Seven companies in Germany present seven examples of excellent performance: LMT will be highlighting outstanding tool applications in very different sectors as presentations and films during the AMB fair in Stuttgart. A preview is now available as a short Web film that outlines these success stories and aims to whet your appetite for more at AMB.
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How is excellent performance created in industrial production – for example, with regard to the quality and efficiency of a process? LMT tool experts will be providing detailed answers to this question at this year’s AMB in Stuttgart. Together with users, they will be presenting outstanding practical tool applications at Booth F52 in Hall 1.
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The electrification of car propulsion systems is moving ahead fast – at least, according to the latest study by the management consultants of A.T.Kearny. It expects almost 60% of the new vehicles sold in Europe to have a drive unit with an (additional) electric motor by 2025. However, fully electric vehicles will remain the exception.
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The MultiEdge Double 4Feed face milling cutter enables you to get the maximum performance out of your machines and processes by setting new standards in high-feed cutting. It achieves significantly higher material removal rates with the same energy consumption – and eight usable cutting edges per insert guarantee the very highest efficiency.
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“Excellent Performance – Excellent Tools” will be the motto of LMT Tools at this year’s AMB fair in Stuttgart from 18 to 22 September. Its fair presentation at Booth F52 in Hall 1 will be an Excellence Workshop showcasing outstanding practical tool applications. Visitors will be able to exchange ideas with users and tool specialists about how to optimize their production in a targeted way.
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The latest statistics of the German Engineering Federation VDMA indicate an upward trend in the orders received by the engineering industry. Demand from outside Germany rose again in June. In the first half of 2012, however, VDMA economists recorded a decline of 7% compared to the same period last year.
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The smallest vibrations during milling have a big impact on surface quality. That’s why the experts at LMT Fette decided to optimize the cutting edges of the DHC Premium. The result is an extremely smooth-running tool that offers high material removal rates and perfect surfaces.
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High-tensile steel presents a challenge. LMT developers’ answer is the ACU-Jet Double 6 milling system. The tool remains stable even under maximum loads. Every detail has been optimized for that purpose.
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According to the latest estimates by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), 68 million cars will be sold this year. That amounts to an increase of roughly 4% compared to 2011. This positive development is being supported by rapidly growing markets in the USA and China. However, Mexico and India are also heading for growth.
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In practically no other area of application are greater demands made on tools than in die and mould making. LMT Kieninger long ago established its global reputation as a tool specialist for this machining application. An interview with Hanjo Gißler, product manager for mold and die manufacturing at LMT, about the company’s special know-how and how it benefits customers.
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When AMB, the international exhibition for metalworking, opens its doors in Stuttgart on 18 September, exhibitors can reckon with higher visitor numbers. More than 90,000 visitors are expected in total, according to forecasts published by the organizers. LMT will be demonstrating its extensive know-how in Hall 1, Booth F52.
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When it comes to tools for turning, the Austrian LMT alliance partner has pioneered many new developments. The specialists presented their latest innovations to roughly 30 LMT customers as part of a two-day seminar in April.
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Almost half of all businesses in Germany use social media on the Internet – from Facebook to Twitter to YouTube. At least, that was the finding of a new study by the Federal Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM). LMT took its first steps in that direction long ago. Its Twitter channel currently has nearly 1,500 followers.
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New design, improved ergonomics, more effective processes – this is how the advantages of the new ThermoGrip ISG 3400 series from LMT alliance partner Bilz can be summarized. The first device in the product family will be available as of April, whereby the focus is always on modular shrink-fit concepts ensuring swift and ultra-precise tool changes where safety is a priority.
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Lightweight designs using innovative materials are increasingly defining developments in important sectors such as the car industry and aircraft construction. The LMT Composites & Plastics Competence Days in Durbach in the Black Forest, made it clear that efficient machining of these new materials depends very much on materials and process know-how.
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Higher speeds, greater perfection, finer precision – enormous performance increases have been achieved in the production process since a North German manufacturer of marine engines began relying on an LMT tool to machine one of its components. LMT experts have now been asked to help the company optimize other machining processes.
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The recently published annual report of the German Machine Tool Builders’ Association (VDW) describes the industry’s export of high technology as a “model for success” for the future. The machine tool industry continues to expect improving business results in the current year.
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Although it all began with tools for the manufacture of eyeglasses, today the composites and plastics specialists make a large number of precision tools for the automotive and aviation industries among others. In September 2012 the French company LMT Belin will be celebrating its 50th anniversary.
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Extremely fast cutting and extremely low wear and tear mean users can benefit from record speeds and tool life in the cutting of cast materials with the new TERAspeed coating for LMT indexable inserts. Watch this tool innovation in a spectacular slow-motion video.
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Nowhere is the search for new materials more intense than in the field of aircraft construction. The materials must withstand particularly high stresses – in the turbines, for instance, extremely heat-resistant grades of steel are used. At the same time, however, it is important to lower the total weight of the aircraft and so minimize fuel consumption. Taken together, this makes titanium an extremely desirable material.

