The focus is on maximum productivity and flexibility in industrial manufacturing. The international leading trade fair will take place under the motto 'Insights. Impulses. Innovations.' from June 24 to 27, 2025, in Munich.
Increasing demands for efficiency, quality, and sustainability require companies to find future-proof solutions in manufacturing. This year's automatica addresses the question of how intelligent automation and robotics will change the future. SCHUNK positions itself as a reliable partner with a broadly positioned, intelligently networked portfolio to support its customers.
With a clear technology strategy, SCHUNK aims to make flexible and sustainable automation possible at every level and in every production environment – today and in the future.
'By deeply understanding the needs and processes of our customers, we can provide tailored solutions,' emphasizes Johannes Ketterer, COO/CSO of SCHUNK. 'From standard components to customized special solutions to finished applications, we offer exactly what they need.' This also characterizes the solutions that SCHUNK will present at automatica 2025.
Diversity for Robot Applications
SCHUNK continuously and forward-looking develops its offerings in the field of robot components. With perfectly coordinated products, the company addresses the central challenges of automation and enables more efficient, flexible, and productive processes. A suitable example is the modular compensation unit AGM – one of the versatile solutions for optimizing process safety and protecting against wear of robots and workpieces. It compensates inaccuracies from a few grams to 400 kilograms in all directions.
Three Steps to Increased Productivity
Whether companies are just starting with automation or are already looking for customized solutions – SCHUNK offers the right support for every requirement. With a three-step approach, the automation expert accompanies its customers throughout the entire process: from needs analysis to validation – also in the SCHUNK CoLabs – to installation and commissioning. SCHUNK supports the implementation of standard components and assemblies to comprehensive complete solutions. The goal is to sustainably increase productivity and make automation easily accessible.
Optimized Engineering Across All Industries
For more complex requirements, SCHUNK develops customized component solutions for different industries in close collaboration with customers, going beyond the standard portfolio. An example is the aseptic changer, developed for applications in the pharmaceutical and food industries. It offers pneumatic, electrical, and mechanical conduits, features hygienic design and durable surfaces, and meets the requirements of GMP Class A. Additionally, it is equipped with integrated sensors and does not require additional energy for locking.
In the field of e-mobility, SCHUNK develops tailored automation solutions for battery cell handling – from handling cells during the assembly of battery packs to final assembly in vehicles. The round cell gripper RCG, for example, is specifically designed for handling 46 mm round cells – both for individual battery cells and for the precise assembly of complete cell clusters.
The SCHUNK engineering offering is complemented by digital tools such as the Digital Twin for planning and simulation. This allows customers to plan, simulate, and optimize their automation tasks virtually. Partnerships with technology companies like NVIDIA support the simulation and project planning of complex automation projects.
Strong Partners for Humanoid Robotics
Industrial robots and cobots are essential for a future-proof automation of manufacturing processes. For these and also for the next generation of robotic systems, the humanoid robots, SCHUNK offers suitable end-of-arm components with open digital building blocks. The anthropomorphic 5-finger gripper SVH, for example, is available with open-source software and as a Digital Twin. With decades of know-how in flexible gripping technology and strong partnerships with industry companies, start-ups, and research institutions, we are opening up new application fields that go beyond the scientific environment. An impressive live demonstration at the SCHUNK booth in collaboration with NEURA Robotics shows what this could look like in practice.
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