Dynamic for series production

HIN Feinmechanik GmbH
Prototyping

From draft to design through to production: HIN Feinmechanik has successfully established itself as a specialist in complicated components and complex devices. The "Made in Germany" quality seal is important to the owner – including in his stock of machinery: all six milling centres are supplied by Hermle in Gosheim.

The Troubleshooters

BWB-Betschart AG
Furniture manufacturing

BWB-Betschart is a specialist in surface coating. The Swiss company entered the machining business in response to demand for aluminium components for furniture construction. Today, the furniture industry hardly plays a role – instead BWB often acts as emergency support for its surface-coating customers. A new 5-axis machining centre from Hermle, automated with an RS 2 robot system, ensures adequate flexibility and capacity.

Twins for greater planning freedom

Prokutec
Metal products

These days, Prokutec is a successful metalworking specialist that provides a full range of services for all types of machining. "Our flexibility is our advantage", emphasises Managing Director Michael Beyer. A reliable stock of machinery with automation gives him the necessary capacity. This also includes two identical type C 22 U 5-axis machining centres as well as a C 12 U machine from Hermle.

Open and honest, but without the show

Zerspanungstechnik Mangner GmbH
Contract manufacturing

Zerspanungstechnik Mangner chooses quality over loud marketing. The company owner now provides us with a rare glimpse inside the production facility. Nine 5-axis machining centres from Gosheim make up the bulk of the machinery. With them on its side, Mangner is sure it can live up to its delivery promises.

Update only with automation

Cafmeyer
Tool & mold making

Cafmeyer manufactures press moulds. The more complex the part, the more parts needed for the mould. In the past, the Belgian mould maker was sometimes pushed to the limits of its capabilities – both in terms of dimension and capacity. The company therefore decided to invest in a Hermle C 650 U 5-axis machining centre with HS flex heavy automation. 

When taking a risk achieves positive outcomes

BRAVO-TECH BVBA
Contract manufacturing

BRAVO-TECH is now a successful contractor based in the Belgian town of Oudenaarde. The company mills, deburrs and polishes moulds for hard-top cases, blades and turbine wheels for compressors and pumps, as well as engine components such as camshafts and crankshafts.

Flexibility for plastics machining

faigle Industrieplast GmbH
Plastics engineering

"We have found Hermle to be very focused and innovative. We also appreciate the physical proximity and are looking forward to the next project," adds Peter Ritter.

For the perfect first impression

Vermeulen Metaal B.V.
Contract manufacturing

"If we hadn't started with the ideal solution, we would've been putting our good reputation at risk," explains Peter Vermeulen, managing director of Vermeulen Metaal B.V..

The C 32 U was our good luck

SAM Precision B.V.
Contract manufacturing

Managing Director Theo Zegers describes the fact that SAM Precision ordered a new 5-axis machining centre from Hermle at the beginning of 2021 as a stroke of luck. Because the demand for precision machining rose unpredictably shortly afterwards. By letting the new C 32 U with RS 1 robot system work autonomously overnight and at weekends, he can respond more flexibly and quickly to customer wishes.

Ready for 24 inches

RONAL GROUP
Automotive industry

The RONAL GROUP invested in six Hermle 3-axis machining centres which mill complex casting moulds for light alloy wheels around the clock. The quality of the surfaces is so excellent.

It's mechanical sport

Blomix Blasformen
Tool & mold making

We don't want to be the biggest, but we want to remain the best," Beenders explains. "We achieve this goal through our adherence to deadlines and high-quality standards. And we can only do this with partners like Hermle, which keeps its promises in terms of precision, reliability and service." 

Flexible and unmanned production

Lugauer GmbH
Machining technology

According to Christian Aigner, authorised signatory and technical manager at Lugauer, the extensive flexibility of the overall system is just amazing: "In the first shift, we produce individual parts on the first machine followed by unmanned pallet or handling parts production. A component for the automotive industry is currently manufactured 24/7 on the second machine. On this machine, we now produce the same number of parts in one week with two people as we did before with two machines and four people. It's beyond our wildest hopes," Aigner says proudly.

Expanding capacity before reaching capacity

Kretzschmar & Siber
Fertigungstechnik GmbH
Contract manufacturing

"Hermle makes no distinction between large and small customers. As a rule, the service technicians are on site within 24 hours and always have a solution ready," praises Silber. The issue of competence is particularly important to him. If it is missing, there are consequences, as he sees in other companies: "Without the appropriate know-how, the best machine is of no use. 

