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01/2023
Turning, milling – and now eroding as well.
“How can we help our customers develop further and ultimately develop ourselves?” This question ...
01/2023
Toolmaking in three shifts.
“Since our founding in 1992, we’ve shaped quite a lot tonnes of steel to the customers’ wishes ...
01/2023
Shinkansen. Kaizen on rails.
Japan’s Shinkansen is a “bullet train”, an unparalleled mass transit system. This article ...
01/2023
Creatively successful.
Before vehicles are produced in large series, automotive manufacturers test and check the properties ...
01/2023
Human-robot match-making.
In Japan, day after day, service and assistance robots make up the task force that meets human needs ...
01/2023
High-precision grinding wheels.
Our visit to Fraisa’s Sárospatak site involved seeing how its grinding wheels, controlled by ...
01/2023
Highly complex miniatures from the 3D printer.
3D printing has become a proven technology in many sectors. With the micro laser sintering process, ...
01/2023
More cost-effective with a sharper profile.
Riegger Diamantwerkzeuge GmbH in Affalterbach develops and produces customised profiled grinding ...
01/2023
Optimising processes with wire EDM.
Typical of special tools are the special geometries and contour profiles of their cutting edges. To ...
01/2023
150% more output with reduced cycle times.
With six EDM machines on site from a sole supplier, JVD Engineering was adamant it was sticking with ...
02/2022
News from Mars.
After positive experience with an already proven EA8S die-sinker EDM, the roller and ball bearing ...
02/2022
Where high-tech mould making comes naturally.
The Vosges Mountains – France’s geological twin of Germany’s Black Forest – are popular with ...
02/2022
Intelligently cutting up to 425 mm with a 50% state subsidy?
Combining precision and technical expertise with excellent service is the daily motivation of Peter ...
02/2022
The Art of Aerospace. Wire EDM boosts toolmaking and production.
Within only 20 years, SACS Aerospace in Empfingen has developed into an internationally acclaimed ...
02/2022
Wire-cutting a higher profile.
Prototyp in Zell am Harmersbach in Baden produces threading, forming and milling tools for its ...
02/2022
Building bridges with wire erosion. High-performance tools for extra high-strength wire ropes.
The production of wire is an extremely demanding process. The starting material is usually rod or ...
02/2022
Machining high-precision parts ready for use. Wire-eroded punches and dies for fine blanking.
There is hardly an object in everyday life that does not contain sheet metal parts. Whether it’s a ...
02/2022
Ice cream makes chewy encounter with digital manufacturing.
Since its launch in 1981, Lotte’s “Yukimi Daifuku” is loved by people of all ages as a popular ...
02/2022
You don’t get AI off the peg. Artificial Intelligence for automation.
The potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in production is becoming more and more apparent. At ...
01/2022
Artificial Intelligence in your machine?
What has AI got to do with me as a machine operator? Probably much more than you suspect... ...
01/2022
High productivity and high precision
The Vogt & Käfer GmbH toolmaking and punching shop in Esslingen machines the cutting edges of its ...
01/2022
Extending the production spectrum wire EDM
Designer food is a big talking point. To be able to productively manufacture meat, sausage and and ...
01/2022
Robots from Mitsubishi Electric and AI in biotechnology
Thousands of individual samples can now be tested every day – the AGAMEDE robotic system has been ...
01/2022
Close dovetailing of injection moulding and toolmaking for greater flexibility
“Small, but with maximum precision” is how manager Philipp Türk describes HT Tooling’s ...
01/2022
Wire-cut EDM as a key technology
Quality always enjoys top priority at Formbau Schneider. The two managers of FB Schneider GmbH are ...
01/2022
Quality and precision with Mold-tecnic.
Despite being a relatively new company, Mold-tecnic R&D can boast many years of experience in the ...
01/2022
52 years, 52 employees. Hard-wired experience.
“We make pretty well anything except railings,” is how Dominic Janoschka, Managing Director of ...
01/2022
The best the market can deliver.
Sustainability often begins on the factory floors of industry. The best example of this is the ...
01/2022
EDM is cheaper than milling.
Since its inception in 1994, Carlow Toolmaking Services Ltd has specialised in manufacturing ...
01/2022
Researching unusual materials.
