High variance and different batch sizes can cause many a contract manufacturer to panic – but not microart. The manufacturer of complex precision parts creates digital structures, which it combines with automated 5-axis machining centres from Hermle. The result: efficient milling with flexible capacity.
One system, numerous features, endless possibilities:
Group turnover increased by 26% to €474 m
Operating result rose by 33% to almost €100 m
Dividend set to rise to €11.05 per preferred share
Further increase in turnover and profits possible in 2023 under a favourable scenario
Experience automation in its most compact form:
Thunderbike employs 160 people in the German town of Hamminkeln and offers exactly what the name suggests: Legendary Harley-Davidson motorbikes. In the beginning, everything was a bit more modest than the current building complex – including its own restaurant, the Roadhouse: Back in 1985, Andreas Bergerforth opened a 150 m² motorbike workshop called ‘Motorradschuppen’, where he repaired and optimised mainly Japanese bikes.
“The original with cult status” - visitors to Hermle Open House 2023 almost back to pre-COVID levels.
The 5-axis benchmark among machining centres
