Case Study
International High-Tech Company Protects IT Infrastructure with Cloud-Native CrowdStrike Security
The Schunk Group, an international technology company with 60 subsidiaries and over 9,000 employees across 29 countries, supplies high-tech materials like carbon, ceramics, and sintered metal, plus systems from environmental simulation to ultrasonic welding. Its IT department faces blurred IT/OT boundaries and internet-exposed industrial plants, as noted by Head of IT Technology Christian Maxeiner. CrowdStrike Falcon® unifies protection across this diverse landscape, delivering real-time threat detection, rapid response for OT convergence risks, and scalable visibility that safeguards global operations without performance impact—ensuring secure innovation across manufacturing and high-tech production.
