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  "card_url": "https://itha.ai/c/coval.com/card.json",
  "status": "unclaimed",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-01",
  "revision": 1,
  "provenance_url": "https://itha.ai/c/coval.com/provenance.json",
  "card": {
    "icp": {
      "regions": [
        "global"
      ],
      "use_cases": [
        "Handling variable, porous, or leak-prone surfaces",
        "Increasing production cycle speeds",
        "Reducing compressed-air/energy consumption",
        "Process visibility and diagnostics for vacuum systems"
      ],
      "industries": [
        "Automotive",
        "Aerospace",
        "Products and packaging",
        "Wood",
        "Plastics",
        "Food & beverage",
        "Electrical",
        "Furniture"
      ]
    },
    "itha": "0.1",
    "proof": {
      "certifications": [
        {
          "id": "iso_9001",
          "status": "self_declared",
          "evidence_url": "https://www.coval.com/en-us/about/quality-and-innovation"
        }
      ]
    },
    "company": {
      "hq": {
        "city": "Montélier",
        "country": "FR"
      },
      "url": "https://www.coval.com/",
      "name": "COVAL",
      "domain": "coval.com",
      "founded": 1986,
      "same_as": [
        "https://www.linkedin.com/company/coval-sas-france"
      ],
      "legal_name": "COVAL SAS",
      "description": "Designs, manufactures, and globally distributes vacuum handling components and systems for industrial automation, including vacuum pumps, suction cups, vacuum grippers, vacuum lifting devices, and system peripherals.",
      "identifiers": {
        "siren": "339840662"
      }
    },
    "offerings": [
      {
        "id": "ejectors-and-vacuum-pumps",
        "url": "https://www.coval.com/en-us/ejectors-and-vacuum-pumps",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Ejectors and Vacuum Pumps",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Venturi-effect vacuum pumps and ejectors, including micro, mini multi-stage, heavy-duty multi-stage, compact, and electric rotary-vane series; some models are IO-Link enabled for real-time monitoring.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "vacuum_pump",
            "protocols": [
              "io_link"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "suction-cups",
        "url": "https://www.coval.com/en-us/suction-cups",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Suction Cups",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Flat, bellows, and oblong suction cups in silicone, NBR, polyurethane, and other materials, diameters from 2 to 200 mm, for flat, curved, porous, and food-contact surfaces.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "end_effector",
            "spec_version": "0.1"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "vacuum-grippers",
        "url": "https://www.coval.com/en-us/vacuum-grippers",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Vacuum Grippers",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Carbon and modular vacuum grippers (CVGC, MVG, CVGL, CVGM) for cobot and industrial-robot end-of-arm tooling, plus CSGS bag-gripping systems rated 35-60 kg, for packaging, food, and plastics handling.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "end_effector",
            "applications": [
              "packaging",
              "palletizing",
              "material_handling"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "vacuum-handling-systems",
        "url": "https://www.coval.com/en-us/vacuum-handling-systems",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Vacuum Handling Systems",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Horizontal and vertical vacuum lifting devices (VACUOGRIP, VACUO-B, VACUO-W) rated 80-1,000 kg for manual handling of sheet metal, wood, and glass, plus vacuum valves, filters, and gauges.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "vacuum_lifting_device",
            "payload_kg": {
              "max": 1000,
              "min": 80
            },
            "applications": [
              "material_handling"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "peripheral-devices",
        "url": "https://www.coval.com/en-us/peripheral-devices",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Peripheral Devices",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Vacuum switches, feeders, magnetic grippers, fittings, and rotary connectors that monitor and configure COVAL vacuum systems.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "sensor",
            "spec_version": "0.1"
          }
        }
      }
    ],
    "engagement": {
      "url": "https://www.coval.com/en-us/contact",
      "methods": [
        "quote_request",
        "consultation"
      ]
    },
    "extensions": {
      "robotics": {
        "roles": [
          "component_manufacturer"
        ],
        "service_area": [
          "global"
        ],
        "spec_version": "0.1"
      }
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-01"
  }
}