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CALCULATING THE LIFTING FORCE

The chart below indicates the relationship between the cup diameter and lifting force at various vacuum levels.

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Please note a vacuum cup adheres to a surface as the surrounding or atmospheric pressure is greater than the pressure within the vacuum cup (consider a safety factor of 3 to 1).

 

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