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SCHUNK Opens New Base in Mexico to Support Growth

SCHUNK has officially opened its new location in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico. Primarily, the new manufacturing location gears towards future growth. This allows the company to respond to the increasing market demands with high flexibility and efficiency.

The building has its own assembly and manufacturing capabilities. Also, it has a CoLab application center for automation and depaneling technology. Accordingly, this enables the company to serve the industry in North and South America with customized applications.

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From left to right: Marcos Sepúlveda, General Manager SCHUNK Mexico; Kristina I. Schunk, CEO SCHUNK; Javier Jamaica, Marketing Manager SCHUNK Mexico; Ricardo de la Torre, architect. Kristina I. Schunk emphasized in her keynote speech that the Mexican location strengthens the future viability of the entire company.

Home to Innovation Driver

Mainly, the high-tech center Parque Tecnológico Innovación in Santiago de Querétaro, about 200 kilometers north of Mexico City, is now home to another innovation driver. Particularly, SCHUNK opened its new location there in August and continues to strengthen its global presence.

The building, with an area of around 5,000sq.m, houses assembly and manufacturing capacities for the most important components and applications to offer regional and local customers specific solutions with particularly short delivery times. In addition, the company plans to expand engineering capacities at the new location. Also, it will put in operation of the CoLab application center for automation and depaneling technology.

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At the CoLab robot application center, customer can text their automation solutions with the support of SCHUNK experts. This allows them to gain confidence in their decision at an early stage of investment.

Industrial Investment Focus Mexico

Mexico is a major investment destination for several key industries, especially in the automotive and electronics industries. International companies are expanding their activities here or planning to do so. The company is prepared to support customers with the appropriate, efficiency-enhancing production technology as well as engineering know-how and advice.

Marcos Sepúlveda, General Manager SCHUNK Mexico, says, “We are now able to serve the needs of customers across the Americas with a particularly responsive approach. In the future, we expect a higher demand for customized orders, which we will now meet with a strengthened on-site set-up.

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At the new location in the technology parc of Santiago de Querétaro, 80 employees are now working to serve the North and South American markets.

Planned Rapid Growth

The location in Santiago de Querétaro begins operation with around 80 employees. To meet the anticipated strong demand and serve the local market with engineering, manufacturing and assembly expertise, rapid growth is planned for the coming years.

Kristina I. Schunk, CEO of SCHUNK, emphasizes, “The strategic expansion in Mexico strengthens our global presence, as well as the future viability of our company. As in other regional markets, we are focusing on building a network of partners hand-in-hand in Mexico to optimally serve our customers.”

-09 September 2024-