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- This article is about Schunk Intec Inc. For the German conglomerate founded in Fulda in 1913, see the Schunk GroupSchunk GroupThe Schunk Group is a Mittelstand company headquartered in Germany. The most important fields of endeavor are carbon technology and ceramics, environmental simulation and climate technology, sintered metal technology as well as ultrasonic welding technology....
article. For the (unrelated) former Dutch warehouse see SchunckSchunckSchunck is the name of former fashion house and department store Firma Schunck in Heerlen, the Netherlands. It is also the name for the collection of buildings the firm has been housed in, one of which is known as the Glaspaleis , which is now a cultural centre and declared one of the 1000 most...
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SCHUNK Intec, Inc. is a multinational manufacturing company, based principally in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The company operates worldwide in more than 50 countries with wholly owned subsidiaries, five manufacturing locations in Germany, USA and China, and distribution partners all over the world.
Company overview
Among basic conditions, Friedrich Schunk founded his "mechanical workshop" in a garage in LauffenLauffen
Lauffen am Neckar is a town in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Neckar, 9 km southwest of Heilbronn...
/Neckar, Germany in 1945. The production of brake drums and fly wheels for the NSU Prince 4 and precision parts for the Porsche
Porsche
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....
356 were his first larger orders.
In 1964 the current owner and CEO Heinz-Dieter Schunk joined the company.
In 1992 SCHUNK founded the subsidiary SCHUNK Inc. in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
, in response to the expanding export to North America.
The US subsidiary, SCHUNK Inc., is next to the Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Raleigh-Durham International Airport is a public international airport located 4.5 miles northeast of the town of Morrisville in suburban Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The airport covers and operates three runways, providing direct service to 40 domestic and international...
(RDU) and close to the Research Triangle Park
Research Triangle Park
The Research Triangle Park is a research park in the United States. It is located near Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina...
. The High-Tech Triangle area between Raleigh and Durham, with its three well-known Universities Duke, UNC
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
and NC State
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
is considered to be the high-tech center of the rapidly growing southeastern region of the USA.
The company's on-site US-manufacturing capabilities allow SCHUNK Inc to exploit the North American market. With a nationwide network of regional sales managers for Automation
Automation
Automation is the use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step beyond mechanization...
and Tooling and Workholding, SCHUNK customers, have access to local SCHUNK technical support representatives.
Products
- Lathe chucksChuck (engineering)A chuck is a specialized type of clamp used to hold an object, usually an object with radial symmetry, especially a cylindrical object. It is most commonly used to hold a rotating tool or a rotating workpiece...
and chuck jaws - Stationary workholding
- Toolholding systems
- Special hydraulic expansion technology
- Pneumatic grippingPneumatic gripperA pneumatic gripper is a specific type of pneumatic actuator that typically involves either parallel or angular motion of surfaces, A.K.A “tooling jaws or fingers” that will grip an object...
systems (also wireless with EnOceanEnOceanEnOcean is a German wireless, energy harvesting technology used primarily in building automation systems, based in Oberhaching. It is not set out for international, European or national standardization; however, EnOcean GmbH is offering its technology and licenses for the patented features under...
-technology) - Rotary pneumaticmodules
- Robot accessories
- Linear modules
- Mechatronic modules
- Special automationAutomationAutomation is the use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step beyond mechanization...
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