Compared to the media stars of research such as medical technology, microprocessors and genetic ...
02/2021
619 kilometres between sheep and giraffe
Entrepreneurs and top athletes need similar qualities: application, ambition, an obsession with ...
02/2021
Toolmaker AWEBA resorts to EDM equipment from Mitsubishi Electric in its expansion
Since our first visit to the AWEBA Group about ten years ago, a great deal has changed at one of ...
02/2021
Made-to-measure perforated metal
Perforated metal is encountered in many areas. It can be found in industry and sound insulation as ...
02/2021
Good connections with cost savings…
Uniriv Kft. was founded in 1991 as a family business and is headquartered in Csepreg, Hungary, near ...
02/2021
One robot for four
Characteristic of GEWO Feinmechanik GmbH is its zest for innovation. With the idea of an EDM island ...
02/2021
In the heart of Berlin
Gebrüder Geisler GmbH uses the MP1200 Connect both for the machining of components for its own ...
02/2021
High profile thanks to wire EDM
Within just 20 years, PREMEX GmbH in Remchingen, Germany, has developed into a globally recognised ...
02/2021
High-grade, spot-on and versatile in their applications
To keep up internationally, industry and craftsmen are having to automate. However, there is a ...
02/2021
Home living in Japan
The exploding populations in large cities call for practical solutions in the housing sector. In ...
01/2021
3000 mm progressive die production
Punching specialists Kleiner GmbH in Pforzheim operate a large toolmaking shop for their own ...
01/2021
Keeping intruders at bay
Cylinder locks are the usual means of protecting front doors from burglary. Widely used are the “ ...
01/2021
For 100,000 eyes. Micro-precision in series
Jansen Precisie Techniek proves that wire erosion is not just a process for one-off production, as ...
01/2021
Grinding and honing are so 2017. All in one go with the MP1200 Connect
Instead of tedious and laborious milling, turning, grinding, lapping and polishing, Winkler Prä ...
01/2021
High vertical integration saves time and cuts costs
Frank Keine is an avowed advocate of quality and reliability. The managing director of Winfried ...
01/2021
EDM for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage
Instead of tedious and laborious milling, turning, grinding, lapping and polishing, Winkler Prä ...
01/2021
When every micrometre counts. Tool steel, carbide, ceramics, polycrystalline diamond…
Switzerland has always enjoyed an excellent reputation when it comes to care and accuracy in ...
01/2021
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC. 100 YEARS OF COMPANY HISTORY
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC’S PLAN FOR THE FUTURE ...
01/2021
Tea is a work of art
Absolute accuracy and the greatest possible care are of special importance in the Japanese tea ...
01/2020
Microseconds, micrometres and millions. Hublot. The watch
First. Unique. Different. This is the slogan of Hublot. The fact that Hublot belongs to a special ...
01/2020
Hublot. The watch.
Microseconds, micrometres and millions ...
01/2020
Easily grasped
The subcontractor Raditek in Markdorf on Lake Constance has expanded its range of machining ...
01/2020
Guaranteed quality. EDMs in full-time operation at Naton Kft
The production of die-casting, plastic mold injection tools and sheet metal working tools used ...
01/2020
Dressing for a competitive edge. How is it done?
Grinding with higher abrasion rates and at the same time having tools that last longer enables you ...
01/2020
Speed and accuracy
Working mainly for the automotive industry, Ing. Lang & Menke GmbH in Hemer produces small stamped ...
01/2020
Well on the way to the top. Toolmaking benefits from precision wire erosion for a superlative surface finish
Jehle AG in Etzgen, Switzerland, produces stamped and formed parts as well as fully assembled ...
01/2020
There’s no such thing as a digital twin off the peg
The use of virtual technologies ensures rapid commissioning, high transparency and process ...
01/2020
Symbiosis of high tech and outstanding workmanship
Excellence can be found not only in the field of modern industrial production, but also in many ...
01/2020
Getting diamonds into shape. Wire EDM for PCD cutting edges
Lehmann in Göda produces drilling and milling tools with PCD cutting edges specifically for the ...
01/2020
Precision sinking with artificial thinking. But that’s not the only thing that’s new …
Behind every dependable, precision EDM machine is sound engineering. In addition, the technological ...