From initial consultation to reconditioning, in practically no other industrial sector are support services more important than in the use of precision tools. Take hob cutters, for example: their performance over their entire life cycle depends decisively on the quality of reconditioning. What that means for tool service in practice can be seen by taking a closer look at the example of the Kownatzki company in Wehr, southern Germany.

The construction of prosthetic vertebrae is not easy. They must withstand very high stresses and must continue to function faultlessly for a long time. A large number of these high-tech implants are created at Ulrich Medical. The medical technology experts rely on TER collet chucks from LMT's alliance partner Bilz for the necessary machining of the extremely strong titanium alloy Ti6Al4V.
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Every year, according to Germany’s Federal Statistical Office, some 250 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide. There are reasons for the fact that polycarbonate accounts for only roughly 1.3% of that total. Nevertheless, although it costs more than other plastics, it retains its shape better and offers higher optical clarity, which is why it is used when a plastic material has to meet certain requirements. A good example of this is the visor of a pilot’s helmet.
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Large automobile companies are presently planning to make even load-bearing structural parts for cars out of composite materials. A variety of applications in the automobile field illustrate why this is already a challenge for tool makers in particular. Tools from LMT Onsrud are, for example, are being used in the USA to machine a front spoiler for racing cars.
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Chipless thread fabrication using a thread rolling head has a full range of advantages: the finished surfaces are smooth and have increased strength, and the material fibers remain unbroken. An English example illustrates how the highly reliable process offered by this method is important, in particular, for small businesses.
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Machining stainless steel is always a challenge because it subjects tools to extreme stress and strain. At the company ABZ Terodde in Bocholt large numbers of machine components are made out of the alloy. LMT experts recently achieved significantly shorter machining times using LMT Fette face milling cutters.
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The Leiber Group in Emmingen has specialized in the drop-forging of aluminium. The manufacture of die molds includes indexable insert tools from LMT Kieninger. The die and mold making experts at LMT were able to offer their customers a special service for optimizing cutting strategies.
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The trend in the construction of motor vehicle engines has held constant for years. "Downsizing" is surely the word: the engine capacity may be getting smaller, but more power is being delivered – and fuel consumption is falling at the same time. The efficient, high-precision machining of turbocharger casings is therefore something in which designers are increasingly interested.
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Motor vehicle production in the Czech Republic must, of course, react to the international crisis by reducing production. Deliveries by Czech component and part manufacturers are also falling. As a manufacturer of pulleys, E.C.J. is well aware of the difficult situation – and has already reacted successfully: application of the Pentatec indexable insert from LMT's alliance partner Boehlerit has significantly reduced production costs.
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With the help of more efficient production processes, manufacturers and suppliers in the aircraft construction sector hope to create a competitive advantage in a difficult market environment. Process improvements are focusing on tooling benefits due to tool cost and efficiency drivers. Longer tool life and faster cutting speeds have a direct effect on the efficiency of the entire production system.
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Cooperating with LMT UK, Brinksway Tool, a British supplier of tools and moulds for the aerospace industry, has examined the milling strategies it applies to the production of moulds for making components out of composite materials. As a result, machining times have been reduced to five or six hours. In the past, a cycle of this sort took up to five days.
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Roughly 1.2 million engines are produced every year at the VW Salzgitter plant, where every process and production phase is under constant scrutiny. There was an acute need for improvement in the use of thread-tapping chucks suitable for minimal quantity lubrication and dry machining. VW turned for help to the experts at LMT and its alliance partner Bilz.
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When it comes to the number of application fields, aluminum is the true factotum of the metals. It has long been indispensable as a structural material for making cars and planes. Aluminum offers low weight and high strength here. Due to its high electrical conductivity, it is valued by electrical engineers as a material for antennas and for conductive cast components. Against this background, one thing is clear: machining it with cutting tools presents a varying challenge.
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Environmental protection and training were the central themes of a project that LMT Fette launched in 2010 within the framework of international development cooperation. At the end of the project, Dirk Niebel, Germany’s development minister, paid a visit to LMT in Schwarzenbek.
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Thread rolling is faster and more precise than all other methods for producing external threads. For decades LMT Fette has been improving the process through innovation. We interviewed Karl Wulftange, Head of the Rolling Segment at LMT Tool Systems, about a highly efficient tool application.
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Which new developments are taking the metalworking industry and its processes forward? Answers to this question were provided at the 4th MAV Information Forum in Böblingen in April, where 30 experts from different fields presented their research findings. LMT focused on the opportunities for “Increasing Performance with Innovative Cutting Materials”.
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“Trends in Materials in the Machining Sector” was the subject of the 3rd International Boehlerit Specialist Seminar this March. The LMT alliance partner welcomed some 120 guests from Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland and Turkey to the Leitz company’s large auditorium in Oberkochen.
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LMT is holding a specialist symposium, Kompetenztage Composites & Plastics, in Durbach in the Black Forest on 21 and 22 June. The event aims primarily to enable an exchange of views between users and tool experts – a fundamental prerequisite for the successful processing of high-performance materials.
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The machining of hard materials is permanently on the agenda in die and mould making, a sector that produces very precise moulds used in the manufacture of complex components – for example, in the automobile industry. This explains why users focus a lot of attention on the precision tools used and questions such as: Which innovations deliver greater efficiency in machining? An LMT Web seminar outlines the different options.
