Oxipital AI, a pioneering force in AI-driven machine vision systems, is pleased to announce that Schmalz has officially joined its Preferred Partner Program. This move marks a significant milestone in the companies’ enduring partnership, reinforcing their joint commitment to delivering innovative automation solutions.
The collaboration brings together Oxipital AI’s cutting-edge vision-guided inspection and robotic picking capabilities with Schmalz’s state-of-the-art mGrip® finger grippers and vacuum end-of-arm tooling. Together, the companies are unlocking a new level of performance in robotic grasping applications—boosting operational productivity, minimizing dependency on manual labor, and ensuring reliable, scalable, and safe manufacturing processes.
“Schmalz has worked with Oxipital AI since its inception, so joining their preferred partner program was the logical next step in our ongoing relationship,” said Volker Schmitz, President & CEO of Schmalz North America. “Both of our organizations focus on robotic automation, so there were inherent synergies from the start. Pairing our tooling with Oxipital AI vision technologies has enabled us to provide our customers with more capable and higher performing picking solutions that we couldn’t offer in the past.”
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The synergy between the two companies enables manufacturers—particularly in the food and beverage sector—to adopt more flexible and intelligent automation systems tailored to increasingly complex handling requirements.
“Working with Schmalz has been incredibly easy and fruitful for both companies, combining expertise from both teams to ultimately provide the customer with market-leading automated solutions,” said Mark Chiappetta, President & CEO at Oxipital AI. “Schmalz engineers are experts in designing and deploying capable tooling solutions into complex robotic handling applications. Paired with Oxipital AI’s vision technology, the Schmalz team will be able to expand the applicability of their solutions to increasingly challenging manufacturing processes. We are excited to expand our existing relationship and look forward to many years of continued collaboration.”
With this enhanced partnership, Oxipital AI and Schmalz are set to empower manufacturers with smarter, more adaptive automation tools that drive growth and efficiency across industries.
