The web-based tool guides you through a defined selection process:

• Component selection: You select the product solution that best suits your application.
• Validation: A software-based background check prevents technicaly incompatible combinations.
• 3D visualization: Changes are displayed directly in a three-dimensional model.
• CAD download: Once you’re done, you can download the CAD data directly into your design software.
• Inquiry: Once you’ve finished configuring the system, you can submit an inquiry and receive a customized offer.

With Schmalz’s product configurators, you can put together modular components and complete handling systems directly online for your specific application. The product portfolio covers the following main categories:

• Mounting Elements
• Surface-gripping systems and end effectors
• Pneumatic vacuum generators
• Manual handling

The portfolio is continuously being expanded to include additional configurators. You can see which products are currently configurable directly in the respective category overview or by clicking the configurator button on the product detail page.

Yes. The tools on the website are free to use. To access advanced functions, you simply need to register at schmalz.com.

With your regular account or after a one-time registration in the store, you’ll have direct access to three key functions in the configurator:

• Price Calculation: The configurator immediately displays the specific price for your custom-built assembly. Country-specific restrictions may apply.
• Data export: You’ll receive CAD files for direct import into your design software.
• Project management: Configurations can be saved and shared with others.

1. Once you have completed your configuration, you can submit the data directly to Schmalz by clicking the "Inquiry" button.
2. Your inquiry will be automatically forwarded to the appropriate contact person at Schmalz.
3. After a technical investigation by a Schmalz expert, you will receive a detailed quote.

As a logged-in user, you can save your configurations directly in the configurator. The saved configurations are then stored in your customer account and can be opened, adapted, and saved again at any time.

To share a configuration, use a separate function in the configurator to generate a link to it and forward it to colleagues or project participants. This allows you to share the current planning status and collaborate on it together.

Yes, once you are logged in, you can edit saved configurations at a later time. You can find them in your user account under “Saved Configurations” and reload them at any time. You can swap out individual components or change parameters. The system performs a new validity check after every change.