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The trend towards using increasingly stronger steels has been continuing for some years now in the auto industry and other sectors. As a result, turning grades for the harder metal have to be much more wear-resistant for long periods. Against this background, Boehlerit’s new Steeltec LCP15T indexable insert has been designed for turning steel with a smooth, uninterrupted cut.
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Although the general market environment has become more difficult, the production of agricultural machinery in China is booming more than ever, whereby even social processes play a role as increased deployment of machinery compensates for migration by agricultural laborers. One of the largest Chinese tractor manufacturers relies on the expertise of the LMT tool specialists for the production of its engines.
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India is one of the world's fastest growing economic systems. This is particularly applicable to the automobile and automotive industry. And LMT India has been very successful within this environment since it was set up in 2000. Growth is now to be pushed even further
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According to the Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken (VDW), the METAV 2012 was characterized by a "distinctive investment mood". On average, each customer with decision authority commissioned almost six orders. A total of 40,000 people representing more than 30 countries visited the Fair in Düsseldorf.
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Last year, new wind energy plants with a total output of 42 Gigawatt were installed worldwide, according to a current announcement by the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA). Total global output now accounts for 239 Gigawatt – one-third of the electricity volume required worldwide. Of particular interest: very strong growth is taking place in the emerging states of Asia and South America.
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Gearwheel production is usually mass production. That’s why methods are always being sought to reduce production times and production costs. The fact that huge increases in productivity are possible, especially in gear-cutting, is demonstrated by the gear hob with the LMT SpeedCore cutting material. Tool experts will be highlighting its advantages along with other innovations in a video transmission on 4 May – during the LMT Group Academy Web seminar on gear-cutting.
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German industry has been accustomed to impressive figures over the past few years. Tool machinery manufacturers can post record results for 2011. Last year alone, export sales increased by a third according to figures announced at the latest VDW annual press conference. China is by far the most important export market.
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The current VDMA figures indicate just how important the Chinese market has become for precision tools. China is already the most important export trading partner for German manufacturers. Accordingly, the LMT Group is driving its international alignment in the form of a new sales office in Shanghai.
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Modern, high strength materials take even superhard cutting materials to the limit, which is why high-performance coatings are so important. They provide “staying power” and significantly boost performance in many industrial applications. It is therefore only logical that this principle is now also increasingly being applied in die and mould making.
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Anyone measuring the mood in the metalworking sector by looking at the progress of the industry’s important fairs currently has to come to a rather positive appraisal. The year’s first major trade show is already registering strong growth: METAV in Dusseldorf has increased exhibition space by 10%. LMT Tool Systems will be presenting its great expertise in the machining of composite materials.
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The Precision Tool Industry Association within the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) was able to report positive figures across the board when it looked back over an extraordinarily successful year at its annual press conference in January. 2011 produced a new sales record.
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High-volume production, very fast process times, constantly changing materials – extreme demands are made on thread production processes and their success depends on many different factors. If you want to find out more about the latest trends in this field, you should join the next LMT Academy Web seminar on your computer on 24 February.
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Modern cast materials are used in many different sectors. However, they also present very special challenges for machining tools. Now, with XChange, the innovative modular threading tap, LMT promises productivity increases of at least 30% compared to conventional solid carbide and high-speed steel tools.
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When it comes to maintaining competitiveness, businesses attach great importance to staff training. In any event, that was one of the main findings of a recent survey by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK). The LMT Academy is therefore expanding its programme to include regular Web seminars over the Internet. The sixth such event is taking place in January.
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Lightweight construction using high-tensile steels, aluminium and carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics is a subject that has been occupying car industry development departments for years and will become even more important in the future. According to a new McKinsey study, the proportion of these materials in vehicles is set to increase from 30% today to up to 70% in 2030.
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How high is renewable energies’ share of total electricity production in the world’s larger economies? In Germany, for example, according to the German Wind Energy Association, the figure was already 19.9% in 2011. Wind energy’s share of the electricity mix amounted to 7.6%. The LMT Group is also involved in the production of wind turbines.
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The LMT Group Academy is starting the new year with a wide-ranging programme – the sixth Web seminar is being held before the end of this month and local technology seminars will begin in March. We spoke with academy director Dr. Diethard Thomas to find out why the programme is so important for users.
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The production of dies and moulds from high-tensile steel is one of the most demanding machining tasks. Cutting tools are subjected to maximum loads during 5-axis operations. As a result, the industry is constantly seeking to develop innovations that increase productivity. The latest example in this sector is the Nanomold Gold indexable insert coating developed by LMT Kieninger.
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The situation on financial markets has long also been a major instability factor for the German car industry. Nevertheless, according to the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), the sector expects “a car year with potential” in 2012 – “if the financial markets regain confidence”. The industry is even expected to slightly better the record year of 2011.
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We can expect new materials and a plethora of applications so that overall the market for fibre-reinforced plastics will become increasingly complex. That, at least, is the conclusion of the 2011 composites market report of the Federation of Reinforced Plastics (AVK) in Germany. Yet this development is also a reflection of the success of modern composite materials in many industries.