01/2020
The mysterious world of the Geisha. Fine artist or sex worker?
Japan’s traditional culture is represented above all by kabuki theatre with its rich costumes, the ...
02/2019
Oscillations for the world in the Bavarian Forest
Teisnach, picturesquely situated in the Bavarian Forest with a population of roughly 3,000, is one ...
02/2019
Reliable and exact. Precision mechanics specialist relies on Mitsubishi Electric
Markets and technologies are subject to constant change. Only those who are willing and able to ...
02/2019
Wire erosion – an essential technology
Specialists in EDM evolve into full-range suppliers of medical instruments ...
02/2019
Demand for EDM processes results in strategic decisions
With great entrepreneurial intuition, GEWO Feinmechanik GmbH has successfully established itself ...
02/2019
Fast track to individualisation
Industry 4.0 is a big talking point. But what does it really entail? The idea is that, as a benefit ...
02/2019
Machines are an investment in the future
Modern technology, highly skilled employees and a clearly defined corporate strategy are the ...
02/2019
Opening up new fields of application
At the Institute of Precision Machining in Tuttlingen, Germany, scientists are developing process- ...
02/2019
A massive difference
K-L Präzision Falk Lange GmbH has two oil-bath wire EDM machines in operation. This enables the ...
02/2019
In the land of the centenarians. Japan’s secret of longevity
Over 50,000 people living in Japan today are 100 years old or older – and the number is rising. On ...
01/2019
Mitsubishi Electric EDM systems boost precision and performance
Kreyenberg GmbH located in the north of the Hamburg metropolitan region manufactures workpieces to ...
01/2019
Problem solvers from the world of plastics
At GBM Kunststofftechnik und Formenbau GmbH, moulds not only have to be produced with precision, but ...
01/2019
From glass finishing to medical technology and space technologies
The prototyping of high-end precision parts places the highest demands on the available machinery. ...
01/2019
Profitable production with creative strategies
In the Stubai valley in Austria, the Stubai KSHB GmbH drop forge produces a wide range of high-grade ...
01/2019
Koi carp – what makes it so expensive?
The Japanese koi, which has become a status symbol the world over, is the most expensive and ...
01/2019
Optimising the machining process with additional axes and spindles
Multi-axes and spindles have become firmly established in wire EDM. Workpieces with complex ...
01/2019
Machining the impossible
The workshop of the Institute of Experimental Physics in Innsbruck is constantly being put to the ...
01/2019
Top marks for technological commitment – but safety culture trails behind
Industrial SMEs are stepping up the pace with the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 – which is ...
01/2019
A flight of steps from the conservatory to the workshop
Making decisions, acting on his own responsibility and enjoying his work – it was with this ...
01/2019
The never-ending quest for ultimate precision
It’s the classic situation all over again: Two young men suddenly come up with the idea of ...
01/2019
All the world’s a cage
Schwäbisch Hall is not only home to a well-known German building society. It is also the town where ...
01/2019
“We know what we’re looking for.”
The customer list of Fischer & Co KG in Sinsheim includes well-known names from the automotive, ...
02/2018
An underestimated product factor
For decades wire-cutting has been synonymous with the efficient, high-precision machining of ...
02/2018
Perfection in function and aesthetics
Swiss watches are considered the epitome of precision, quality and dependability. Exceptional design ...
02/2018
Wire-cutting launches a new era
Building on its successful company history, Neubeck & Wiedemann GmbH is well equipped and firmly ...
02/2018
Innovation for high productivity
Producing large components several metres long and wide for trucks and cars, scaffolds and space ...
02/2018
A tradition of innovation
Wachsmuth enjoys a global reputation for precision in toolmaking and metal forming. High-grade ...
02/2018
Training for industry
In its initial and further vocational training, Fohnsdorf training centre (Schulungszentrum ...
02/2018
3D metal printing – product optimisation
Additive manufacture is a fascinating process that differs fundamentally from conventional machining ...
02/2018
Focus on success
Machines from Mitsubishi Electric have been constant companions to subcontractor Reiner Jäger for ...
02/2018
In the wake of the pioneer of electricity and the unit of measurement named after him
Alessandro Volta invented the electrical battery and pioneered electricity, with the unit of mea ...
