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Interest Rising in Virtual Industries PRO-SERIES PEN-VAC Kit
November 13, 2020 | Virtual Industries Inc.Estimated reading time: Less than a minute

Virtual Industries Inc., a leading supplier of manual vacuum handling solutions, is pleased to announce that it is seeing increased interest in the market for its Black Plastic PRO-SERIES PEN-VAC™ Kit (V8910-BK-KIT-ESD). These vacuum pens are ideal for SMT assembly or for handling any parts that have a non-porous surface.
The PEN-VAC is totally self-contained with no batteries or hoses to get in your way. The kit comes with eight high-temp conductive silicone black vacuum cups with probes and vacuum pen holder.
The ESD-safe PEN-VAC Kit features a 5? lightweight black plastic body with five bent probes mounted with High-Temp Conductive Silicone Black Vacuum Cup sizes 1/8? (3.18mm), 3/16? (4.76mm), 1/4? (6.35mm), 3/8? (9.53mm) and 1/2? (12.7mm) diameter.
Three straight probes are mounted with high-temp conductive silicone black vacuum cup sizes 1/4? (6.35mm), 3/8? (9.53mm and 1/2? (12.7mm) diameter. The kit includes a vacuum pen holder with eight locations for holding your probes and cups.
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