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118 LS-ro 116beon-gil, Dongan-gu, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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Overview
- Summary
- Schmalz GmbH is a global leader in vacuum automation and ergonomic handling systems, offering a diverse product portfolio including vacuum gripping systems, vacuum components, robot grippers, vacuum pumps and generators, and special vacuum tables. The company provides automation and handling solutions across various industrial sectors such as logistics, automotive, electronics, and furniture production, with an expanding presence in energy storage. Schmalz Korea, established in 2005 as a local branch, actively supports customers with product inquiries, technical consulting, installation, service, and training, and opened a vacuum solution center in 2021 for customer experience.Schmalz GmbH is a global leader in vacuum automation and ergonomic handling systems, offering a diverse product portfolio including vacuum gripping systems, vacuum components, robot grippers, vacuum pumps and generators, and special vacuum tables. The company provides automation and handling solutions across various industrial sectors such as logistics, automotive, electronics, and furniture production, with an expanding presence in energy storage. Schmalz Korea, established in 2005 as a local branch, actively supports customers with product inquiries, technical consulting, installation, service, and training, and opened a vacuum solution center in 2021 for customer experience.
- Key Products/Technologies
- Vacuum Gripping Systems: Plug-and-work compatible gripping systems for automated production, commissioning, and distribution logistics. Product categories include layer gripping systems, vacuum area gripping systems (FXP, FMP models), ready-to-install vacuum suction spiders, and robot end effectors (VEE model). The FXP/FMP models are versatile grippers for handling workpieces of various sizes, materials, and surface conditions (cardboard, wood, metal sheets, plastics), including porous workpieces or those with cut-outs.Vacuum Gripping Systems: Plug-and-work compatible gripping systems for automated production, commissioning, and distribution logistics. Product categories include layer gripping systems, vacuum area gripping systems (FXP, FMP models), ready-to-install vacuum suction spiders, and robot end effectors (VEE model). The FXP/FMP models are versatile grippers for handling workpieces of various sizes, materials, and surface conditions (cardboard, wood, metal sheets, plastics), including porous workpieces or those with cut-outs.
- Vacuum Components: All necessary elements for setting up a vacuum system, such as suction cups, vacuum generators, mounting elements, system monitoring components, filters, and connections. A wide range of suction cups with various shapes, sizes, and materials are available, with special grippers for applications where standard suction pads cannot generate a vacuum.Vacuum Components: All necessary elements for setting up a vacuum system, such as suction cups, vacuum generators, mounting elements, system monitoring components, filters, and connections. A wide range of suction cups with various shapes, sizes, and materials are available, with special grippers for applications where standard suction pads cannot generate a vacuum.
- Robot Grippers: Automation solutions optimized for collaborative robots (cobots), combining electric cobot pumps, flexible changing systems, and intelligent vacuum grippers. The mGrip finger gripper features a hygienic design, meeting high cleanliness standards for the food industry, and precisely and gently handles delicate and irregularly shaped food products (vegetables, baked goods, meat). Needle grippers are suitable for porous materials like particle board and foam panels, with each module lifting up to 25 kg, and a four-module system capable of lifting up to 100 kg.Robot Grippers: Automation solutions optimized for collaborative robots (cobots), combining electric cobot pumps, flexible changing systems, and intelligent vacuum grippers. The mGrip finger gripper features a hygienic design, meeting high cleanliness standards for the food industry, and precisely and gently handles delicate and irregularly shaped food products (vegetables, baked goods, meat). Needle grippers are suitable for porous materials like particle board and foam panels, with each module lifting up to 25 kg, and a four-module system capable of lifting up to 100 kg.
- Vacuum Pumps and Vacuum Generators: Generate vacuum pneumatically or electrically, including single-stage ejectors, ejectors with eco-nozzle technology, vacuum units, vacuum pumps (dry-running, oil-lubricated, water-ring), and vacuum blowers. The compact ejector SCPM is ideal for high-speed processes in confined spaces, offering intelligent status monitoring and energy-saving functions. The X-Pump SXPi vacuum ejector provides high performance in harsh environments with IO-Link technology for real-time monitoring and energy savings. The GCPi 50 5xM12-5 model is an electrically controlled vacuum pump with a maximum vacuum of 800mbar and a pumping speed of 46l/min, featuring IO-Link and NFC interfaces for connectivity. The multi-stage ejector SBPL is a high-flow ejector (vacuum generator) with a maximum suction volume of 290-1,140 L/min and a maximum vacuum level of 61% (HF) or 90% (HV), suitable for breathable materials.Vacuum Pumps and Vacuum Generators: Generate vacuum pneumatically or electrically, including single-stage ejectors, ejectors with eco-nozzle technology, vacuum units, vacuum pumps (dry-running, oil-lubricated, water-ring), and vacuum blowers. The compact ejector SCPM is ideal for high-speed processes in confined spaces, offering intelligent status monitoring and energy-saving functions. The X-Pump SXPi vacuum ejector provides high performance in harsh environments with IO-Link technology for real-time monitoring and energy savings. The GCPi 50 5xM12-5 model is an electrically controlled vacuum pump with a maximum vacuum of 800mbar and a pumping speed of 46l/min, featuring IO-Link and NFC interfaces for connectivity. The multi-stage ejector SBPL is a high-flow ejector (vacuum generator) with a maximum suction volume of 290-1,140 L/min and a maximum vacuum level of 61% (HF) or 90% (HV), suitable for breathable materials.
