Schmalz

Market context

Schmalz supplies vacuum automation, gripping and handling systems for industrial production. Its portfolio includes vacuum gripping equipment and robot end-effectors used in industrial and collaborative robot cells.

Facts

• Website: https://www.schmalz.com/
• HQ: Glatten, DE
• Segment: End Effectors

Events

• 2024-08-05 - Acquisition - Schmalz acquires mGrip finger-gripper assets from Soft Robotics - Schmalz said the acquisition expanded its gripper portfolio and food-handling market position. The acquired assets covered soft finger gripper configurations and related intellectual property. The transaction changes the company capital base, ownership struct…

Supply chain relationships

• Yaskawa Electric Corporation - Schmalz Ecbpi And Fxcb Vacuum Grippers Compatibility - Yaskawa says Schmalz vacuum gripper models are compatible with the HC10DT robot.

Context tags

• End effector - Stack Layer - Schmalz's robotics role maps to the end effector stack layer.
• End-effector supplier - Peer Group - Schmalz belongs in the end-effector supplier peer group based on its robotics segment and product or workflow focus.
• Collaborative factory automation - Workflow - Schmalz's robotics products or services are relevant to collaborative factory automation workflows.