The family-owned company SCHUNK is a world leader when it comes to equipping modern production lines and robot systems.

SCHUNK is the international technology leader in toolholding and workholding, gripping technology, and automation technology. SCHUNK is shaping the future with innovative technologies through its pioneering spirit and innovative strength.

elliTek is proud to partner with SCHUNK! They are well known for their gripping solutions, but SCHUNK does so much more.

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SCHUNK e-mobility

Switching to e-mobility?

With SCHUNK's many years of engineering expertise in the automotive industry, they succeed in quickly and safely converting manufacturing and assembly processes to electromobility. From axis systems to robot accessories, SCHUNK and elliTek will always find an individually suitable solution for you.

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SCHUNK Life Science

SCHUNK is your Life-Science Partner with Application know-how. SCHUNK provides automated solutions for the medical, laboratory, and pharmaceutical industries.

SCHUNK's high-tech components meet the strict requirements for manufacturing quality and reliability. That's not all -- the specific life science portfolios are perfectly suited to products for any life science application.

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Explore the exciting solutions that SCHUNK offers: Gripping Technology, Automation Technology (Linear Actuators, Rotary Actuators, Linear Motors) Workholding & Toolholding, and Cobotics accessories.

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SCHUNK's Gripping Technology

With more than 12,500 grippers, SCHUNK is best known for its gripping solutions.

SCHUNK's gripping technology includes pneumatic grippers, electric grippers, magnetic grippers, adhesive grippers, and rotary gripping modules.

SCHUNK has the world's first certified industrial gripper for collaborative operations (co-act EGP-C), as well as the first compact electro-permanent magnetic gripper with integrated electronics (EMH), the most powerful pneumatic miniature parallel gripper on the market (MPG-plus), the most robust electric universal gripper on the market (EGU), and if that weren't enough the world's first pneumatic gripper with certified GripGuard technology (PGL-plus-P).

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EGU Universal Gripper

EGU Universal Gripper is the most robust electric universal gripper on the market.

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Inside view of the robust EGU Universal Electric Gripper

EGK Gripper for small components

The EGK electric gripper for small components for maximum process reliability

Inside view of SCHUNK's EGK gripper for small components

EGK electric gripper

Inside view of SCHUNK's EGK electric gripper for small components.

PGL-plus-P Universal pneumatic gripper with GripGuard technology

PGL-plus-P Universal gripper

PGL-plus-P Universal gripper by SCHUNK is the world's first pneumatic gripper with secure and certified gripping force maintenance.

Inside view of the PGL-plus-P Universal pneumatic gripper with GripGuard technology

PGL-plus-P Universal gripper

Inside view of the world's first pneumatic gripper with GripGuard technology by SCHUNK.

MPG-plus gripper with protective cover

The MPG-plus gripper for small components is the most powerful pneumatic miniature parallel gripper on the market.

MPG-plus gripper

Here's a peak inside the MPG-plus gripper for small components.

JGP-P Universal gripper

The JGP-P Universal gripper is the high-performance gripper with diverse monitoring options - also inductive

MTB Application kit

MTB Application kit - the right kits for a quick entry into the world of automated machine loading and unloading.

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PLG pneumatic gripper

PLG customized and configurable long-stroke gripper. The pneumatic gripper for large workpieces with configurable stroke accurate to the millimeter.

Inside view of SCHUNK's PLG pneumatic gripper

PLG pneumatic long-stroke gripper

Here's an inside view of SCHUNK's PLG customized and configurable long-stroke gripper - accurate to the millimeter.

ADHESO Adhesive gripper

ADHESO by SCHUNK is the new gripping technology inspired by nature and ensures energy-efficient gripping without residues.

ADHESO by SCHUNK

Here's how ADHESO adhesive grippers work.

EMH Magnetic gripper

The EMH magnetic gripper is the first compact electro-permanent magnetic gripper with integrated electronics.

EMH Magnetic gripper

An inside view of SCHUNK's EMH Magnetic gripper

Co-act EGP-C Collaborative gripper

Co-act EGP-C is the world's first certified industrial gripper for collaborative operations.

Co-act EGP-C Collaborative gripper

A closer look at SCHUNK's collaborative gripper for small components - co-act EGP-C

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SCHUNK's Automation Technology

SCHUNK offers the world's most comprehensive product portfolio for technical solutions for the automated handling of workpieces.

Every application has its own requirements - from small parts assembly in the production of electronics to the loading and unloading of machine tools to the handling of food products, pharmaceuticals, or medical devices.

Whether you need pick & place units, linear modules, or multi-axis systems, you're in the right spot. elliTek's engineers have firsthand experience with SCHUNK's products and are here to help.