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The series of recordings of EMO Internet presentations is now complete. The videos on the subjects of “Threadrolling”, “Turning and Milling” and “Tapping” are now available. You now have another opportunity to see the spectacular demonstrations from various production centres. The main issue here is always: How can we further improve the productivity of existing production processes?
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The development of precision tools is now practically inconceivable without coatings. What are the advantages for users? Where is this development heading? We asked Dr. Marcus Morstein, head of Research & Development at Swiss coating experts PLATIT AG, for his views.
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LMT Fette is presenting the world’s first coating for thread rollers. The new Protec Power coating enables an additional performance boost for non-cutting thread production. Tool life can be prolonged by up to 30%.
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Faster, more efficient, more flexible – increasing demands are being made when it comes to the machining of modern production materials. At EMO 2011 the companies of the LMT Group demonstrated numerous ways of raising the productivity of existing production processes. The fair review looks back at six successfull fair days.
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Composite materials like CFRP are on the threshold of being used in mass production – for example, in the car industry. EMO visitors were able to discover how the necessary automated CFRP finishing is carried out in a robot milling cell during a live broadcast over the Internet – direct from the Technical Centre of our partner KraussMaffei. Did you miss it? The recording of this spectacular demonstration is now available for you to watch.
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At EMO 2011 the LMT Group presented three new products for the mould and die making sector. You can see for yourself how the new Nanomold Gold coating for indexable inserts and the new SuperFinish geometry boost performance: recordings of the live broadcasts from the LMT Technology and Innovation Centre are now available.
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One of the largest problems when machining with WPR-type ball nose copy inserts is the different cutting speeds at the centre and the periphery of the insert. LMT Kieninger, the die and mould making specialists within the LMT Group, have developed a new kind of coating structure that promises substantial performance increases: Nanomold Gold combines individually adjustable layers and layer thicknesses.
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How about a combination of extremely high cutting speeds and extremely low wear and tear? The new TeraSpeed coating for LMT indexable inserts does just that, allowing users to benefit from record cutting speeds and tool life in the machining of cast materials. This innovation offers a dramatic increase in cost-effectiveness as a result of a major breakthrough in coating technology. LMT TeraSpeed is the world’s first AlTiN coating to be deposited using a CVD process. The inserts will become available in July.
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Fast processes, high-precision threads, perfect surfaces – the advantages of thread-forming with LMT Fette rolling systems are overwhelming. But what are you supposed to do when there isn’t enough room available around an external thread? LMT Fette is offering the perfect solution for this threading tasks in the shape of the new RC 4014 axial rolling head.
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Thread production on an industrial scale always involves high standards both in terms of quantity and quality. The situation is no different at the IBMO company: among other things, the Polish automotive supplier manufactures brackets for car trailer axle mounts. LMT Fette’s new Protec thread roller enables significantly lower tool costs and higher productivity.
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These are pictures you have never seen before: the blades of a hob push their way through metal one thousand times slower than in reality, chips of composite material fly past in slow motion and a thread roller gradually pulls a “groove” behind it millimetre by millimetre. At the LMT website you can now watch high-speed recordings of tools in action. Extremely slow and perfectly sharp videos demonstrate how they work – it is almost like looking into another world.
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LMT Tools wins the International German PR Prize for its trade fair public relations strategy involving live transmissions on the Internet. What is more, the relevant numbers confirm its great success: more than 500 viewers watched the broadcasts live on the Web and over 5,000 users accessed recordings later.
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How about a combination of extremely high cutting speeds and extremely low wear and tear? The new TeraSpeed coating for LMT indexable inserts does just that, allowing users to benefit from record cutting speeds and tool life in the machining of cast materials. This innovation offers a dramatic increase in cost-effectiveness as a result of a major breakthrough in coating technology. LMT TeraSpeed is the world’s first AlTiN coating to be deposited using a CVD process. The inserts will become available in July.
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Faurecia Angell-Demmel produces components that have a major impact on the appearance of car interiors: the international automotive supplier is a market leader for high-quality components with genuine metal surfaces – ranging from individual switches to entire consoles. The successful machining of components does not depend solely on using the “right” tool...
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Hobbing is one of the key processes in gearwheel production. Performance News spoke with Professor Bernhard Karpuschewski, Managing Director of the Institute of Manufacturing Technology and Quality Management (IFQ) at Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg, about the requirements for the best gear-cutting tools and the future of gearwheels in the coming age of electromobility.
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In its BluECOmpetence initiative, VDMA, the German Engineering Federation, intends to pool and network its members’ expertise in one of the most important subjects of the future. The LMT Group has now joined this sustainability campaign.
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In the field of interior design for cars, perfection and quality in every detail are increasingly the order of the day. This represents an enormous challenge for the specialist suppliers who make your products, a challenge that begins with the selection of materials. When it comes to precision tools, more and more companies are turning to the composites experts from LMT Tool Systems.
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The situation on financial markets has long also been a major instability factor for the German car industry. Nevertheless, according to the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), the sector expects “a car year with potential” in 2012 – “if the financial markets regain confidence”. The industry is even expected to slightly better the record year of 2011.
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At Stand E54 in Hall 4 of EMO 2011, the precision tool specialists from LMT are using a wide range of innovative products to demonstrate that those crucial refinements that ensure better component quality and productivity in manufacturing composite components can only be made accessible with specialist knowledge of materials and processes.