02/2018
40 years of Mitsubishi Electric – in Europe
The German Branch of Mitsubishi Electric celebrated its 40th anniversary on 19 October 2018. Based ...
02/2018
Art or icon …
How much art can be found in your EDM system ...
02/2018
The robot you can program yourself … with G-codes
Mitsubishi Electric explains what is feasible with its new feature of the M8 CNC series Direct Robot ...
02/2018
Programming machine tools and robots with a CNC control
Achieving more with fewer skilled workers – this is the challenge facing more and more ...
02/2018
Keigo – why polite isn’t always polite
Japan differs from Western culture in many areas. One of the most interesting aspects is undoubtedly ...
02/2018
Precision work from Thuringia. Top-level metalworking
For eropräzisa in Hermsdorf, Thuringia, no metal structure is too intricate and no request too ...
01/2018
His own architect. Short ways are a must
Form follows function – this design principle is fully embraced by metalworking company Bacher ...
01/2018
Getting silicone into perfect shape with the aid of intricate mould inserts
AMA, Ateliers de Moules Andrésiens, in Grossoeuvre, France specialises in silicone mouldings. On ...
01/2018
Making the most of milling and wire-cutting
Innovative equipment, highly skilled staff and a clear, future-oriented company policy are the ...
01/2018
Unmanned operation for profitability
With its focus on precision, jobshop SNOP61 SARL in Athis de L’Orne in Normandy, France produces ...
01/2018
Production engineering on the project principle
For Alexander Wiegand, head of the WIKA Group, quality, dependability and proximity to the customer ...
01/2018
Superfine grilles meeting the highest standards
Rathgeber GmbH in Innsbruck ranks among the world’s leading specialists in tightly meshed, ...
01/2018
Beer brewed with rice – is this possible?!
Anyone who thinks most Japanese drink mainly sake and plum wine are mistaken. Beer is by far the ...
01/2018
Masters of precision machining
Machines usually work with greater precision than humans – but this does not apply to the Schulz ...
01/2018
360° toolmaking as a model for the future: teaching factory and business enterprise
The Deutsche Angestellten-Akademie (DAA) (German White-Collar Academy) in Bad Oeynhausen held its ...
01/2018
The common denominator: Difficulty
Sistmolding Srl was founded only in 2012, but was already one of the front runners in its sector, as ...
01/2018
EDM as a calling
Producing high-grade components made of hard materials flexibly and at short notice has proven to be ...
02/2017
The benefits of networking. Production partners for added value
GEZEA, the specialist in graphite electrodes and tool-making in Eisenach, Germany, fosters close ...
02/2017
Concentrating on cutting-edge technology
In the heart of an essentially agricultural and touristic area, Celoplás in the north of Portugal ...
02/2017
A prime mover with switches and actuators
Gruner has always been a little faster to react than its rivals and has been setting the pace with ...
02/2017
In great shape – after only one year
Csaba Tool Kft. is located in Ajka’s popular industrial area. The paint has only just dried on the ...
02/2017
Flexible thanks to exceptional dependability
Bertrand Bonnay, owner and managing director of the small jobshop AEMB in Thyez, France, was looking ...
02/2017
Kawaii – lending expression to the inner child
While children in this part of the world have fun with cuddly and other toys, many Japanese have a ...
02/2017
Securely fixed. Millions of parts for firm connections
Sometimes even tiny parts can be crucial – at least as far as those fastening elements from ...
02/2017
From side-line to company
With over decades of experience and dedication to the profession, Péter Badics talks about ...
02/2017
Improving competitiveness by strengthening in-house mould-making
Grote + Brocksieper GmbH + Co. KG in Kierspe in the Sauerland, a manufacturer of numerous plastic ...
02/2017
On the way to digital networking
To stay competitive on the international level, companies will have to make their production ...
02/2017
The added value of invention
Universal1972 is a company active in the domestic appliance sector but is capable of serving any ...
02/2017
Trusting in forward-looking technology to attract customers
Since founding his company in March 2016, Frédéric Thiervoz in Marigny-Saint-Marcel, France ...
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Innovating by example
Kegelmann Technik has been one of the best addresses for prototypes and small series for almost 30 ...
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The Alternative
At three locations in Europe, the USA and Asia, the HÄRTER Group produces stamping tools, injection ...
