Schmalz grows and takes over Binar Handling

Schmalz Managing Director Andreas Beutel (l.) and Binar Handling CEO Mattias Lindh. (Image: J. Schmalz GmbH)

Binar Handling with its ergonomic products such as the Quick-Lift Arm is now part of the Schmalz Group. (Image: J. Schmalz GmbH)

The vacuum specialist Schmalz takes over the Swedish Binar Handling AB and its four subsidiaries in Europe and Asia, thereby strengthening its market position in ergonomic handling technology. Binar Handling manufactures handling systems for loads weighing up to 600 kilograms.

Effective March 23, 2022, J. Schmalz GmbH acquired Binar Handling AB along with its subsidiaries in China, Turkey, France, and Germany. The development and manufacturing company, headquartered in Trollhättan, Sweden, previously belonged to the Argynnis Group AB. The German Binar Handling GmbH is based in Staufenberg near Kassel and has another branch in Untergruppenbach near Heilbronn – at both locations, lever solutions and load handling devices are designed, manufactured, and sold.

„Binar Handling complements the Schmalz portfolio perfectly with its balancers, crane booms, and various end effectors for manual handling,“ says Dr. Kurt Schmalz, managing partner of J. Schmalz GmbH. He adds: „This significantly expands our worldwide leading position in ergonomic handling technology.“ Schmalz plans to maintain the Binar Handling brand and continue growing in the markets with it. CEO Mattias Lindh remains in charge, having managed Binar Handling since 2018. With the acquisition, the Schmalz Group grows to approximately 1,700 employees at 23 locations worldwide.

Binar Handling started in 1979 with the development and manufacturing of ergonomic lifting and handling solutions. The goal: to make lifting operations both easy and safe – following the motto “Beyond Gravity”. This has been achieved by the Swedes and their international subsidiaries, including companies in the automotive industry, aerospace technology, industrial manufacturing, as well as in the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical sectors. A special feature is the rail system, which the lifting devices follow motor-assisted in every movement in the X and Y directions – even over longer distances.

With the acquisition of Binar Handling AB, Schmalz will now offer solutions for delicate balancing and handling, for example, for applications in battery production or logistics.