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At EMO 2011, the companies belonging to the LMT Group are demonstrating numerous ways of improving the productivity of existing production processes. A particular highlight, however, is the Speedcore hob. This new generation of tools is based on an innovative intermetallic cutting material that improves the productivity of a gear cutting machine by up to 30 per cent.
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In terms of global gross domestic product India has long since become an economic heavyweight. According to the International Monetary Fund, India’s share of the world economy amounted to 5.4% last year. LMT tool specialists are contributing to this development in many companies.
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A reorganization of indirect procurement means Bosch now appoints “preferred suppliers”. The LMT Group has been selected as a preferred supplier of the Bosch Group. Competitiveness, flexibility and active involvement in cost-reduction measures were decisive factors.
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The subject of speed is always at the top of the toolmaker’s agenda. SpeedCore, the new hob cutting material, even reflects that in its name. Its substantially higher cutting speeds dramatically increase users’ productivity. In May we took the opportunity of the launch of this innovative product to organize a prize competition and four LMT customers were able to experience an exciting manifestation of speed during a Formula One race at the Nürburgring ...
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Until now the main focus in machining production has been on high cutting performance, short machining times and process reliability. As a result of rising costs, however, increasing importance is being attached to energy efficiency, a factor that is decisively influenced by the cutting strategy used.
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According to a statement by the organizers of the world’s largest aviation fair at the end of June, this year’s Paris Air Show would be “A Show to mark the economic recovery!” This claim was more than met: record exhibitor and visitor numbers documented the general growth trend.
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Do gears still have a future? Does the industry need more new cutting materials? Are tool coatings a marketing ploy or do they offer real benefits? These and other questions were discussed by more than 80 gear and sprocket specialists at the LMT gear-cutting symposium in Schwarzenbek on 22 and 23 June.
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German industrial companies continue to be rather underrepresented on Twitter, the short messages service on the Internet. Nevertheless, the number of twittering engineering and automotive companies is slowly but steadily growing. LMT has now been using the service for roughly a year – with considerable success: more than 1,000 “followers” already receive regular information from the world of tool technology in both English and German.
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LMT Fette is presenting the world’s first coating for thread rollers. The new Protec coating enables an additional performance boost for non-cutting thread production. Tool life can be prolonged by up to 30%.
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eavy roughing of titanium is becoming increasingly common, especially in the aerospace industry. That also presents considerable challenges for manufacturers of clamping devices since their systems have to be able to transfer higher torques, because the required machining forces are very high. LMT alliance partner Bilz has now presented the ThermoGrip® ISG3400-HL, its first high-end device for the reliable shrinking of thick-walled shrink-fit holders.
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LMT offers complete service packages for tool reconditioning – worldwide. It includes a collection and delivery service, regrinding and recoating as well as tool storage and recycling. But why is it so important for a tool manufacturer to carry out the reconditioning? – An interview with Jürgen Freund, head of Service International at LMT.
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From premachining and roughing to the finishing of the crank pins and thread cutting – practically the entire spectrum of tool applications is used during the production of a crankshaft. With its new Nanosilver product, LMT alliance partner Boehlerit is putting an innovative cutting material on the market specially designed for the machining of crankshafts.
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The current economic upturn is confronting industry with unusual challenges. In fact, increased demand has already led to production bottlenecks in some sectors. There is therefore currently considerable call for ways of expanding available capacities. LMT Fette’s latest generation of one-piece hobs does just that for gear wheel production. The new hob is based on an innovative intermetallic cutting material that LMT has named SpeedCore.
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“A class of its own” is how the World Wind Energy Association describes the Chinese wind market in its latest annual report. The Asian country has indeed been recording annual growth rates that are unattainable in the rest of the world. In 2010 alone, for example, new turbines were built with a total capacity of just under 19 gigawatts of electricity. This overall development is also opening up new opportunities for the wind power specialists at LMT China.
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From fenders to supporting structural elements to interior linings, more and more automotive parts are being made of fibre-reinforced composite (FRC) materials. Precision tools are a key technology in this field – especially when it comes to high-volume serial production. How can you avoid damage to components resulting from delamination? How can you reliably machine clean edges without chipping or fibre protrusions? LMT can provide a “compressed answer”.
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LMT Kieninger is extending its range of tools for die and mould making to include the multi-flute tools of the new, modular QUATTRO-Jet series. This new development relies on tried-and-tested technologies.
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Induction shrinking ensures the highest precision machining and also guarantees maximum tool life. Users can now exploit these enormous advantages with the aid of a low-cost unit that is both compact and powerful: the ISG 1000. The entry-level model by LMT alliance partner Bilz also offers easy and quick operation.
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Composites are the materials of the future. The impetus to use composite materials is coming primarily from the aerospace industry. However, these light but rigid materials are also coming to the fore in automobile development and in “young” sectors such as the wind power industry. Following the Composite Excellence initiative launched at AMB 2010, the LMT Group is pooling its expertise in this growth sector and presenting the broadest product range on the market.
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If you want to gain an impression of the dynamic development of the Chinese economy over recent years, you only need to take a closer look at fairs and trade shows. The China International Machine Tool Show (CIMT) is a striking example. In 1989 the biennial machine tool fair registered only 446 exhibitors. This year, on the other hand, over 1,100 participating companies are expected. LMT will be presenting a large number of tool innovations in Beijing that will enable users to massively increase their productivity in cutting applications.

