Silicone | Good | Poor | Excellent | Good | Poor |
| Conductive Silicone | Good | Poor | Excellent | Good | Poor |
| Urethane | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Poor |
| Mark Free | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Excellent |
VU40
Rubber Part, 18F, 18FX, 18M, and 14M
Unit: mm
| Legend | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
| Dimension | 42 | 12 | 20 | 21.2 | 24 | 7 | 26.8 | 9 |
Order Numbers
| Part Number | Description |
| Mesh Filter | |
| VU40-NM-18F | Universal cup, 40 mm, Nitrile (NBR), G1/8″ female, Mesh filter |
| VU40-SM-18F | Universal cup, 40 mm, Silicone, G1/8″ female, Mesh filter |
| VU40-WSM-18F | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone, G1/8″ female, Mesh filter |
| VU40-WS(FDA)M-18F | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone (FDA), G1/8″ female, Mesh filter |
| VU40-HSM-18F | Universal cup, 40 mm, High-temp silicone, G1/8″ female, Mesh filter |
| VU40-CSM-18F | Universal cup, 40 mm, Conductive silicone, G1/8″ female, Mesh filter |
| VU40-UM-18F | Universal cup, 40 mm, Urethane, G1/8″ female, Mesh filter |
| VU40-AM-18F | Universal cup, 40 mm, Mark Free, G1/8″ female, Mesh filter |
| VU40-NM-18M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Nitrile (NBR), G1/8″ male, Mesh filter |
| VU40-SM-18M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Silicone, G1/8″ male, Mesh filter |
| VU40-WSM-18M | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone, G1/8″ male, Mesh filter |
| VU40-WS(FDA)M-18M | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone (FDA), G1/8″ male, Mesh filter |
| VU40-HSM-18M | Universal cup, 40 mm, High-temp silicone, G1/8″ male, Mesh filter |
| VU40-CSM-18M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Conductive silicone, G1/8″ male, Mesh filter |
| VU40-UM-18M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Urethane, G1/8″ male, Mesh filter |
| VU40-AM-18M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Mark Free, G1/8″ male, Mesh filter |
| VU40-NM-14M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Nitrile (NBR), G1/4″ male, Mesh filter |
| VU40-SM-14M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Silicone, G1/4″ male, Mesh filter |
| VU40-WSM-14M | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone, G1/4″ male, Mesh filter |
| VU40-WS(FDA)M-14M | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone (FDA), G1/4″ male, Mesh filter |
| VU40-HSM-14M | Universal cup, 40 mm, High-temp silicone, G1/4″ male, Mesh filter |
| VU40-CSM-14M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Conductive silicone, G1/4″ male, Mesh filter |
| VU40-UM-14M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Urethane, G1/4″ male, Mesh filter |
| VU40-AM-14M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Mark Free, G1/4″ male, Mesh filter |
| No Mesh Filter | |
| VU40-N-18F | Universal cup, 40 mm, Nitrile (NBR), G1/8″ female |
| VU40-S-18F | Universal cup, 40 mm, Silicone, G1/8″ female |
| VU40-WS-18F | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone, G1/8″ female |
| VU40-WS(FDA)-18F | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone (FDA), G1/8″ female |
| VU40-HS-18F | Universal cup, 40 mm, High-temp silicone, G1/8″ female |
| VU40-CS-18F | Universal cup, 40 mm, Conductive silicone, G1/8″ female |
| VU40-U-18F | Universal cup, 40 mm, Urethane, G1/8″ female |
| VU40-A-18F | Universal cup, 40 mm, Mark Free, G1/8″ female |
| VU40-S-18FX | Universal cup, 40 mm, Silicone, G1/8″ female, For silicone cup |
| VU40-WS-18FX | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone, G1/8″ female, For silicone cup |
| VU40-WS(FDA)-18FX | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone (FDA), G1/8″ female, For silicone cup |
| VU40-HS-18FX | Universal cup, 40 mm, High-temp silicone, G1/8″ female, For silicone cup |
| VU40-N-18M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Nitrile (NBR), G1/8″ male |
| VU40-S-18M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Silicone, G1/8″ male |
| VU40-WS-18M | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone, G1/8″ male |
| VU40-WS(FDA)-18M | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone (FDA), G1/8″ male |
| VU40-HS-18M | Universal cup, 40 mm, High-temp silicone, G1/8″ male |
| VU40-CS-18M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Conductive silicone, G1/8″ male |
| VU40-U-18M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Urethane, G1/8″ male |
| VU40-A-18M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Mark Free, G1/8″ male |
| VU40-N-14M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Nitrile (NBR), G1/4″ male |
| VU40-S-14M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Silicone, G1/4″ male |
| VU40-WS-14M | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone, G1/4″ male |
| VU40-WS(FDA)-14M | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone (FDA), G1/4″ male |