- Special Vacuum Tables and Clamping Solutions: Clamping solutions for holding workpieces in applications like CNC machining centers. These ensure flexible and efficient production processes in glass working, with suction cups featuring special friction pads for precise results in challenging conditions. The Quick-Change System SQC for screw-attachment suction cups offers minimal setup times and maximum flexibility. Modular vacuum clamping systems made of high-strength aluminum are used for clamping flat components in metal and plastic processing.Special Vacuum Tables and Clamping Solutions: Clamping solutions for holding workpieces in applications like CNC machining centers. These ensure flexible and efficient production processes in glass working, with suction cups featuring special friction pads for precise results in challenging conditions. The Quick-Change System SQC for screw-attachment suction cups offers minimal setup times and maximum flexibility. Modular vacuum clamping systems made of high-strength aluminum are used for clamping flat components in metal and plastic processing.
- Core Advantages
- Innovation-Driven and Extensive Product Portfolio: Over 100 years of history, continuously innovating from razor blades to vacuum technology. A strong innovation capability with over 580 patents and an annual investment of 9% of revenue in research and development. Offering a comprehensive product range including over 10,000 vacuum components, complete gripping systems, and handling solutions.Innovation-Driven and Extensive Product Portfolio: Over 100 years of history, continuously innovating from razor blades to vacuum technology. A strong innovation capability with over 580 patents and an annual investment of 9% of revenue in research and development. Offering a comprehensive product range including over 10,000 vacuum components, complete gripping systems, and handling solutions.
- Sustainability and Eco-Friendly Technology: A third-generation family company committed to sustainable management, combining economic success with environmental and social responsibility. Joined the Baden-Württemberg Climate Alliance in 2020, aiming for reduced energy consumption and carbon neutrality, and generating more energy than consumed by August 2022. Reducing product carbon footprint through carbon-neutral production processes, developing energy-efficient products, and utilizing digital solutions (Schmalz Connect Suite) for transparent energy consumption and process optimization.Sustainability and Eco-Friendly Technology: A third-generation family company committed to sustainable management, combining economic success with environmental and social responsibility. Joined the Baden-Württemberg Climate Alliance in 2020, aiming for reduced energy consumption and carbon neutrality, and generating more energy than consumed by August 2022. Reducing product carbon footprint through carbon-neutral production processes, developing energy-efficient products, and utilizing digital solutions (Schmalz Connect Suite) for transparent energy consumption and process optimization.
- Global Market Leadership and Customer-Centric Service: Recognized as a global market leader in vacuum automation and ergonomic handling systems. A global presence with 19 locations and numerous sales partners in over 80 countries, providing expert consulting, outstanding service, and first-class quality products to customers worldwide. Schmalz Korea, as a local branch, actively supports customers with product inquiries, technical consulting, installation, service, and training, enhancing customer accessibility.Global Market Leadership and Customer-Centric Service: Recognized as a global market leader in vacuum automation and ergonomic handling systems. A global presence with 19 locations and numerous sales partners in over 80 countries, providing expert consulting, outstanding service, and first-class quality products to customers worldwide. Schmalz Korea, as a local branch, actively supports customers with product inquiries, technical consulting, installation, service, and training, enhancing customer accessibility.
- Digitalization and Industry 4.0 Leadership: Pioneering the Industry 4.0 concept with the introduction of IO-Link vacuum generators and offering digital components and services to support smart factory transitions. Developing AI vision-based gripping optimization and providing solutions for equipment status monitoring and predictive maintenance through vacuum system data collection and analysis. The FMG matrix gripper, in particular, integrates with artificial intelligence and image processing systems to intelligently adapt by controlling and activating individual suction cups.Digitalization and Industry 4.0 Leadership: Pioneering the Industry 4.0 concept with the introduction of IO-Link vacuum generators and offering digital components and services to support smart factory transitions. Developing AI vision-based gripping optimization and providing solutions for equipment status monitoring and predictive maintenance through vacuum system data collection and analysis. The FMG matrix gripper, in particular, integrates with artificial intelligence and image processing systems to intelligently adapt by controlling and activating individual suction cups.