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Pune is one of the most important centres of the Indian automotive industry. Alongside Tata Motors, which attracted worldwide attention with its small and inexpensive Nano car, and Bajaj, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of two- and three-wheelers, numerous international vehicle producers and automotive suppliers have located in Pune. LMT is now expanding its local presence with a new finishing facility for gear hobs.

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“Internationalization continues,” proclaimed the recently published VDMA study called “Lessons from a Crisis”. Above all, the importance of the Chinese market is continuing to grow – also for LMT. The Group has established itself in the Middle Kingdom as a respected contact and partner for all questions relating to the use of precision tools.

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Last year’s DMG Roadshow was a great success. A total of more than 1,000 participants took part in this national and international series of events and found out more about solutions for the whole production process. LMT will also be contributing again this year as the roadshow’s tool partner. Altogether, there will be three DMG Roadshows using different machining centres.

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On 29 and 30 March 2011 EMAG will be welcoming guests to Salach for EMAG Technologie-Fachgespräche 2011, a technology conference being held under the motto “Shortening the Process Chain – Higher Efficiency”. LMT is one of the partners of the event, where it will be informing visitors about the latest developments in machining tools. A special highlight of the conference will be provided by German astronaut Professor Ulrich Walter from the Technological University in Munich. Under the heading “The Power of Space” he will be giving EMAG’s guests insights into the practical benefits of discoveries made in space research.
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The new Univex Premium milling range now makes exact 90° square shoulder face milling possible wherever straight edges are required. Univex Premium cutters offer outstanding milling features.

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High demands are made on precision tools for machining hardened materials: users want maximum machine running times, extended tool life and high cutting and feed rates. These parameters are crucial for increasing productivity.

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The IMTEX fair begins in Bangalore, India, on 20 January. The current market situation is almost perfect for one of the largest metalworking machine tool exhibitions in Southeast Asia. The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) estimates that India will increase its gross domestic product by more than 9% in 2011. That corresponds to the growth rate before the global economic crisis. The time is also ideal for LMT India Private Limited.

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There are almost as many ways of producing gear wheels as there are uses for these ubiquitous components. In November experts from LMT Kieninger and LMT Fette demonstrated the range of different production processes at a customer seminar – from 5-axis machining with standard cutting tools on standard equipment to using gear hobs on gear cutting machines.

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They are up to three meters long, and have a maximum diameter of 200 mm: line boring bars from LMT Kieninger. This high-tech tool is indispensable for the special holes needed when making large diesel engines. In India, about 60 of these special tools are now in use at large companies in the commercial vehicle industry.

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Coatings are the key to increasing the performance of precision tools and thereby improving the effectiveness of the overall production system. LMT experts have been driving this technology forward for more than 30 years. An interview on this important subject with Philipp Immich, the engineer who is head of R&D on cutting materials and coatings at LMT Fette.

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The composites market is booming again. Last year the industry clocked up production volumes corresponding to the record levels of the period prior to crisis year 2009. This finding comes from the current European market report of the Federation of Reinforced Plastics (AVK).

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Ongoing training is particularly important when it comes to the effective and economic utilization of precision tools. That is why the LMT Group is offering technology seminars in 2011 that not only aim to communicate technical knowledge about tools, but also offer instruction on their safe and efficient handling by experts. The new seminar programme is now available.

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Some 4,500 square metres have shone like new since the end of September when the new headquarters of LMT Onsrud and LMT USA was opened in Waukegan, Illinois. More than 250 guests came to admire the new premises that are roughly 10 miles away from the old LMT Onsrud site in Libertyville.

