Schunk Technical University Continues to Draw a Crowd


SCHUNK USA, the Official Workholding Solutions Partner for Joe Gibbs Racing, held two very successful S.T.U. training classes in March. Customers travelled from as far away as Seattle, WA to the JGR facility in Huntersville, NC to attend. The JGR facility has over 250,000 sq. ft and has more than 450 employees.

On display at JGR are several of the products that SCHUNK supplies to help during the manufacturing process. Mark Bringle of Joe Gibbs Racing states, "Many people do not realize that process improvement, although having an initial cost, can often pay back in less than a year. This results in increased profitability and increased through put."

SCHUNK's training demonstrates to both distributors and end users how to save money, cut costs, increase flexibility and increase through put through process improvement. Items covered include:

o How to increase tool life through various methods of vibrations dampening

o How to increase table capacity and therefore increase spindle up time

o How to quickly and accurately change set up within 0.0002" repeatability

One key factor in process improvement and increased spindle up time is set up reductions. Brad Evans of SCHUNK USA says, "Once our economy turns around, the shops who invest in improving their processes will increase productivity and profitability."

With more than 60 years of experience, SCHUNK is a worldwide manufacturer of toolholding components, rotating and stationary workholding systems, and automation components. Totaling more than 1,800 employees worldwide, located in 23 subsidiaries and 6 manufacturing facilities, SCHUNK offers unbeatable customer service and technical knowledge. A dense network of SCHUNK outside sales representatives and certified SCHUNK distribution partners guarantees prompt and reliable support in all stages of the manufacturing cycle. For the US market, SCHUNK provides technical support, application assistance, manufacturing, and complete customer specific solutions from the North American headquarters in North Carolina.

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