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From garage company to world leader
In the production of precision dies for cold forming, the NICHIDAI Corporation occupies one of the ...
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What does OPC UA mean for Industry 4.0?
Few subjects are currently capable of stirring the emotions as much as digital networking. The ...
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Clamping systems
ITB Innovation, a French company domiciled in Autechaux in the Département Doubs near the Swiss ...
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Striking the right note with precision mechanics
The product range of Atlantic Zeiser GmbH in Emmingen, southwestern Germany, revolves around the ...
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High-tech component in vehicle engineering
In all vehicles, propeller and half shafts transmit the power from the gearbox to the drive axle ...
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Challenges for SMEs
Everyone’s talking about Industry 4.0. There are plenty of ideas on what could be done; there are ...
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The Sauber C36-Ferrari. The anniversary car for the new era
In 2017 the Sauber F1 Team celebrates another milestone: it is the 25th Formula One season in the ...
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We couldn’t do without them!
Almost one and half years ago, the sister companies Nieuwstraten Metaalbewerking BV and ...
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Terrific start for the “Journée Technique”
For the first “Journée Technique”, the showroom in Ratingen was firmly in the hands of French ...
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Superior efficiency with die sinking
From the research lab to industry – die-sinking is being investigated under this motto at ...
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From one generation to the next
When it comes to perfection and precision, Hornung in Swabia is second to none – and has been ...
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Focus on precision
Anyone committed to a reliable and swift single-source supply of anything from one-off and ...
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Key technology for lock production
ABUS, a company world-renowned for its security solutions, manufactures window, door and cycle locks ...
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Zero emissions – Japan shows us how
In recent years, Japan has developed into one of the leading nations in the use of electric vehicles ...
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Staying competitive in Europe
In the production of replacement parts and components for cutting and punching tools, USIMICRON in ...
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Making a name for itself with complex solutions
Until not so long ago, aluminium in the automotive sector was reserved for the top end of the market ...
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Knowledge is forever. Hands-on initial and further training
In Linz in Austria, the Business Development Institute (WIFI) of Upper Austria’s Chamber of ...
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Remote machine access
With innovative technologies and a modern machine park, the two managers of Honex AG, Reto Christen ...
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The Japanese macaque – a lively climber with a lively mind
There’s no doubt about it: thick-coated Japanese macaques are extremely inquisitive and alert ...
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Crash Protection System. Easily installed
A considered and far-sighted approach is the best safety policy – but what if things have to be ...
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changes.AWARD – changing the world for good!
Die Freunde und Förderer des Industriemuseums Cromford e.V. (association of friends and sponsors of ...
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Searching for open doors
When jobs have to be accomplished quickly and flexibly, Jürgen Pirgl is always at the ready. His ...
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If you want high quality, you need high-tech production
With an advanced high-tech machine park, Falk Lange has made K-L Präzision a trendsetter in the ...
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Hard-wired for success
Speed is all-important in Formula One – and the same applies to the production of the vehicle ...
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Punching above its weight
As a member of the global Binder Group, MPE Garry GmbH in Füssen concentrates on the development ...
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The fascinating world of Mitsubishi Electric
Imagine someone cutting a slice out of the Earth’s crust and unrolling it before your eyes. Well ...
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Big attraction. Visitors flocked to the official opening
As a member of the global Binder Group, MPE Garry GmbH in Füssen concentrates on the development ...
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Service & support – holiday for your EDM
Your holiday is booked, and the sun, the beach and relaxation are within reach. Time at last to ...
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Mysterious Japan – on its way into the future
Over a series of decades, Japan has undergone remarkable metamorphosis. Once a cultural and social ...
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Three in one go. High precision from the gemstone town
Loch’s EDM team is always true to its slogan “Always a cut above the rest ...
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Playing safe
In the face of growing global competition, companies are investing in new technologies so they can ...
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Customer proximity
When HAIL-TEC needed a new wire-cut EDM machine, they didn't hesitate for long. Displaying open- ...
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Supplier on equal terms
Precision, flexibility and speed – this is what is demanded by the customers of TECHTORY when it ...
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Leading the field with knowledge
Mitsubishi Electric’s EDM User Forums are extremely popular. Which is hardly surprising, as its ...