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The new FEED-Jet multiple-tooth cutting system developed by LMT Kieninger opens up entirely new dimensions of face milling with aluminum materials. The new product complements LMT Kieninger’s existing 3-D, 2-D and 1-D inserted tooth milling cutter systems. Featuring a higher number of teeth, the FEED-Jet meets all the prerequisites for maximizing efficiency during the cutting process.

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World premiere at AMB 2010. LMT had prepared an attractive program including tool presentations, expert lectures and practical presentations from business partners and machine users from all across Germany for the metalworking exhibition, and broadcast them live on the Internet. You can now see selected recordings at LMT's e-Convention platform. All you need is a fast Internet access.

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Thread rolling is faster, more precise and more cost-effective than any kind of machining. A thread can be formed in 0.05 seconds. The new, smaller, T270K compact rolling head now makes it possible to use this technique where in the past there was not enough room. High strength materials can be shaped on machines in the smallest space.

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It all began in Lahr-Dinglingen. Fifty years ago Walter and Johanna Kieninger set up a small workshop for cutting tools. Today LMT Kieninger is an internationally respected brand of specialized tools for demanding cutting applications. Numerous guests travelled to Lahr on 24 September this year to celebrate the company jubilee with its employees and take a look into the future.

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Just how effectively two companies can work together is demonstrated time and again by the technology seminars that LMT holds jointly with industry partners. Customers benefit from the companies’ combined know-how and find out more about how to improve the efficiency of tool processes – with regard to both tools and machining centres. The latest examples were technology seminars organized by LMT in collaboration with Mazak and Hahn & Kolb.

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Numerous innovations and renewed confidence have put LMT – Leading Metalworking Technologies back on course for growth. Additionally, the business group is launching a concentrated sales and product campaign at the AMB 2010 fair. In each of its segments, LMT is presenting one product with unique selling points. In the composites growth market LMT is pooling the Group’s expertise for its Composite Excellence initiative. With the world's first modular tap drill, and the application-oriented Polaris coating that the company has just developed, LMT also aims to significantly increase its market share in the machining of cast materials.

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In May, LMT became a member of Carbon Composites e.V. (CCeV), an association that acts as a competence network covering the entire value-creation chain in the field of fibre composite technology. Its members – currently a total of 93 companies and research institutions from Germany, Austria and Switzerland – have set themselves the goal of advancing the development of composite materials and associated processing techniques.

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Modern cast materials are used in many different sectors. These materials present special challenges for machining tools. With the world's first modular tap drill, and the application-oriented Polaris coating that the company has just developed, LMT is now getting involved in this market and promise productivity rises of at least 30% compared to conventional solid carbide and HSS tools.

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A symbol of the American dream of freedom and independence. We are talking about motorcycles made by a US manufacturer. Before the proud owner can swing onto the saddle, however, a great deal of precision work has to be done.

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High feed-rate cutters bring significantly better productivity. Users can save costs massively. LMT Fette has extended its comprehensive range in this field yet again, and now offers solutions for the entire spectrum of materials - starting with the machining of cast iron and steels, through aluminum and stainless steel, and on to hardened materials.

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Turkey’s medium-term demand for machine tools will be high – at least, that is the assessment of Germany Trade & Invest (GTI), the German government’s foreign trade and investment agency. The fact that a new generation of tools will often also be required was made clear by a recent LMT Kieninger workshop in Istanbul.

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If a company working in a particular tool sector needs help and support, then specialists are needed. And that is exactly what the LMT Tool System marketing company is: experts with high levels of know-how, who offer specific consultation on a tool application. But what about customers who need tool solutions for a wide spectrum of applications?

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DHC roughing and finishing end mills with uneven helix angles prevent undesirable vibrations during cutting. In fact, they make the process extremely smooth and practically vibration-free. The result: high feed rates and increased metal removal.

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Tools are exposed to extreme thermal and mechanical stresses in many fields of application. Involute gear cutting provides a good example: the macro and micro geometries of the cutting edge are critical for a tool’s performance in dry machining and when the cutting process is sharply interrupted.

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Companies are suddenly confronted by a multitude of questions when they decide to optimize their tool logistics. LMT toolmanagers can not only help them find the right answers, but will also support the process through various phases. The basis for this is 100% teamwork.

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LMT Fette takes the next step in the development of HSS end mills. Under the name of HSS-PM Evolution the tool specialists are now, with immediate effect, only offering end mills of high-speed steel made with powder-metallurgical techniques. The benefits for the user: higher performance, process reliability and lower manufacturing costs.

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There are fundamental technical and industrial changes affecting our everyday life, but that occur out of sight. One example is the use of materials in the construction of an aircraft. A glance at the status of tool development at LMT Belin in this field illustrates the technical challenges associated with this.

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Nearly 200,000 artificial hip joints – and more than 150,000 knee joints – are implanted each year in Germany, according to data from the Federal Medical Technology Association. Tools from LMT are in part responsible for the high-precision machining of the materials used, which include titanium and stainless steel.

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Anybody who thought that all the classic engine and drive train components would be superfluous in a pure electric car would be mistaken. An "electric", of course, doesn't need a turbocharger or carburetor. But is that true for the other apparently superfluous components, such as the gearbox or the cooling system?

