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Festo
160988
Suction cup VAS-8-M5-SI
The Festo part number 160988 is a 2 g round, standard industrial component featuring a top vacuum connection and an 8 mm VMQ silicon suction cup with a 60 +/- 5 Shore hardness. This assembly includes an M5 mounting thread, M5 suction cup mounting, M5 vacuum connection, and a wrought aluminum alloy screw-in stud, delivering an effective suction diameter of 5.5 mm and a breakaway force of 1.6 N at 70% vacuum across an ambient temperature range of -40 to 200 °C when operated with compressed air per ISO8573-1:2010 [7:-:-]. Please submit the exact part number, quantity, and application requirements for a quote.
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- Manufacturer
- Festo
- Part number
- 160988
- Data verification
- Manufacturer evidence reviewed
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Verified configuration
Technical Specifications
- Nominal size
- 2 mm
- suction cup diameter
- 8 mm
- Effective suction diameter
- 5.5 mm
- Design structure
- Vacuum connection at top | round, standard
- Operating medium
- Compressed air in accordance with ISO8573-1:2010 [7:-:-]
- Ambient temperature
- -40 ... 200 °C
- Breakaway force at 70% vacuum
- 1.6 N
- Product weight
- 2 g
- Mounting thread
- M5
- suction cup mounting
- M5
- Vacuum connection
- M5
- Shore hardness
- 60 +/- 5
- Materials information for screw-in stud
- Wrought Aluminum alloy
- Materials note
- Contains PWIS substances
- Materials information for suction cup
- VMQ (silicon)
Engineering context
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Our sourcing response is prepared against Festo 160988. Final compatibility remains subject to the machine manufacturer’s requirements and complete application data.