- Expertise in Diverse Industries and Workpiece Handling: Providing optimized solutions for over 15 diverse industrial sectors, including logistics, automotive, electronics, furniture, food, glass, metal, and woodworking. Possessing the technical capability to reliably grip a wide range of workpieces, from small printed circuit boards to large wind turbine rotor blades, and from lightweight packages to heavy metal sheets. Specialized gripper technologies (needle grippers, mGrip finger grippers) for handling porous, irregularly shaped, and delicate surface workpieces.Expertise in Diverse Industries and Workpiece Handling: Providing optimized solutions for over 15 diverse industrial sectors, including logistics, automotive, electronics, furniture, food, glass, metal, and woodworking. Possessing the technical capability to reliably grip a wide range of workpieces, from small printed circuit boards to large wind turbine rotor blades, and from lightweight packages to heavy metal sheets. Specialized gripper technologies (needle grippers, mGrip finger grippers) for handling porous, irregularly shaped, and delicate surface workpieces.
- Target Industrie
- Logistics and Warehouse Automation: Automation of logistics processes such as palletizing, depalletizing, order picking, sorting, loading, unloading, and packaging.Logistics and Warehouse Automation: Automation of logistics processes such as palletizing, depalletizing, order picking, sorting, loading, unloading, and packaging.
- Automotive Industry: Handling of car body parts and other large components, and automation of production lines.Automotive Industry: Handling of car body parts and other large components, and automation of production lines.
- Electronics Industry: Precision handling of sensitive components such as small printed circuit boards (PCBs), batteries, semiconductors, and displays.Electronics Industry: Precision handling of sensitive components such as small printed circuit boards (PCBs), batteries, semiconductors, and displays.
- Furniture Production and Woodworking: Handling and clamping of wood panels and furniture parts.Furniture Production and Woodworking: Handling and clamping of wood panels and furniture parts.
- Food and Beverage Industry: Hygienic handling and packaging of delicate and irregularly shaped food products such as baked goods, fruits, vegetables, meat, and fish.Food and Beverage Industry: Hygienic handling and packaging of delicate and irregularly shaped food products such as baked goods, fruits, vegetables, meat, and fish.
- Metal Processing and Sheet Metal Forming: Handling and clamping of metal sheets and sheet metal parts.Metal Processing and Sheet Metal Forming: Handling and clamping of metal sheets and sheet metal parts.
- Glass Industry: Handling and clamping of glass sheets.Glass Industry: Handling and clamping of glass sheets.
- Packaging Industry: Handling of various types of packaging materials and products, and high-speed packaging processes.Packaging Industry: Handling of various types of packaging materials and products, and high-speed packaging processes.
- Energy Storage: Establishment of a new business pillar in stationary energy storage systems.Energy Storage: Establishment of a new business pillar in stationary energy storage systems.
- Major Markets
- South Korea, India, Japan, ChinaSouth Korea, India, Japan, China
- Germany, Switzerland, PolandGermany, Switzerland, Poland
- USA (Raleigh, North Carolina; Boston, Massachusetts)USA (Raleigh, North Carolina; Boston, Massachusetts)
- AustraliaAustralia
- Certifications/Patents
- Over 580 patents.Over 580 patents.
- Regular audits since 1997 and continuous certifications, documenting adherence to environmental and quality standards.Regular audits since 1997 and continuous certifications, documenting adherence to environmental and quality standards.
- Recipient of the German Sustainability Award in 2020 (one of the three most sustainable medium-sized companies in Germany).Recipient of the German Sustainability Award in 2020 (one of the three most sustainable medium-sized companies in Germany).
- Awarded the Baden-Württemberg Environmental Prize for Companies in December 2024.Awarded the Baden-Württemberg Environmental Prize for Companies in December 2024.
- Member of the Baden-Württemberg Climate Alliance (since 2020).Member of the Baden-Württemberg Climate Alliance (since 2020).
- Founding member of the Baden-Württemberg Sustainability Initiative (WIN).Founding member of the Baden-Württemberg Sustainability Initiative (WIN).
- mGrip finger gripper meets CIP (Cleaning in Place) and COP (Cleaning out of Place) certification standards.mGrip finger gripper meets CIP (Cleaning in Place) and COP (Cleaning out of Place) certification standards.
- ISO certifications (specific numbers not found, but continuous audits and adherence to quality standards mentioned).ISO certifications (specific numbers not found, but continuous audits and adherence to quality standards mentioned).
Introduction
Location
118 LS-ro 116beon-gil, Dongan-gu, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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