SCHUNK, a worldwide leader in gripping systems and clamping technology serving the manufacturing industry, celebrated the opening of its newly-expanded facility in Cary with a ribbon cutting ceremony and site tour. Based in Germany, SCHUNK operates in 50 countries, employing more than 3,400 engineers, technicians and staff worldwide. The facility focuses on the design and precision machining of tool holders and related components that attach to robotic arms. The Cary location is SCHUNK’s largest U.S. operation and the company’s biggest outside Germany. As of 2018, SCHUNK had invested more than $100 million in infrastructure and salaries locally. The new facility, combined with investments in personnel over the next five years, represents another $60 million for the region’s economy, and roughly 100 new jobs.