J. Schmalz GmbH is a manufacturer of automation technology based in Glatten, Germany. The family-run company is one of the leading suppliers of vacuum technology in the fields of automation and manual handling and is also active in the energy storage business area. Over the years, the company‘s products changed from razor blades to transport equipment and finally to vacuum technology.

In 2017, Schmalz acquired all shares in Stuttgart-based Gesellschaft für Produktionssysteme GmbH (GPS), which was founded as an offshoot of the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation. GPS is active in the fields of hardware, software and data aggregation, among others.

The company entered the Australian market in 2018 with the acquisition of Millsom Hoists, who had been their distributor in the area for thirty years previously.

In January 2022, the British company Palamatic Ltd., which develops handling systems for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, was acquired. Two months later, Schmalz acquired the Swedish company Binar Handling AB and its subsidiaries in China, France, Germany and Turkey. The company is a manufacturer of cranes, balancers and end effectors based in Trollhättan, Sweden.

Implementation and challenge

Having executed two construction projects for Schmalz India, MPS ARCHONIC's interdisciplinary team analysed the process flow and expansion requirements of the client. MPS ARCHONIC team then came together to put a plan encompassing designs and specifications of all services such as architectural, structural, electrical, extra-low voltage, HVAC, firefighting, compressed air etc. The team of project managers and site engineers then governed the project till its final completion ensuring that all the drawings and specifications of the client were implemented and respected and quality was ensured. 

Unit 1 and unit 2 constitute a state-of-the-art facility with optimised processes in all areas and perfectly engineered technical specifications facilitating the production seamlessly.