# SCHUNK to build new plant in Querétaro, Mexico

German company SCHUNK began construction of a new plant in the Querétaro Innovation Technological Park, Mexico, with an investment of over 150 million pesos. The facility will include a three-level building and industrial warehouse on a 10,000-square-meter site for manufacturing tool holders, clamping systems, and automation equipment.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-05-12
- Where: San Cristobal, Querétaro, Mexico
- Value: $8.50M (150.0M MXN)
- Starts operating: Aug 2024
- Status: under construction
- Products: tool holders, stationary clamping systems, gripping technology, automation technology, depaneling machines
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Schunk](https://endata.com/companies/17637.md)
- [Grupo Cobertura](https://endata.com/companies/70237.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [promexicoindustry.com](https://www.promexicoindustry.com/en/article/the-german-company-schunk-invests-150-million-pesos-in-a-new-plant-in-quertaro), 2023-05-12: "The German company SCHUNK invests 150 million pesos in a new plant in Querétaro"
- [mexicoindustry.com](https://mexicoindustry.com/noticia/schunk-apuesta-por-el-desarrollo-de-la-industria-electronica-en-mexico), 2023-06-01: "En Alemania decidieron invertir en el edificio para poder fabricar y ensamblar máquinas aquí en México, que pueden ser exportados a Centro y Sudamérica, así como a la región de Norteamérica."

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