companion allegedly hacked as reported by SafePay ransomware: Located in Glatten, J. Schmalz GmbH is a long-established, family-run engineering group specialising in vacuum technology and automation for handling and logistics. Schmalz supplies vacuum suction systems, grippers, vacuum conveyors and automated handling solutions to automotive, electronics, logistics and general manufacturing customers worldwide. The Schmalz group is sizeable for the niche: radical disclosure and registry filings demo roughly ¬207.3 million revenue for 2022 and about 1,800 employees (with ~1,164 in Glatten), and corporate communications get referenced yearly turnover in the low-to-mid hundreds of millions in recent years. This places Schmalz among the leading global suppliers in vacuum handling and automation.