Thus, the 2G rule applies to visitors to the leading trade fair for grinding technology, which replaces the previously valid 2G plus rule. This means that even visitors who
have been vaccinated twice no longer have to undergo a test. So the anticipation for the long-missed live event is enormous: around 300 exhibitors from 22 nations are looking forward to presenting their innovations. A selection of the most interesting innovations can be found on the homepage www.grindtec.de in its exhibitor and product search (News).

You can't get any closer: the Grindtec FACTORY focuses on a process chain you can touch. It is one of the new theme worlds of the Grindtec 2022: In the Grindtec FACTORY, trade fair visitors can experience the entire grinding process chain up close. Seven companies will be producing in a digitally networked network on 500 square metres in Hall 7, providing insights into the manufacturing of tomorrow. This special show has been jointly conceived by the FDPW and the Grindtec organiser AFAG, always with the requirements of the trade in mind. The FACTORY is not only about machine and tool, but also about data preparation, design, cutting edge preparation or even measuring. "The aim of this elaborate show is to make processes visible, tangible and perceptible," reports Thomas Löhn from GDS. "And it is probably rare to see an entire supply chain mapped at a trade fair". The innovative concept of the Grindtec Factory is that it shows how both mechanical and digital interfaces to other technologies function. In Hall 7, well-established companies in the industry work together with young innovative companies.

Members of the supply chain are ISBE Softwaretechnik, the machine manufacturer Haas, the clamping device specialist GDS Präzision, the cutting
edge preparation company ToolPrep, the company MOC Danner, which has specialised in cleaning tools, the measuring technology company Zoller and the marking professionals from ACI Laser. "The Grindtec FACTORY is proof of how practical and oriented to the actual needs of the grinders the Grindtec is. After all, as the trade sponsor of the trade fair and trade association, we are in contact with our members on a daily basis: it is therefore also a performance show by grinders for grinders", emphasises FDPW Managing Director Wilfried Saxler.