When it comes to minimising the environmental impact of the manufacturing industry, one key factor is the use of sustainable raw materials in process media, such as lubricants. By using biogenic carbon, the…
Mr. Watzenböck, you are now the owner of two companies. One is GWD and the other is ATP. How did this come about and what connections are there between these two companies?
In addition to my work as sales…
From what idea did the decision of self-employment come?
Manfred Walz: Many years before, I had been employed at another tool manufacturer in Baden-Württemberg. At some point it was important to me to implement new…
At tranquil Lake Seddin, just outside the capital Berlin and in the immediate vicinity of the famous asparagus region of Beelitz, Prof. Dr. Heiner Vollstädt founded Vollstädt Diamant 30 years ago. The former start-up…
Rising production costs and a change in demand behavior require sustainability in metal cutting as well. As a leading manufacturer of precision tools, Walter has been addressing this issue intensively for a long time,…
Cubic crystalline boron nitride, CBN, exhibits high thermomechanical resistance and is a predestined grain material for the grinding of hardened steel materials. The grinding medium is increasingly used in…
Producing holes in workpieces made of hard or brittle material, with or without a coating, is difficult. These materials can be ceramic, cermet, tungsten carbide, PCD diamond, CVD diamond, PCBN and the like. Producing…
For 23 editions, MECSPE has been the largest event dedicated to innovations for the manufacturing industry
With a program developed on the three thematic strands inspired by the pillars for growth in a 4.0…
Innovative packaging made of plastic
rose plastic is regarded as the world’s No. 1 supplier of high-quality hard plastic packaging for the tooling industry. But many other industries also appreciate the…
The shape of the cutting edge is of central importance in machining for the application behavior of the tools. It influences all essential parameters in the cutting process: chip formation, thermal and mechanical…
Alexander Fielenbach has always been a fan of motorsports. After completing technical secondary school and attending a commercial college, he initially opted for a classic apprenticeship as an industrial clerk in a…
A tool manufacturing facility of Dixi-Polytool Switzerland has existed since 1968 in Birkenfeld, on the doorstep of the Black Forest, near Pforzheim. Wolfgang Würtz, once a sales representative for Dixi-Polytool, is…