A fortunate coincidence

EROFORM
Tool & mould making

With the acquisition of EROFORM, the supplier CVT-Capellmann received the necessary know-how to be able to manufacture its injection molds in-house. Quality and service from Maschinenfabrik Hermle make the existing 5-axis machining centers a secure second mainstay: contract manufacturing.

Open to new ideas

Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH
Contract manufacturing

"We have known Hermle for decades and have been working together for a very long time. We had confidence in them right from the start. The service and technology have once again impressed us," praises the Managing Director.

Into orbit, no return

Isar Aerospace GmbH
Aerospace

Isar Aerospace is developing rockets that are to put satellites into orbit at low cost. Prototypes for the propulsion system as well as sub-components are being manufactured on a HERMLE C 42 U 5-axis machining centre. For the Munich start-up, this is the ideal all-rounder for the initial phase of production.

Getting the ratio right

Humbel Zahräder AG
Gear manufacturing

For the last five years, Humbel's reliance on the 5-axis concept and automation solution from Gosheim has enabled it to expand its capacities significantly and secure new orders.

From the gut

CNC Future Technics GmbH
Contract Manufacturing

Bernd Iwanow follows his gut feeling. When he is sure of his idea, he programs it into NC code which his two Hermle machining centres precisely mill into the clamped aluminium blocks. The result: A bicycle called Fracebike, the sight of which is as unusual as the fact that Iwanow does not ride a bicycle himself.

In future: even more complex

Toolcraft AG
Aerospace

Anyone who dares to combine additive manufacturing with precise machining clearly loves complexity. toolcraft uses both technologies and has been able to astonish its customers with hitherto unknown quality levels. Hermle's thought-through machine design plays an important role here.

The perfectionists

Schulz GmbH + Co
Contract manufacturing

Increased capacity despite a shortage of skilled workers - Schulz decided to invest in a C 42 U with HS flex automation in order to be able to cope with the additional orders despite a shortage of skilled workers. The compact handling system from Hermle is flexible and user-friendly.

Automation developed further

CNC Technik GmbH
Prototyping

Heron CNC Technik GmbH manufactures prototypes and series parts, mainly from aluminium. In order to enable unattended production despite the short run times involved, this Austrian company has combined an automated Hermle plant – two 5-axis milling centres and the RS 2 robot system.

Using available potential

SEPO AG
Medical technology

"Even though the investment was high, it paid off rapidly, and the plant is worth it," says Oberdanner. "With the Hermle machine we were able to secure more orders. We profit considerably from the productivity, the tolerance fidelity and the quality," adds the CEO. The same applies to the service. "The Hermle technicians are always available and they produce solutions and replacement parts in no time." Especially for a small family-owned company, this is an absolute must. "If the machine is standing still, we are losing orders."

Workhorse for hygienic cutting

Der Span
Contract manufacturing

No corners or hidden edges – those are just two of many requirements for components that are used in food processing machines. Der Span is a company that manufactures these components using Hermle machining centres. Thanks to HS flex automation, some of these machines are in use around the clock, creating perfect surfaces even overnight.

Life-Changing Career Opportunity

Schaal CNC Fertigung
Contract manufacturing

As a company, Hermle is always focused on building lasting relationships with customers and providing solutions to their toughest manufacturing challenges. In this case, the challenge for one Canadian manufacturer was finding the highly-skilled machine operators needed to operate their machining equipment. 

5-axis-concept to increase manufacturing capacity

VMV Teknik ApS
Tool & mold making

The Danish machine and toolmaking company VMV Teknik decided to invest in a new 5-axis machining centre from Hermle to extend its manufacturing capacity. Since last year, the C 32 U is completing even complex jobs in a reliable and precise way.

Precision for the view on the antibodies

EUROIMMUN AG
Medical technology

The components are made on 5-axis machining centres from Hermle. In addition to the high precision and reliability of the machines EUROIMMUN is also convinced by the HS flex automation solution: It offers maximum flexibility for the machining operators with regard to the parts range and production scheduling and at the same time minimises non-productive times.

"Automation right from the quantity of 1 – this is the premium class."

Werkzeugbau Siegfried Hofmann GmbH
Mechanical Engineering, Tool & mold making

Shaping milling is one of the last and most demanding process steps in the production of injection-moulded tools.

A pig for each pipeline

ROSEN Gruppe
Oil industry

ROSEN Group protect people and the environment with advanced technologies by detecting variations on and in pipelines at an early stage. The technology company develops and builds in house the inspection devices for this purpose and even ensures utilisation by teams all over the world. 