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The HSK-T interface for turning centres also offers users the crucial advantages of the hollow shank taper on non-rotating tools. The range of turning tool holders produced by LMT alliance partner Boehlerit is specially designed to exploit these advantages.

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A high-volume, high-speed business: producing threads often takes tools to the very limit. LMT Fette’s Type V machine tap gives users a high-performance solution for machining the main steel, cast iron and non-ferrous materials.
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Exhibitors, programs, visitors – the JEC Composites 2010 exhibition in Paris recorded double-figure growth rates on every measure. LMT Belin's experts drew attention, through their participation in the exhibition, to the growing importance of the role of tools in the highly automated production of composite components.

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At the beginning of May the DMG Roadshow at the DMG France facility in Les Ulis near Paris demonstrated how modern tools, clamping devices and control systems can directly increase machine performance. For LMT, a DMG cooperation partner, the event also marked the first step towards a unified LMT sales organization in France.

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At the end of March, an LMT Kieninger technology seminar on tool and mould design at Grob-Werke clearly demonstrated how users can achieve the optimum “interplay” between machining centres and tools in the particularly demanding field of 5-axis milling.

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The boom in wind power generator construction continues, and presents particular performance challenges to tool technology. LMT Fette has assembled a range of tools particularly tailored to the special requirements of wind power.

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From selection of the right tools, through the development of a machining strategy, and on to setting up various machine tools: the entire manufacturing process is always at the heart of the seminars held at the LMT Academy. The new program is now available.

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The use of multifunctional high performance tools can sometimes extend the production time on a single machine. As costly set-up and adjustment times are elimninated, costs per piece drop and productivity increases.

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The market for electrically powered tools – known as „power tools“ in this sector – is growing throughout the world. Particularly in demand by the pros are high-quality, branded products that combine maximum performance with user-friendly handling. This combination is made possible among other things by housings of extremely robust lightweight metals, which in turn make high demands on the tools used for machining them. That‘s why during the development of a new 16 kilo percussion hammer Bosch placed its trust in the experience of the experts at LMT Kieninger.

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From stereo systems to submarine control panels to medical devices – LMT Belin’s new Cristal cutter produces impressive cases and housings of the very highest quality.

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Milling deep cavities makes special demands in die and mould making. LMT Kieninger’s new GWR 5x tool holders provide long tool life and guarantee the highest possible process reliability.

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High demands are made on precision tools for machining hardened materials: users want maximum machine running times, extended tool life and high cutting and feed rates. These parameters are crucial for increasing productivity. 

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Machining valve seats is one of the technologically most demanding steps in the finishing of cylinder heads. More and more complex materials and steadily rising quality requirements are increasing the demands made on the tools used in this area.

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There is a good reason why the "EXPERIENCE CENTERS TURN & MILL" is becoming a user-oriented experience for visitors in Bielefeld and Shanghai: users can experience here, live, how their own, complex workpiece is machined from the raw material to finished part within one day. Very different tools from LMT and from Paul Horn GmbH, appropriate for each application, are used for this.

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The importance of microsystems technology is steadily growing – and with it the demand for appropriate tools for milling these complex components. This naturally also applies to medical technology used in diverse applications. Professor Dr. Diethard Thomas, head of the LMT Academy, answers five questions on this increasingly important subject.

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Bilz’s innovative TER shrink collets guarantee extreme milling precision.

 

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"Full halls, with customers in more of a mood to invest”. This was the assessment the Association of German Machine Tool Manufacturers (VDW – Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken) gave in a current press release to METAV 2010.

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The financial crisis is bringing dynamic changes to technologies, markets and structures. The LMT Group has also reorganized this and is going on the offensive with innovations and a new sales structure.

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EMO was held in Milan in the midst of a generally difficult commercial environment. "That was exactly why the event was important. We took the chance of talking to our customers about future developments and tasks. One thing became clear: it is precisely in the present situation that the part played by tools becomes more important," says LMT Italy's General Manager Fabrizio Molfino.

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It is now a good two years since LMT's alliance partner Bohlerit presented the world's first nano-layer for cutting materials. Since then, "Nanolock" has stood for the successful combination of hardness and toughness in indexable inserts that yield significantly longer service lives and higher cutting speeds for turning. In the further "Nanolock Black" development, Boehlerit's engineers have now extended their innovation to milling steel.

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The beneficial properties of composites derive from their multilayer structure. However, that is also precisely what makes machining these materials so difficult. New LMT tools offer solutions.

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Visitors to the DMG Roadshow at LMT Fette in Schwarzenbek were all agreed: innovative production processes are particularly important at a time of crisis. If you want to maintain your market position against increasingly strong competition, you do not only need to make your production faster and more efficient, it must also produce higher quality products.

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A story of innovation and success is continued. Nanolock, the world’s first nanostructured CVD coating, is now available for milling. LMT alliance partner Boehlerit has successfully developed an enhanced coating.

 

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