SCHUNK has nearly 4,000 products in its Automation Technology portfolio. Explore the gallery for highlights. elliTek prides itself in its customer service. Put us to the test -- request details for any of SCHUNK's products!

Rotary actuators

SCHUNK offers a unique range of swivel and rotary modules with lots of options.
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Linear modules

SCHUNK linear modules for high-speed assembly automation. These compact modular systems can be combined into a complete system. For individual components, pick & place units, or fully pre-assembled multi-axis systems, SCHUNK's got you covered.

Rotary feed-through

SCHUNK rotary feed-throughs are the modern standard for stationary use (DDF-SE series) and for automation (DDF-2 series). The rotary feed-throughs are designed for the force moments occurring with the new robot generation. Particularly developed long-lasting and smoothly running seals permit the use of small and economical drives.

Compensation units

Connecting, assembling, inserting, loading and unloading workpieces are daily challenges in automation. To prevent damage to tools or workpieces, SCHUNK compensation units with rotational and angular compensation ensure the necessary flexibility between the robot and the tools, for instance.
This avoids system malfunctions caused by imprecise tolerances and increases process reliability.

Anti-collision unit

Bodyguard your systems with SCHUNK's anti-collision unit. Collisions and overloads on the robot may cause damage to the tool, workpiece or the machines. In the automated handling process, the SCHUNK monitoring modules offers an effective instrument for process reliable production, and preventing expensive downtimes in production.

Force/torque sensors

If you need precise results, intelligent force/torque sensors are all the trend. They give robots the required sensitivity. The sensors precisely detect the occurring process forces and transmit them to the control unit. This allows for highly precise correction of the robot path. The result are constant forces, and hence constant machining patterns.

Application kits

The new MTB application kits by SCHUNK provide an easy introduction to partial automation with cobots. An extensive, complete range of standardized components is available from SCHUNK for various cobots and lightweight robots as the world's first manufacturer of these products. Based on many years of expertise in these areas, SCHUNK put together various kits that will be ideal for your applications and robots.

SCHUNK R-EMENDO tools for automated deburring, grinding and polishing

Machining tools

Deburring, grinding and polishing – demanding tasks such as removing material or finishing workpieces can be automated quickly and easily with the help of the new R-EMENDO tools. Using automated machining processes not only can reduce costs and ensure consistent quality, but can also significantly improve the ergonomic strain placed on employees.

SCHUNK's comprehensive sensor accessory program

Sensors

SCHUNK offers an extensive portfolio of sensors for inductive, magnetic and optical monitoring of gripping, turning, and linear modules as well as robot accessories. In addition to contactless and simple switches for a position, there are programmable sensors with adjustable hysteresis and two adjustable switching points. SCHUNK sensors with analog outputs are suitable for several different positions or measuring procedures.

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SCHUNK's Tool Clamping Technology

The tool clamping technology leader, SCHUNK, offers a complete range of tool clamping technology for all applications.

When it comes to tool clamping, SCHUNK's got it. With more than 2,900 toolholders and variants, we will find the ideal tool-holding system to meet your particular application.

SCHUNK's tool clamping technology ranges from mechanical toolholders, heat shrinking mountings via low-vibration precision toolholders, SCHUNK TRIBOS polygonal clamping technology, and SCHUNK TENDO hydraulic expansion technology to the ultimate for Industry 4.0 applications – the first intelligent toolholder iTENDO.

SCHUNK has the most extensive toolholder technology range made in Germany.

Comprehensive product portfolio ranging from micro and finest machining to heavy duty and large volume cutting
For milling, reaming, drilling, and thread-cutting
Low vibration for perfect surfaces

The focus is always on your particular application.

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iTENDO²

iTENDO² is the intelligent way for you to achieve the optimal process. With the new iTENDO², SCHUNK is setting yet another milestone when it comes to digitalization in the metal cutting industry. This is the toolholder for an easy entry into digitalization.

TRIBOS Polygonal Toolholders

TRIBOS shows its strength in highly precise micromachining right up to large volume cutting. With its patented TRIBOS polygonal clamping technology, SCHUNK offers a toolholding system that stands out due to its versatile and extensive range of applications. • From micro to super finish machining, up to heavy-duty and volume metal cutting • Concentricity property < 0,003 mm • Absolutely maintenance-free • Best vibration damping • Rotationally symmetric design

Intermediate Sleeve GZB-S

SCHUNK intermediate sleeves allow clamping of several different shank diameters from 3 to 25 mm with just one toolholder. The universal intermediate sleeves GZB-S are available in two versions: coolant-proof, tested and with innovative peripheral coolant channels. Both provide the unbeatable advantages of SCHUNK intermediate sleeves and can be used in the SCHUNK toolholding systems TENDO and TRIBOS as well as in all commercially available hydraulic expansion toolholders.