AUTOMATION SOLUTION DEFYING DIFFICULTIES.

Piesslinger
Automation

Hermle provided support in the automation of parts manufacturing and demonstrated that different tolerances and difficult surfaces must not necessarily be a criterion for exclusion for unmanned machining. 

Automation resolves bottlenecks

Denoo Matrijzen
Tool and mold making

Belgian mould maker Denoo Matrijzen is a progressive company. While it invested early on in CNC-controlled 5-axis machining, company owner Rik Denoo and his daughter Ann-Sofie have just now made the entry into automation.

Cutting time sliced in half, sale doubled

Arbor Gage & Tooling
Fixture construction

Zeit ist Geld. Und nicht jede Investition spart wirklich Zeit. Diese Erfahrung musste Joanna Heerema, Geschäftsführerin der Arbor Gage & Tooling, machen. Qualität, Präzision und schnelle Prozesse waren das Ziel, das sie über einen Umweg erst mit Hermle erreichte: Mit den 5-Achs-Fräszentren C 400 und C 650 erfüllt sie die hohen Ansprüche des Vorrichtungsbaus bei deutlich kürzeren Bearbeitungszeiten. 

The key is spindle running times

HZT Honermeier Zerspanungstechnik
Mechanical engineering

Honermeier manufactures moulded dies, components, gages and prototype for machine manufacturers. That means that no order is like any other. For flexible and efficient machining, Honermeier invested in a 5-axis machining centre with adapted automation from Hermle.t.

Right from the beginning

Recyclinghof-Diemelsee Emde oHG
Tool and mold making

Swen Emde shows how a lack of career prospects and confidence in the next generation can lead to a successful mold and tool making company. He is the Managing Director of Recyclinghof-Diemelsee Emde oHG.

Capacity to create something new

Andreas Bruns
Automotive industry

Andreas Bruns has no trouble finding selling points for a Hermle machining centre: "The systems impress us with their high reliability and precision." He knows what he is talking about, as he has already added two 5-axis machines of the High-Performance line to his machine park since 2014 – one of them with additional turning function.

Machining 16 hours a day

Schmidt und Remmert GmbH
Tool and mold making

"WE CANNOT AFFORD DOWNTIME"
A look in the production shop shows that the new machining centre was not the company's first contact with Hermle.

Fully automated production of individual parts

Horstmann Maschinenbau GmbH
Commissioned production - special purpose machinery

Speed and quality are the self-declared goals that the mechanical engineering firm Horstmann wants to achieve with the help of Hermle's new 5-axis machining centre. The HS flex automation solution plays a key role in this process.

Demands: Best surface in the shortest time

WMF Group
Tool and mold making

Through its standardisation strategy and the C 22 UP machining centre from Hermle, the tool and mould making division of the WMF Group has managed to streamline die and tool production processes, thereby creating the scope for services for external customers.

Automated implant production in just-in-time-mode

Medartis AG
Medical technology

Manufacturing order-related high precision implants within 24 hours: the Swiss company Medartis AG uses machining centres and robot systems from Hermle.

Investing shrewdly in performance and automation

Feusi AG 
Mechanical engineering

By investing in cutting-edge CNC machining centres from Hermle AG, Feusi AG has been constantly enhancing its performance and competitiveness and is now able to machine complex milled parts simultaneously 24/7 with 5 axes.  

Efficiently milled precision non-stop

Pastec GmbH
Precision Technology
Contract manufacturing

From parts manufacturer to complete supplier for precision technology – Pastec GmbH lays the foundations for sustained success with Hermle's high-end milling technology and its Anodising department and assembly expertise. 

Five-axis, high-end machining seven days a week

Carbomill AG
Motorsports

Geht nicht gibt’s nicht! 

Um die wachsende Kundschaft zuverlässig und termingetreu bedienen zu können, bedeutete dies für die mittlerweile vier Mitarbeitenden Fachkräfte der Carbomill AG aber auch, sowohl Technik auf dem höchsten Stand einsetzen als auch gleichzeitig Kapazitäten schaffen zu müssen.

Precision machining in large format

Hetec GmbH
Mechanical engineering, Tool and mold making

Manufacturing and finishing large and heavy tool, mould and machine components using high-precision five-axis machining – machining specialist HETEC from Breidenbach fulfils customer requirements with an accuracy of 1/100th mm using Hermle machining centres.