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New departure. Cutting faster, more reliably and more cost-effectively with the MV2400R.
DTM in Badalona produces high-grade steel moulds for the die-casting and injection-moulding of ...
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Automated NC programming
Mitsubishi Electric’s EDM User Forums are extremely popular. Which is hardly surprising, as its ...
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Kaizen – a tradition for the future
The kaizen philosophy from Japan is applied at work and in all other areas of life. The term means ...
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Progressive
If you’ve been producing hose clamps in hundreds of variants and qualities for the world market ...
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Automation for the nation
ZeroClamp GmbH in Icking on Lake Starnberg develops and builds high-grade automation systems for ...
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Structural change as a springboard to success
In toolmaking, Mirko Trentzsch has always insisted on quality. “As a small firm, we’ve so far ...
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Sustainable success: eco-friendly production, reduced costs
Energy and raw materials are becoming more and more expensive. Under these conditions, how can ...
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Leaping into the unknown
Precision and innovation – these are the keys to the success of XENON Automatisierungstechnik GmbH ...
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New opportunities. Complexity welcome
Whenever particularly complex tools have to be machined, the workforce of K+S GmbH Modell- und ...
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The perfect showcase for generating business
Industry has a new top event to look forward to. At the beginning of May, the tool-, pattern- and ...
01/2015
A new technology for a higher profile
What’s the best way for a jobshop to improve its market standing? AMEP in La Chapelle has added ...
01/2015
Turning out skilled employees
Apprenticeships and further training are becoming essential for machine tool manufacturers if they ...
01/2015
The best is yet to come
If a jobshop wants to stay competitive, it has to continually improve its processes and work more ...
01/2015
Where there’s a will, there’s a way
When it comes to machining hardened steel and hard alloys, specialists today mainly think in terms ...
01/2015
Immaculate steel moulds for perfect-fit closure systems
Immaculate steel dies and moulds for the production of high-grade die castings and injection ...
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An innovation guru shares his knowledge
Particularly in the world of small and medium-size businesses, lasting success depends on a company ...
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Success with special solutions
Hardly had it gone into service than the new NA2400 machine from Mitsubishi Electric was back on ...
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Bringing a smile to children’s faces
Children’s faces light up when they can let their imagination run wild with their Playmobil toys. ...
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Sights set on the future
In an interview with Profile, Stefan Kunz, Head of Micro EDM at Fraunhofer ICT-IMM, tells us about ...
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Scope for creativity
Bruno Nussbaumer cannot imagine ever being anything but his own boss. He makes use of his freedom ...
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A useful addition. Wire EDM in series production
What is the key to the success of a family-run jobshop? It has to consistently respond to the ...
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Micrometre precision
Exceptionally high precision is the hallmark of Rauh Erodiertechnik in Fürth. To achieve this, the ...
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Poetry in motion
It’s Goethe and Schiller wherever you turn. But there are other names in and around Weimar that ...
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The sweet scent of success
The production of punching and follow-on composite tools is the speciality of Amiet AG in Herisau, ...
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At the end of the toolmaking chain
When Sven Kitzmann and Armin Baur set up business with Future-TEC in Wutha-Farnroda in 1999, they ...
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Full of the joys of springs
There is hardly a vehicle in Germany that does not have springs from Hirsch KG fitted in it. But ...
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Focus on precision
Under the KERN brand, MARPOSS produces high-precision measuring instruments. One of these is used by ...
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Specialists in small, high-precision series
“When a Swiss toolmaker says ’precision’, he’s talking about micrometres,” Thomas Rüegg ...
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Cutting edge
When it comes to wire cutting, TYROLIA, the trendsetter in ski bindings, places its faith entirely ...
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Your car runs with Wiesauplast …
... or at least your neighbour’s does. Worldwide, one car in three is equipped with PET safety ...
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A good job of work
The ink on the contract has dried and Mainz Institute of Microtechnology (IMM) is on its way to ...
01/2014
World of sport
When you visit Salomon, you enter a world of sport. You can marvel at the high-class products and ...
01/2014
Bright sparks
When accuracy, durability and user-friendliness are demanded from EDM machines, numerous companies ...
02/2013
A 360 degree view Mitsubishi Electric at EMO 2013
Visitors thronged around the exhibits, and all the tables for meetings were occupied. Visitors from ...
