Schmersal Global Capability Center Expands Operations in India with new Facility at Pune
Schmersal Group announced the expansion of its operations in India with the inauguration of a new, state-of-the-art office facility spanning 11,000 square meters within 25,000 sq meters campus along with the opening of Product Experience Center (Marketing Gallery) in Wing A, Office no 603, AP4 TechPark, Sr No 1344, Wagholi, Besides Grant Road, Pune-Nagar Road, Pune, 412207.
Schmersal also launched six new “Make in India” products, further expanding its portfolio of machine safety systems and solutions. These new products strengthen the company’s offerings in safety, automation, and industrial efficiency while meeting its customers’ evolving requirements across a wide range of applications.
This strategic expansion underscores Schmersal’s ongoing commitment to innovation, engineering excellence, and delivering cutting-edge safety software and solutions to global markets with digital solution as an added value to customers. The new facility significantly enhances the company’s operational capacity, enabling it to support growing customer demand and accelerate the development and deployment of next-generation technologies.
Strengthening Global Capabilities
The newly inaugurated office space has been designed to foster collaboration, innovation, and agility. The expansion will further strengthen Schmersal GCC’s position as a high-impact hub for engineering, product development, and digital transformation initiatives within the global Schmersal Group network.
“This expansion marks an important milestone in our journey. We have decided to relocate to our own and bigger facility in Pune. It will explore to strengthen its global engineering, digital solution, innovation and automation capabilities in our current man-and machine safety solutions and service as an added value to align and upgrade to market and customer offerings.” said Ramji Singh, Managing Director, Schmersal India. “The new facility not only reflects our growth ambitions but also reinforces our commitment to delivering world-class safety solutions. It provides an environment where innovation thrives and talent can achieve its full potential.”
Along with the new office, Schmersal inaugurated its product experience center and also introduced six new products from its Indian manufacturing operations.
In parallel with the facility expansion, the Schmersal Group also unveiled a new range of innovative products designed to meet the evolving needs of various industries. These products, developed and manufactured in India, focus on enhancing industrial safety, improving process efficiency, and enabling smarter automation across sectors including manufacturing, logistics, vertical transportation, automotive, warehousing, and infrastructure.
The newly launched portfolio features:
- Safety Field Box Port Extender – Enhances system connectivity and scalability by enabling seamless integration of field components across complex industrial setups.
- Magnetic Switch – A cost-efficient, European-standard-compliant solution offering reliable position monitoring with consistent performance and durability, especially suited for the elevator segment.
- Fork Sensor – Infrared-based sensing solution designed for precise object detection in high-speed, high-accuracy industrial applications.
- New Safety Limit Switch Series – Upgraded, robust, and versatile switches engineered to meet stringent safety requirements across diverse operating conditions, tailored for the Indian market.
- Overspeed Governor Limit Switch – Designed to detect when systems such as elevators exceed safe operational speed, ensuring enhanced safety and immediate response.
- Multi-level Parking Control System – Enables authorized users to control vehicle movement across levels using key-based operation, supporting efficient and secure multiparking.
These solutions align with Schmersal’s vision of turning workplaces into safer places.
The Product Experience Center showcases the Schmersal Group’s comprehensive safety solutions and demonstrates machine safety compliance expertise provided by tec.nicum.
Visitors can experience:
- Safety solutions for people and machines
- Machine guarding, interlocking, and access control systems
- Comprehensive machine safety solutions based on six key pillars, complemented by software and engineering services
- The transformation of industrial machine applications into safer, smarter, and more digital solutions through Software as a Service (SaaS), in collaboration with tec.nicum and the Global Competence Center (GCC)
Driving Innovation and Talent Growth
The expanded facility will also play a critical role in fostering talent development and supporting cross-functional collaboration. With enhanced infrastructure and increased capacity, the GCC aims to attract top engineering and technology talent while strengthening partnerships with global stakeholders.
The occasion also marks another significant milestone
13 years of Schmersal’s manufacturing operations in India, underscoring the company’s long-standing commitment to the Indian market and its continued investment in local manufacturing and innovation.