Searching for partners with the aid of the ‘benchmark tool’

Bahmüller
Tool and mold making

For high-accuracy, economical manufacturing of precision tools with batch sizes starting at 1, the Wilhelm Bahmüller company uses a type C 42 U five-axis machining centre from Hermle in its precision tools division. 

Speedline delivery service from raw material to finished part

Marks GmbH
Contract manufacturing

Marks GmbH, a contract manufacturer and specialist supplier for mechanical engineering and tool construction, commands a special place in the German market due to its range of services. They include raw materials, precision flat steels, P-standard plates and 3-axis premilled or 5-axis finished active parts on Hermle machining centres, including all deep hole drilling work.

24/7 precision milling in the micrometre range

Kappler GmbH & Co. KG
Contract manufacturing

Thanks to a flexible manufacturing cell from Hermle, consisting of three 5-axis CNC high-performance machining centres C 42 U and a robot system RS 2-L with a double magazine for 180 workpiece pallets and 200 additional tools, the precision technology specialist Kappler GmbH & Co. KG is venturing into new dimensions of productivity.

A success factor: Quality production under one`s own aegis

GÜNTHER Heisskanaltechnik GmbH
Plastics processing

This is also one of the reasons why seven Hermle milling / CNC machining centres are to be found amongst the 35 CNC machine tools being used in multi-shift operation. 

AUTOMATED PRECISION MILLING IN THE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SECTOR

Fetzer Medical GmbH & Co. KG
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Fetzer Medical GmbH & Co. KG employs tailored yet universally flexible Hermle machining centres in its role as an OEM partner manufacturing a wide range of surgical instruments and medical technology components to customer specifications.

5-AXIS MILLING OF PRECISION PARTS FOR THE TOOL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

µ-Tec GmbH
Tool and mould making

The service company μ-Tec GmbH relies on high-performance machining centres from Hermle for the automated 5-axis precision machining of tool, mould and machine components as well as complete injection moulding tools.

From stepwise CNC processing to 5-axis / 5 side CNC full processing

Fausti
Hunting weapons

Using an innovative combination of traditional craftsmanship and five-axis machining centre technology, the Italian family-owned Fausti company fabricates high-quality hunting weapons.

Reproducible accuracy for precision tools

SECO Tools

Even under difficult climatic conditions, Hermle machining centres deliver to specifications. Seco Tools India uses 5-axis, high-performance CNC machining centres from the C 22 U and C 50 U series to manufacture very precise basic supports and components for the cutting tool programme in Pune in the State of Maharashtra. 

BUSINESS MODEL: FIVE-AXIS PRECISION MILLING!

AXIS TECH s. r. o.
Contract Manufacturing

Czech company AXIS TECH s. r. o. is riding on a wave of sustained success thanks to its firm focus on the possibilities of five-axis/five-side complete/simultaneous machining using high-performance CNC machining centres from Hermle.

Successful start-up with 5-axis technology

Weerg
Mechanical engineering

A standing start in the highly specialized supply industry – in only a little more than a year, the Italian Weerg company has become an in-demand cutting technology service provider in Italy and elsewhere with the aid of Hermle machining centres.

5-axis complete machining not only saves work operations…

Heckler & Koch
Tool and mould making

Technology company HK Präzisionstechnik GmbH is increasingly focused on the use of five-axis high-performance machining centres from Hermle in its component manufacture for workpiece clamping systems and for tool and mould making.

Five-axis ultra-high-precision for optics, precision mechanics, and much more

Meopta - optika s. r. o.
Optical industrie

Meopta – optika s. r. o. is a benchmark technology service provider whose entire output of high-precision parts made on Hermle machining centres is exported.

High-end parts manufacturing in the Far East

STMC Shanghai Tobacco Machinery Co. Ltd.
Mechanical engineering

With its high-performance CNC 5-axis machining centres supplied by Hermle, STMC Shanghai Tobacco Machinery Co. Ltd. sets standards in terms of precision and productivity.

MARTEN MACHINING LOOKS BACK ON NEARLY THREE DECADES OF PRECISION MACHINING

Marten Machining
Precision mechanics

When Al Marten set up his business, he started with nothing but a passion to make things and a keen eye for detail.

40 Years of Valued Partnership

Herbert Kaut GmbH & Co. KG
Tool and mould making

Since being set up in 1974, leading injection mould tool and plastics engineering specialist Kaut has relied on milling machines and CNC machining centres from Hermle AG.