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SCHUNK's Workpiece Clamping Technology

From standard to high-tech solutions, SCHUNK has had the best workholding solutions for more than 50 years.

Using the best clamping technology available for your tools and workpieces is the key to ensuring the safety, efficiency, and high precision of your processes in chip removal machining.

SCHUNK develops, manufactures, and optimizes powerful, economical products and solutions for the machine and machine room that are tailored to the individual needs of each customer and application.

The standard of SCHUNK's work raises the bar for such products and sets new benchmarks in the ongoing development of clamping technology - and has been doing so for more than 50 years.

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Explore SCHUNK's workpiece clamping technology in the gallery below. For more details, please reach out to elliTek. Our Engineering and Sales teams are here to assist you when needed.

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Chuck jaws

With 1,200 jaw types, SCHUNK offers the world's largest range of standard chuck jaws. Rough parts are reliably clamped for the machining process with SCHUNK chuck jaws. Finished parts are clamped firmly and reliably, and without causing deformation or marks.

Lathe Chucks

Sold more than 40,000 times. With its more than 40 years of experience in the development and production of lathe chucks, SCHUNK covers an extensive range of applications. As a result of continual development and innovation at SCHUNK, their lathe chucks meet the requirements of state-of-the-art machining and highly demanding machining tasks in internationally known top quality.

Stationary Lathe Chucks

Powerhouses for the state-of-the-art production machines. Whether pneumatic, hydraulic, or manually actuated, the SCHUNK ROTA manual and power chucks in 3 jaw versions combine high clamping forces with large jaw strokes. Ideal for clamping tasks on modern machining centers.

Quick Change Pallet Systems

The modular quick-change pallet system. The largest modular system for individualists. VERO-S from SCHUNK is the modular quick-change pallet system for very fast and extremely precise conversion of workpieces, clamping devices or other equipment on modern machining centers. VERO-S can be almost limitlessly combined with other products and systems from SCHUNK's range of stationary workholding. This modular system offers more than 1,000 workpiece clamping variants for your individual application.

Direct Workpiece Clamping Systems

Solutions for a Collision-free Operation. Collision-free clamping without a large interfering contour is becoming increasingly standard, even for small batches and individual parts. Due to the two modular systems VERO-S WDP-5X (pneumatically actuated) and WDM-5X (manually actuated) workpieces of all types can be directly clamped in seconds without an interfering contour.

Clamping Force Blocks

Powerhouses for series production. Whether pneumatic, hydraulic or spring actuated, centrically clamped or against a fixed jaw, the TANDEM clamping force blocks combine high clamping forces with long jaw strokes, all in a compact design. The vises ensure process-reliable workpiece clamping in confined spaces.

Manual Clamping Systems

Manually clamped – powerful and precise holding. KONTEC manually operated clamping systems for different clamping applications make your production in the field of semi/fully automated universal milling machines and machining centers even more efficient. Whether force amplified single-acting vises, single-acting vises, centric clamping vises or multiple vises - You will be absolutely amazed!

Tombstones

Significantly increased Machine Running Time. Horizontal machining centers do not achieve optimal performance unless combined with the suitable tombstones in combination with the right clamping devices. Due to the enormous range of clamping options and loading densities the machine running times are increased significantly. SCHUNK tombstones also offers optimal accessibility and machining of your workpieces.

Magnetic Clamping technology

5-sided workpiece machining in a single set-up. Modern machine tools and machining centers are designed for complex machining operations carried out during a single set-up. As the workpieces can be placed flat onto the MAGNOS magnetic chucks, all sides of the workpiece can be easily accessed. The permanent magnetic clamping force is uniformly applied across the entire workpiece, thereby effectively minimizing vibrations.

Vacuum Clamping Technology

Short set-up times, high holding forces, maximum precision - PLANOS matrix plates from SCHUNK clamp flat workpieces and workpieces with a flat bottom reliably and quickly. They ensure minimal set-up times for machining centers. Even components that are difficult to clamp mechanically are child's play with PLANOS, which holds them precisely and without deformation.

Tool Grinding Systems

SCHUNK competence for efficiency and flexibility. In tool production and in the context of sharpening, a few thousandths of millimeters determine the quality of the finished blades. SCHUNK precision toolholders are responsible for the most important process leading to optimum results. The SCHUNK systems offer the perfect solution for any application, even for automated production. The decisive advantage for the user: cost reduction while increasing process reliability and quality.

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elliTek's Engineering Group has firsthand experience with SCHUNK's products. Whether this is your first step towards automation or you've been doing this for years, elliTek's Team will meet you exactly where you are.

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