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“We were immediately fired up when ZOLLER came to us;
we’re always interested in further improving the economic
efficiency and reliability of our regrinding processes,” says
Jürgen Baldus, Managing Director of SPREYER Werkzeug-
Technik GmbH about his first reaction to ZOLLER’s request.
Of course, he was well aware that this isn’t always the case
when a manufacturer turns to a mid-sized company with a
request for cooperation.
ZOLLER — A Global Presence, Yet Close to our Customers
It’s a key principle of ZOLLER’s business approach: no matter
how global our business is, we always remain close to
our customers. This is the only way to adapt highly modern
measuring solutions to actual market requirements. “Our new
developments always come about with our customers’
participations. We take their needs into consideration; this
is the only way to become more successful together!” says
Dieter Müller, applications engineer at ZOLLER. ZOLLER
employees also understand that the regrinding business is a
difficult one. Many smaller companies are working at the
limits of their profitability.
The approach itself was innovative: almost exactly one year ago,
ZOLLER turned to SPREYER Werkzeug-Technik GmbH in Limburg/
Lahn with a new idea. The goal was to work together to develop a
“regrinding module” for the »pomBasic« universal tool inspection
device. »pomBasic« is a compact solution which can measure
any geometric feature of drill bits, milling cutters, countersinks,
and even saw blades, independent of measuring parameters,
with the support of the »pomSoft« image processing software.
Optimal Conditions for Collaboration
Right from the start, responsible employees at ZOLLER clearly
understood why the company sought out SPREYER Werkzeug-
Technik GmbH as a cooperative partner. From ZOLLER’s perspec
tive, SPREYER has the optimal basic features needed for this kind
of collaboration. SPREYER Werkzeug-Technik GmbH offers tool
reconditioning and production for customized and customer-specific tools utilizing highly modern 5 axis CNC tool grinding
centers. The company has long used the ZOLLER »genius 3«
universal measuring machine for inspecting and logging grind
ing qualities. SPREYER prepares VHM, HSS, and PKD milling tools
and drill bits for over 1,500 regular customers from Germany and
abroad. The tool specialists from Limburg also handle HW, PKD,
and HSS saw blades as part of their daily business.
“We were immediately fired up when ZOLLER
came to us; of course we’re
interested in further improving the
economic efficiency and reliability of our
regrinding process.”
Jürgen Baldus, Managing Director of SPREYER Werkzeug-Technik GmbH
I NNOVAT I ON
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