02/2013
Centre stage and behind the scenes
Interview with Hans-Jürgen Pelzers, EDM Distribution Manager Europe of Mitsubishi Electric Europe B ...
02/2013
A big step forward
By investing in an MV2400R Grand Tubular from Mitsubishi Electric, Werkzeugbau Kröger has taken ...
02/2013
At full speed into the future
Newport Toolmakers Ltd has taken delivery of a Mitsubishi MV2400S CNC wire EDM featuring ...
02/2013
Bonsai – big in Japan
The word “bonsai” means literally a tree or plant in a bowl. The name says what it is. In many ...
02/2013
The will to chill
Cryogenic Ltd, a leading supplier of high field superconducting magnets and low temperature ...
02/2013
Environmental protection
Environmental protection is now on the map in the metalworking sector. But what exactly does this ...
02/2013
Energy-conserving air conditioning
So that Frankfurt Airport will stay competitive in the long term, the new Gate A-Plus for up to six ...
02/2013
Japanese cocktails. A journey for the senses
After a busy day at work, our body often needs release from stress and from the mulling-over of ...
01/2013
We are all members of the Möderer family
Everyone at Hans Möderer Werkzeug- & Formenbau GmbH, Leinburg, had good reason to celebrate. In ...
01/2013
Intelligent clamping makes all the difference
Outstanding results are only possible with a tailor-made clamping fixture. Since Peter Aldrovandi ...
01/2013
Rust protection with water
Chia-mo Srl has been designing and building accessories for machine tools for subtractive machining ...
01/2013
Cutting diamonds with precision
Lütticke: The future belongs to automated toolmaking ...
01/2013
Getting it right first time
Walter Pottiez GmbH is one of the first users of the MV2400R Grand Tubular from Mitsubishi Electric ...
01/2013
Slashing machining time by 20 hours
Huyghe Formenbau is synonymous with precision technology and outstanding quality in mouldmaking. ...
01/2013
Tooth for tooth geared for success
The proverbial precision of Black Forest clocks also applies to the products of Neugart in ...
01/2013
Almond crescents launch bespoke machine building
A number of successful entrepreneurs started off small, working from their garage. And one such ...
01/2013
Uncharted territory
By investing in an MV1200S Tubular, Empa Materials Science & Technology, Dübendorf (Switzerland), ...
01/2013
Moving up into the world league
If there were a world league for makers of multiple moulds, the ERMO Group would be up among the ...
01/2012
High-wire artist
By switching to a custom wire EDM system from Mitsubishi Electric, Steinkamp Maschinenbau, maker of ...
01/2012
Material of the future
The Plastics Centre in Leipzig makes its mark in research with its expertise, creativity and a wide ...
01/2012
Berker: Quality control for ideas
What’s feasible and what isn’t? At the test laboratory of Berker, a manufacturer of high-grade ...
01/2012
Caleffi: Full quality
For five decades, the Caleffi Group has been success- fully specialising in the production of ...
01/2012
A result of perseverance and discipline
Life is not easy and this is never ignored at Tek-Moulds in Malta. Hard work and determination are ...
01/2012
Our best for the Vorwerk product family
The toolmaking department of Vorwerk Elektrowerke serves all the products developed for the Kobold ...
01/2012
Italian flair, Japanese precision
In this Italian company’s workshop, three high-precision Mitsubishi Electric wire EDMs are at ...
01/2012
Progressive production philosophy
SPEMA, a French company that mainly produces tools for the cutting of steel and plastics, accords ...
01/2012
Fast track for high precision
What has Sogameca got to do with the 24 Hours of Le Mans race? Firstly, the specialist in cutting ...
01/2012
A shining light in tool- and mouldmaking
With superlative-quality tools and moulds fabricated by its skilled staff, AWEBA has advanced to ...
01/2012
Advanced robots in operation below ground
ProKASRO specialises in customer-driven solutions for sewer rehabilitation and has opted for maximum ...
02/2011
No hurdle too high
No challenge is too big for Stefan Korbach. On the contrary: he enjoys developing complex injection ...
02/2011
The rapid response force for prototypes
For Erodiertechnik Naumann GmbH, wire EDM is a still young but all the more successful line of ...