| VU40-HS-14M | Universal cup, 40 mm, High-temp silicone, G1/4″ male |
| VU40-CS-14M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Conductive silicone, G1/4″ male |
| VU40-U-14M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Urethane, G1/4″ male |
| VU40-A-14M | Universal cup, 40 mm, Mark Free, G1/4″ male |
| Efficiency Valve Fitting | |
| VU40-N-18F-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, Nitrile (NBR), G1/8″ female, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-S-18F-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, Silicone, G1/8″ female, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-WS-18F-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone, G1/8″ female, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-WS(FDA)-18F-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone (FDA), G1/8″ female, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-HS-18F-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, High-temp silicone, G1/8″ female, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-CS-18F-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, Conductive silicone, G1/8″ female, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-U-18F-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, Urethane, G1/8″ female, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-A-18F-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, Mark Free, G1/8″ female, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-N-18M-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, Nitrile (NBR), G1/8″ male, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-S-18M-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, Silicone, G1/8″ male, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-WS-18M-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone, G1/8″ male, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-WS(FDA)-18M-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone (FDA), G1/8″ male, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-HS-18M-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, High-temp silicone, G1/8″ male, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-CS-18M-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, Conductive silicone, G1/8″ male, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-U-18M-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, Urethane, G1/8″ male, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-A-18M-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, Mark Free, G1/8″ male, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-N-14M-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, Nitrile (NBR), G1/4″ male, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-S-14M-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, Silicone, G1/4″ male, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-WS-14M-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone, G1/4″ male, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-WS(FDA)-14M-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, White silicone (FDA), G1/4″ male, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-HS-14M-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, High-temp silicone, G1/4″ male, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-CS-14M-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, Conductive silicone, G1/4″ male, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-U-14M-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, Urethane, G1/4″ male, Efficiency valve |
| VU40-A-14M-EV | Universal cup, 40 mm, Mark Free, G1/4″ male, Efficiency valve |
| Rubber Part | |
| VU40-N | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, Nitrile (NBR) |
| VU40-S | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, Silicone |
| VU40-WS | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, White silicone |
| VU40-WS(FDA) | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, White silicone (FDA) |
| VU40-HS | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, High-temp silicone |
| VU40-CS | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, Conductive silicone |
| VU40-U | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, Urethane |
| VU40-A | Universal suction cup, 40 mm, Mark Free |
| Fitting | |
| 350-000-4311 | Fitting, Mesh filter, G1/8 female |
| 350-000-4304 | Fitting, Mesh filter, G1/8 male |
| 350-000-3804 | Fitting, Mesh filter, G1/4 male |
| 350-000-3311 | Fitting, G1/8 female |
| 350-000-3321 | Fitting, G1/8 female, For silicone material cup |
| 350-000-2304 | Fitting, G1/8 male |
| 350-000-3404 | Fitting, G1/4 male |
| 350-010-3311 | Efficiency valve fitting, G1/8 female |
| 350-010-2304 | Efficiency valve fitting, G1/8 male |
| 350-010-3404 | Efficiency valve fitting, G1/4 male |
Catalog & CAD files
| Catalog | |
| VU40 Suction Cups |  |
