Increasing demands on efficiency, quality and sustainability require that companies find future-proof solutions in production. This year's automatica is dedicated to the question of how intelligent automation and robotics are changing the future. This is where SCHUNK comes in with its trade fair appearance: the company supports its customers as a reliable partner with a broad-based, intelligently networked portfolio. With a clear technology strategy, SCHUNK is pursuing the goal of making flexible and sustainable automation possible at every level and in every production environment - today and in the future.
"By acquiring an in-depth understanding of our customers' needs and processes, we can provide tailor-made solutions," emphasizes Johannes Ketterer, COO/CSO of SCHUNK. "From the standard components to tailored special solutions and the finished application, we offer exactly what you need," This also characterizes the solutions that SCHUNK is presenting at automatica 2025.
SCHUNK is continuously developing its own range of robot components, with one eye on the future. With perfectly coordinated products, the company addresses the key challenges of automation and enables more efficient, flexible and productive processes. A suitable example of this is the modular AGM compensation unit - one of the versatile solutions for optimizing process reliability and protecting robots and workpieces against wear. It compensates for inaccuracies in all directions, ranging from a few grams to 400 kilograms.
Regardless of whether companies are just starting out with automation or are already looking for customized solutions - SCHUNK offers the right support for every requirement. With a three-stage approach, the automation expert supports its customers throughout the entire process: from requirements analysis and validation - including in its own SCHUNK CoLabs - through to installation and commissioning. SCHUNK supports the implementation of standard components and assemblies through to comprehensive complete solutions. The aim is to sustainably increase productivity and make automation easily accessible.
For more complex requirements, SCHUNK applies its proven engineering expertise to develop customized component solutions for various industries in close cooperation with customers, which extend beyond the standard portfolio. One example of this is the aseptic changer, developed for applications in the pharmaceutical and food industries. It offers pneumatic, electrical and mechanical feed-throughs, is characterized by its hygienic design and resistant surfaces and meets GMP class A requirements. It is also equipped with integrated sensors and requires no additional energy for locking.
In the field of e-mobility, SCHUNK develops customized automation solutions for battery cell handling - from handling the cells when assembling the battery packs to final mounting in the vehicle. The RCG round cell gripper, for example, is specially designed for handling 46 mm round cells - both for individual battery cells and for the precise assembly of complete cell clusters.
The SCHUNK engineering range is supplemented by digital tools such as the digital twin for planning and simulation. This allows customers to plan, simulate and optimize their automation tasks virtually. Partnerships with technology companies such as NVIDIA support the simulation and project planning for complex automation projects.
In particular, industrial robots and cobots are essential for the future-proof automation of production processes. SCHUNK offers suitable end-of-arm components with open digital modules for these and also for the next generation of robotic systems, humanoid robots. The anthropomorphic SVH 5-finger gripping hand, for example, is available with open source software and as a digital twin. Thanks to decades of expertise in flexible gripping technology and strong partnerships with industrial companies, start-ups and research institutions, we are using the gripping hand to open up new fields of application that extend beyond the scientific environment. An impressive live demonstration at the SCHUNK stand in cooperation with NEURA Robotics will demonstrate what this could look like in practice.
Timo Gessmann, CTO of SCHUNK, will discuss the topic in greater detail at the automatica forum on June 24 at 11:30 am. as part of the "Humanoid robots: The next generation of robotics?" panel
Henrik A. Schunk, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SCHUNK, will shed light on the important role that data plays in digitalization and automation on 24 June at 12 noon, in the "Manufacturing X: Why the industry needs a sovereign data space" panel.
Visit SCHUNK at automatica 2025: Hall A5, Booth 401 & 501