The customer list of Fischer & Co KG in Sinsheim includes well-known names from the automotive, electronics, pharmaceutical, machine manufacture and other industries. The medium-sized family business develops and builds injection moulds for the production of plastic parts. The machine park, which also includes two wire EDM machines from Mitsubishi Electric, is suitably opulent.
read moreThe customer list of Fischer & Co KG in Sinsheim includes well-known names from the automotive, electronics, pharmaceutical, machine manufacture and other industries. The medium-sized family business develops and builds injection moulds for the production of plastic parts. The machine park, which also includes two wire EDM machines from Mitsubishi Electric, is suitably opulent. We talked to Helmut Fischer, head of toolmaking, and two of his colleagues, programmer Uwe Oehmig and toolmaker Eduard Steinke.
“We know what we’re looking for.”
An opulent machine park.
Two of these machines are from Mitsubishi Electric. When and why did you choose them?
Oehmig: About five years ago, for a variety of reasons, we urgently had to expand our wire EDM machining capacity. So we searched the market to see which supplier had the machine that would best meet our requirements. And that was Mitsubishi Electric. We bought the first wire EDM machine, type MV2400R, in 2015. We were absolutely delighted with its performance and precision. And this is why, a year later, the second machine was added, an MP1200.
When you talk about performance, do you mean the specific speed of machining during cutting?
Steinke: For me as a toolmaker, there is another aspect that is very important when it comes to performance: how easily a machine can be retooled when an order is changed. Retooling is unproductive downtime that should be kept as short as possible so that the machine is up and running again as soon as possible. And retooling on both Mitsubishi Electric machines is really quick.
And what do you do if the wire breaks?
Oehmig: This is where Mitsubishi Electric has improved its automatic wire threader. It works brilliantly.
Let’s come back to your EDM expertise. Did you still have to complete a training course at Mitsubishi Electric?
Oehmig: Yes, we attended a one-week practical seminar in Eisenach in 2015 and that made a lot of sense. Even though we knew the technology and the processes, we still had to learn how to use the new control system so that we can make best use of its functions and to their full extent.
Another factor you mentioned is rapid service. Have you ever had to resort to it?
Oehmig: Not really. We carry out regular maintenance work ourselves. And if I remember correctly, in all the years we’ve only had one issue, and we were able to settle it over the phone.
Helmut Fischer, Head of Toolmaking
20 years of wire EDM expertise.
Helmut Fischer, Head of Toolmaking
Automatic wire threading? Brilliant!
Fischer GmbH & Co. KG
Fischer GmbH & Co. KG
Toolmaker Eduard Steinke aligning the tool Shape-imparting elements of a mould
Eduard Steinke and Helmut Fischer discussing the results of their work
Wire-cut electrode with thin webs, clamped at an angle of 32°
Fischer GmbH & Co. KG
Name and place of company:
Fischer GmbH Co. KG
Germany
Founding year:
1973
Managers:
Werner and Karin Fischer
Employees:
240
Core business:
Technical injection mouldings and assembly parts
Fischer GmbH Co. KG
Uferweg 5
74889 Sinsheim, Germany
Tel +49 (0) 7261 / 684 – 0
Fax +49 (0) 7261 / 684 – 119
info@fischerwzb.de
www.fischerwzb.de
Head of Toolmaking
Fischer GmbH Co. KG
Helmut Fischer, Head of Toolmaking
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