Modern, high-performance materials make road vehicles safer, aircraft lighter and engines more efficient. Machining materials such as high-strength steels, alloys of aluminum, magnesium and or titanium, plastics and composite materials nevertheless places the highest possible demands on the tool technology.

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Networking, mutual communication and close cooperation - these are important keywords for LMT when it comes to working together with partners and customers. And there are good reasons for that: the best tool solutions are created with this philosophy. LMT will illustrate the concrete meaning of this at this year's AMB, with a range of presentations that will take place at various sites and will be transmitted live via Internet.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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