We at Schmalz India Pvt. Ltd. have grown to become a symbol of inevitable progress and innovation in the global markets. As a manufacturer, we hold the spot as the leading firm in markets for automation with vacuum & ergonomic handling systems. We serve the customers from logistics to automotive, electronics, furniture to many more sectors. Our widely demanded assortment has SSP Vacuum Suction Spider, Vacuum Layer Grippers, Vacuum Blocks, Vacuum Lifting Devices, Mounting Elements, Vacuum Suction Pads to many more products. All these items have advanced features that are latest in technology. Through our absolute professionalism and punctuality at work, we have maintained our strong presence in this industry for decades.

110 years in family hands, Schmalz history reflects change and growth. Started with razor blades then moved to transport equipment and today, vacuum technology & energy storage. We have set benchmarks in various industries over the time.

• 1910: Founded the company and started supplying millions of Glattis razorblades worldwide.
• 1910-1945: The first generation, Johannes Schmalz established razor blade factory.
• 1945-1984: The second generation, Artur Schmalz incepted business in transport equipment for postal service & at airports.
• 1954: Started supporting German postal service and federal railway company for deliveries.
• 1961: Our airport apron equipment, Schmalz stairways was use for conveying passengers into aircraft.
• 1984: We shift our focus towards booming vacuum technology under the guidance of Dr. Kurt Schmalz who developed vacuum table.
• 1984-Present: The third generation, Dr. Kurt Schmalz and his brother Wolfgang Schmalz transformed a handicraft business into an internationally successful industrial enterprise.
• 1989: Introduced all the elements that are needed to create complete vacuum systems.
• 1998: Founded first foreign subsidiary in Switzerland which further followed by many more in USA and China.
• 2002: Started supplying Schmalz products online.
• 2008: Introduced first vacuum generator with IO-Link which is our path to industry 4.0, a concept that has not been coined yet.
• 2016: Became a family of 1000 team members.
• 2018: Schmalz digital factory, industry 4.0 was started for greater efficiency and economy.
• 2019: Introduced innovative products for industry 4.0, bin-picking solutions and grippers for robots & co.
• 2020: Earned German Sustainability Prize as one of the three most sustainable medium-sized companies in the country.

Schmalz has set its several business units to provide Solutions for (almost) every requirement. These facilities allow us to stay consistent with the production and supply of items such as Vacuum Blocks, Vacuum Suction Pads, Vacuum Layer Grippers, etc. By well-fulfilling requirements, we have mustered customers from small craft businesses as well as international automobile companies. Below are the details of our business units:

• Business Units for Vacuum Technology: In this unit, we develop vacuum components for all common applications of setting up a vacuum system like connecting elements, grippers, components for system monitoring, filters, connections and vacuum generators.
• Business Unit for Handling Systems: At this division, vacuum technology based material handling equipment that are capable of bearing loads weighing up to 300 kilograms are developed.
• Business Unit for Energy Storage: Here, our company develops storage solutions in which one can temporarily store regeneratively generated energy and use it later as needed.

At our company, we have set three values for ourselves, Values that help us leave impression on customers as well as partners, Values that guide the employees and Values that shape the business of our company for benefit of business partners & customers. Below table highlights those values:

Trailblazing	Sustainable	Inspiring
Forward-looking Formative Leading Innovative	Long-term Holistic Efficient Valuable	Passionate Convincing Competent Authentic

It has never been a secret that our customers have been our priority. All the actions taken by our firm are meant to provide  service to the customers which can fulfil their exact requirements and expectations. From online shopping to various on-site services for installation, inspection, maintenance, etc., we are always ready to provide the best solutions to the customers.

As an enterprise which aims to maintain the earned trust of each client, we work as per a code of conduct which determines ethical conduct of our company. All of our team members from all across the world work in compliance to those ethics while managing all the internal and external affairs of the company. It also helps us in bringing a healthy competition in the industry in this era of growing complexity, extremely short development & innovation cycles, increasing numbers of variants and digitalization. Also, all the items supplied from our end including Vacuum Layer Grippers, Vacuum Lifting Devices, SSP Vacuum Suction Spider and many more are precisely tested & assured as per the required quality compliance of our company.

• Economy: We believe that those who want to attain sustainable success need good economic skills which we possess and also consider as are our main USP. Since the day of establishment, we have created many jobs in the world and 500 new jobs in the past three years only. Our training ratio is 14% which is significantly more than other firms in Germany. From razor blades to vacuum technology, our firm has succeeded over the years and expanded in every direction. Our future in industry 4.0, automation and robotics also seems to be quite promising economically.
• Ecology: We are well aware of the environmental conditions that occur due to excessive electricity & heat usage, emission of carbon dioxide & many other gases or residues that are harmful ecologically. Our company works on all these areas to responsibly take care of the ecology from its industrial processes. We have our own power station. In 2018, our enterprise generated CO2 credit of 1,059 tons in total. The energy that is not used by our own plants is further fed to public power grids. Through years of research & development, we are providing less CO2 luggage in our offered products. We also show a variety of sustainable measures on our guided tours along the Schmalz Eco Trail. 

From day one, we are committed to serve & support our employees in all areas of business. We always strive to provide products and services to the customers that can potentially uplift their entire quality & productivity of work. We are socially engaged with various organizations, institutes, etc. We support football clubs because they convey values such as determination, team spirit, discipline and respect to groups of people. 

We are laying the foundations for future skilled workers through our training initiatives. It is our initiative which is designed to help the young people in learning & integrating with professional aspects of work and society. We are educating them for social skills, personal development and more. Moreover, we are supporting activities and institutions like:

• Schmalz India: We provide weekly course to 25 girls & boys from 9th and 10th standards on basics of pneumatics. We also provide weekly German lessons to about 130 children from kindergarten age to 6th standards.
• Schmalz USA: We support various local institutions with monetary and material donations. It includes Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, which cares for hungry people.
• Schmalz Italy: We sponsored new jerseys for Scuola Basket Ticino youth basketball team.

We are providing opportunities for the people who are part of Schmalz. Our trainings, seminars, growth-driven work structure and interdisciplinary teamwork help the individuals in becoming a long-term employee at our firm.

Besides the fact that our offered range of Vacuum Blocks, Vacuum Lifting Devices, SSP Vacuum Suction Spider, Mounting Elements and other products hold a leading position in the global markets, there are some other important facts and data information of Schmalz that are discussed below:

• We have many employees working for us from all across the world.
• We are operating from 20 locations and ensuring top notch services to the customers.
• Our third generation family business is actively independent and autonomous.
• We have earned five awards till now from Germanys Best Employers.
• We consistently invest nine percent of our turnover in new ideas and products.
• Our pioneering innovations have 580 industrial property rights.