SCHUNK overview

SCHUNK is a leading global supplier of grippers, clamping systems and automation components. It is crucial to robotic arm deployments because end effectors, tool changers and clamping systems determine how robots interact with real parts. SCHUNK serves industrial robotics, machine tools, automotive, electronics, life sciences and general manufacturing.

Company fact	Detail
Founded	1945
Country	Germany
Address	Bahnhofstrasse 106-134, 74348 Lauffen am Neckar
Employees	Approx. 3,500+ globally
Specializes in	Gripping systems, clamping technology, robot end effectors, toolholding and automation components
Products	EGP, PGN-plus, Co-act grippers, magnetic grippers, tool changers, rotary modules, clamping systems, VERO-S, gripper fingers
Typical projects	Automotive assembly, machine tending, electronics handling, collaborative grippers, automated machining, laboratory automation, flexible part handling, robotic deburring
Management and ownership	SCHUNK is a privately owned German family company. CEO leadership includes Henrik A. Schunk and family governance. Ownership is private/family based.

Website: schunk.com

SCHUNK review summary

SCHUNK is a German family company that makes grippers for robots and clamping devices for machine tools, with about 3,500 employees and 33 foreign subsidiaries. Founded in 1945 as a mechanical workshop, it is now led by the third generation of the Schunk family. This profile sets out its history, ownership, plants, products and leadership.

Verified key facts from the review

Fact	Detail
Company	SCHUNK SE & Co. KG
Founded	1945, by Friedrich Schunk
Headquarters	Lauffen am Neckar, Germany
Employees	About 3,500
Revenue	EUR 515 million in 2019, the latest figure found
Subsidiaries	33 outside Germany
Ownership	Schunk family, third generation
Stock listing	None; privately held
Chief Executive Officer	Kristina I. Schunk