02/2011
A live wire
If you haven’t got customers, you’ve got no right to exist, the Dutch say. Not a sentiment to ...
02/2011
Just 4 weeks to the finished product
Ever since Franz Roming founded Roming Werkzeugbau GmbH 85 years ago, the firm in Rottweil has been ...
02/2011
24/7, 8 employees
In the wire-cutting of mould components, SD Formentechnik banks on customer loyalty and machines ...
02/2011
A star of the screen
Karl Küfner KG's filter screens are adapted to any customer requirement. And this individuality ...
02/2011
Service – from eastern Westphalia to Mexico
Boredom is practically unknown to Christian Casilda Weissen. The term “flexibility”, on the ...
01/2011
Goethe university: In the service of research
Scientists at the Goethe University benefit from the high manufacturing depth of their workshop. The ...
01/2011
A perfect fit for a brighter smile
With its FA10-S Advance, WF Fottner GmbH opts for forward-looking wire EDM technology from ...
01/2011
Innovative training: The career springboard
Thanks to the new wire and die-sinking EDM machines from Mitsubishi, trainees in Villingen- ...
01/2011
More axes, greater scope, higher precision
Multi-axis technology extends the application range of wire EDM machines ...
01/2011
3,000 articles, 13 design engineers: Precision beyond the bounds of conventional machining
Pöppelmann underlines the central importance of mouldmaking with the very latest production ...
01/2011
Breaking the sound barrier with top quality
HK Technologies supplies eighth Mitsubishi to precision engineering firm ...
01/2011
Higher manufacturing depth boosts value added
Hohenloher Kunststofftechnik is another name for expertise in wire inmoulding. Its product diversity ...
01/2011
A million parts on the zero-defects principle
In plastics injection moulding, full-service provider Hörl delivers superlative quality throughout ...
01/2011
Giants in precision for micro-components
Tool & Stamping has established itself on the market with highly complex stamping tools. Two ...
02/2010
Supreme precision and impeccable surfaces
When the engineer Petr Petrik set up MEPAC CZ with two employees in 2004, he laid the foundations ...
02/2010
From super-fine grooves to big blocks of steel
When Ernst Wagner built his first manual chain-link fencing machines in 1893, he had no idea that he ...
02/2010
The world’s fastest wire eroder
In the over twenty years’ history of Roman Weber GmbH, the company of the founder of the same name ...
02/2010
Cutting it fine
In the over twenty years’ history of Roman Weber GmbH, the company of the founder of the same name ...
02/2010
Wire EDM opens the door to high precision
In the hundred years plus of its company history, DORMA – today a group with a 6,500-strong ...
02/2010
Making Swiss watches tick
In the hundred years plus of its company history, DORMA – today a group with a 6,500-strong ...
02/2010
Delivering precision on time
High-precision components are standard in medical technology. The 40 employees of RS-technik CAD-CAM ...
02/2010
Innovative tool solutions
Complex stamping, cutting and follow-on composite tools plus automation processes for the machining ...
02/2010
10,000 laser systems sold world-wide – now in Europe as well
Mitsubishi Electric, one of the true laser pioneers, is now launching the internationally successful ...
02/2010
Travel report on Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun
Japan – or “Nippon” as the Japanese themselves call it – this fascinating country in the ...
01/2010
Sky-rocketing with high-end technologies
In their bid for quality and reliability, MT Aerospace AG banks on an FA20-S Advance from Mitsubishi ...
01/2010
Flex appeal
Krüger Erodiertechnik crowns its equipment for the machining of large workpieces with the FA50-S ...
01/2010
Karlsruhe University demonstrates the extra cost of milling
Costs 45 per cent higher than EDM ...
01/2010
Hypermodern production for superlative measuring tools
Flexible and customer-oriented – with an FA10-S Advance from Mitsubishi Electric, Nedo produces ...
01/2010
Complex tools efficiently produced
With its direct drives, the NA1200 Essence achieves maximum precision. WÖLLNER + FRANZ has been ...
01/2010
Nothing but the best for the boss
Wire eroder Bart Pinxten produces top-quality components. His customers are impressed by his ...
01/2010
Flexible and quick to react
Simple wire-cutting was yesterday. With its B-axis and “column-up” option, Lüntech GmbH also ...