5-Axis Milling Expertise for High-Tech Tool Making

Hirschmann Automotive GmbH
Automotive industrie

Fully integrated high-performance, 5-axis machining centres from Hermle allow engineers at Hirschmann Automotive to turn technical innovations into high quality mechatronic products more efficiently than ever before.

Free Productivity Turbo

TMV GmbH
Tool and mould making

Medium-sized company tmv gmbh Metallverarbeitung & Vorrichtungsbau has invested in Hermle 5-axis technology and uses a pallet changer and standard HACS and AFC control software features to ensure effective productivity .

5-AXIS MILLING EXPERTISE FOR ALL TOOL/MOLD COMPONENTS

Langer GmbH & Co. KG
Tool & mould making

Jörg Lehmann, team leader of NC production at Langer says: "In our independent department, thirteen highly qualified members of staff produce all the tool elements for mould making at ultra-modern CNC machining centres.

HIGH-PRECISION MACHINING: A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

Seyer Industries
Aerospace

Today, Seyer Industries' more than 150 employees specialise in manufacturing high-level subassemblies for the aerospace and maritime industries as a major supplier for Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Gulfstream Aerospace and the armed forces of the United States.

Automated manufacturing in industrial tool making

Süddeutscher Automobilhersteller
South German automobile manufacturer

From 3 to 5 axis machining to highly automated production of toolmaking components: a major car manufacturer implements industrial tool making with the help of the robot supported manufacturing system from Hermle.

FLEXIBLE, 5-AXIS MANUFACTURING CELL FOR CLOSE-TOLERANCE, UNATTENDED MACHINING

Reliance Precision

Reliance Precision's milling department team leader, Kenny Marsden, said: "Even though the C 22 U has been producing for only a few months, its accuracy is already evident.

Technology based manufacturing services

Prodrive Technologies
Electrical engineering

Using CAD/CAM manufacturing processes and high-end production technology, for example, highly automated 5 axis milling machines, Prodrive Technologies sets benchmarks for flexibility and economical methods in contract manufacture.

Milling precision saves trouble and energy

CERN
Research & Development

When it comes to precision in milling of mechanical components for manufacturing prototypes and development processes, CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, uses, among other tools, a 5 axis CNC high-power machining centre from Hermle.

Five axis for optimum tool setting

Connova AG
Tool and mould making

Using the highly optimised milling system from Hermle AG, the technology company Connova AG realises productive quality and economic machining of demanding components in the area of high-performance fibre-compound materials.

Automated precision machining in tool making

Brink Group
Tool making

The Brink Group from Holland has been reducing manufacturing costs for years with automated parts manufacturing and increased spindle runtimes, thereby boosting their competitive strength.

Top class order production

Zollner Elektronik AG
Electrical engineering

In prototype construction, sample series production, and tool making, the system solutions specialist of the mechatronics service providers - the Bavarian family business Zollner Elektronik AG - already relies on CNC machining centres from Hermle and their high level of automation.

Open to successive manufacturing automation

Julius Blum GmbH
Furniture Fittings

Although Hermle "only" filled the order for the machining centres in this project, we received complete support to be able to implement our comprehensive automation concept consistently. We call that working together at eye level, and we're very happy to have a partner like that on board." 

Emphasising features with technological innovations…

Julius Blum GmbH
Furniture construction

Generative manufacturing with MPA technology in practical applications – how the "technology and production innovators" Julius Blum GmbH and Berthold Hermle AG complement each other in applying solution-oriented new tool making procedures.

A question of part dimensions …

Kusters Precision Parts
Metal Products

With 5-axis machining know-how, mutually complementary machine working areas and an elevated level of automation, perpetually facing stiff competition and on the path to success.

5 axes for faster ROI

Meissner AG
Tool and mould making

As a leading international provider of complete services in mould and tool making, medium-size company Meissner AG uses three Hermle C 60 U 5-axis CNC high performance machining centres to ensure ROI (Return on Investment) for its customer base.  

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Oculus Optikgeräte GmbH
Optical indusrie

From the idea to the product, or: Precision parts manufacturing and a high level of internal manufacturing as the central elements in a company's success in optical systems and instruments for optometrists and occupational medicine.

The high "C" of milling

Schütz GmbH
Plastics technology
Tool & mould making

Schütz GmbH, a medium-sized service provider for CAD/CAM, prototype and machining technology, has relied on the performance of Hermle CNC machining centres from the very beginning.

Superb order production

Rhode & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
Electrical Engineering

The Teisnach plant, a centre providing services for mechanical and electronic manufacturing in the plant network of Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG, uses automated CNC high performance machining centres from Hermle