In the sector of vacuum components and vacuum gripper systems for the production of CDs and DVDs, the vacuum specialist J. Schmalz GmbH, D-72293 Glatten, is one of the recognised world market leaders. With their vacuum components and special vacuum grippers, and also their complete vacuum gripper systems, it is possible to produce individual solutions for all imaginable handling tasks in the production and further processing of so-called optical storage media.

The brand-new sector brochure "Solutions for the CD/DVD Industry" contains all currently available standard products for careful, safe and fast handling of CDs and all types of DVDs, up to and including the DVD-10 disks. In addition to round and ring-shaped vacuum pads made of a special materials which leaves virtually no marks on the disks, the product range includes vacuum switches and vacuum sensors with which complete vacuum gripper systems can be constructed to meet every need.

The brochure, which is in English, has 20 pages and combined the technical information in the forms of texts with informative pictures and graphics. It is divided into six sections for the widely differing types of vacuum grippers, and each section deals in detail with the design and materials of the components. These descriptions are accompanied by the related technical data and dimensions, which means that designers have everything they need to know at their fingertips. The brochure is available free of charge on request.