The high-tech Parque Tecnológico Innovación center in Santiago de Querétaro, about 200 kilometers north of Mexico City, has just acquired one more innovation driver: SCHUNK opened its new location there in August, further strengthening its global presence. The building, with a floor area of around 5,000 square meters, houses assembly and production capacities for the most important components and applications, with a view to offering regional and local customers specific solutions with particularly short delivery times. In addition, engineering capacities will be expanded at the new site and the CoLab application center for automation and depaneling technology will be put into operation.
Mexico is an investment focus for various key industries, particularly in the automotive and electronics sectors. International companies are expanding their activities here or are planning to do so. SCHUNK is prepared to support them with suitable, efficiency-enhancing production technology as well as engineering expertise and advice. Marcos Sepúlveda, General Manager SCHUNK Mexico, comments: "We can now respond particularly quickly to the needs of customers throughout the American continent. In the future, we anticipate a higher demand for custom orders, which we will now be able to meet with a strengthened local set-up."
The site in Santiago de Querétaro is being launched with around 80 employees. Rapid growth is planned in the coming years in order to meet the expected strong demand and serve the local market with expertise in engineering, production and assembly. Kristina I. Schunk, CEO of SCHUNK, emphasizes: "The strategic expansion in Mexico not only strengthens our global presence, but also the future viability of our company. In Mexico, as in other regional markets, we are focusing on building a network of partners with whom we can work hand-in-hand to provide our customers with the best possible service."
