# Schmalz starts vacuum component and system production at new China headquarters in Taicang

J. Schmalz began manufacturing vacuum components and complete vacuum systems for automation and manual handling at its new China headquarters in Taicang on 2022-03-18. The site sits on a plot of about 27,000 square meters acquired in early 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-03-18
- Where: Taicang, China
- Status: completed
- Products: vacuum components, vacuum systems, vacuum handling systems
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [J. Schmalz](https://endata.com/companies/9029.md)
- [Schmalz (China)](https://endata.com/companies/9030.md)

## Sources

- [kem.industrie.de](https://kem.industrie.de/handling/schmalz-fertigung-china-headquarter-taicang/), 2022-03-18: "Ab sofort fertigt Schmalz in seinem neuen China-Headquarter in Taicang sowohl einzelne Vakuum-Komponenten als auch komplette Systeme für die Automation und manuelle Handhabung mit Vakuum."

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