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About Schmalz

J. Schmalz GmbH is the market-leading specialist in vacuum gripping — the technology by which most robots pick up boxes, sheets, components and food. From its headquarters in Glatten in the Black Forest, the family-owned company designs the complete vacuum chain for robot end-of-arm tooling: suction cups and pads, vacuum generators and ejectors, switches and system monitoring, and complete plug-and-work gripping systems such as area grippers for palletising, layer gripping and bin picking, configured for industrial and lightweight robots in logistics, automotive, electronics, wood and furniture production. In August 2024 Schmalz extended the range into soft robotics by acquiring the mGrip product family — soft finger grippers for delicate and variable food products — from the US company Soft Robotics, including its patents, know-how and Boston production site; the mGrip line is now part of Schmalz.

A second business unit supplies ergonomic vacuum lifters and crane systems for manual handling, and the group also includes handling brands such as Binar Handling and Palamatic. Founded in 1910 as a razor-blade factory and refocused on vacuum technology from 1984, Schmalz is still family-run and employs around 1,800 people at 31 locations, with sales partners taking its reach to around 70 countries (company-stated).

Products & services

• Vacuum components for robot end-of-arm tooling: suction cups and pads, vacuum generators/ejectors, valves, switches and system monitoring
• Complete robotic gripping systems: area grippers, layer grippers and plug-and-work gripper kits for industrial and lightweight robots, including bin-picking solutions
• mGrip soft finger grippers for food and delicate products (product family acquired from Soft Robotics in August 2024, including the Boston production facility)
• Ergonomic manual handling: vacuum tube lifters, lifting devices and crane systems (plus group brands Binar Handling and Palamatic)

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