Remarkable Time Savings mean More Efficiency

Korin Iron Works, based in the Hokuriku region, specializes in manufacturing high- value parts on state-of-the-art machining centers, including turbine blades for the aerospace industry and power generation equipment. In response to intensifying market competition and increasing quality demands from customers, Korin considered a fundamental reform of their production processes. Specifically, there was an urgent need to improve various stages of the…

More Efficiency in Tool Production

One of our customers, who is based in the Kansai area of Japan, was experiencing significant time losses during the setup process for precision tool manufacturing, particularly for small diameter tools with D 0.6 mm or less. For the customer, the primary issue was frequent “air cuts” in the grinding wheel.

More Efficiency by Reducing Tool Setup Times

Ituwa Kogyo, based in Hiroshima City, Japan, introduced ZOLLER’s »venturion« high-precision tool presetter in July 2023, and has achieved a significant reduction in work hours and streamlined tool setup time for high-mix low-volume production. This innovation has made a significant contribution to the optimization of the manufacturing process and has led to increased customer satisfaction.

More Efficiency in High-Precision Manufacturing

This is a detailed analysis of the introduction of ZOLLER’s tool presetter »smile« at Five Straight, a company located in Kanzakigun, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The company’s goal is to efficiently produce and supply high-precision parts in the manufacturing industry. Inordertoperformhigh-mix,medium- volume production (multiple industries, multiple materials) with a small number of workers, the company always makes the utmost effort to streamline…

By implementing smart tool management solutions by ZOLLER, which provides interfaces to a variety of software providers and machines, SIM Automation GmbH in Heilbad Heiligenstadt has enjoyed six figure savings and established data consistency across its entire production process.

Diamond tools are a specialty of the ROT company – Reiner Oehlmann Tools from the Lower Saxon town of Celle in Germany – especially for industrial grinding tasks. In addition to extremely high precision with tolerances of just a few micrometers, completing batches of just a single tool is a major challenge – especially in light of the market’s demand for a good price/performance ratio.

With a central set-up station and new tool management system, H.P. Kaysser ensures transparent tool storage and smooth production processes

Automotive, mechanical engineering, medical technology, computer industry, food technology... companies in these and more than 30 other industries have one thing in common – they all use H.P. Kaysser GmbH + Co. KG as a provider of sheet metal components. H.P. Kaysser’s contracts are just as diverse as its customers. The company's production processes have…

Consistent operating concept and high precision provide better economic efficiency.

Process, production, technology – these are the terms behind the company name ProProTec Präzisionswerkzeuge GmbH & Co. KG. This company, located in Memmingen, Germany, manufactures cutting tools made of solid carbide and precision components used in machine construction. Its moulding or precision finishing tools, indexable inserts, machine components, and specialized ring gauges are used in automotive,…

For 90 years, STIHL has been serving its customers as the world’s leading manufacturer of chainsaws and power tools for forestry and agriculture, landscaping, and construction. The company's development knowledge is concentrated at its corporate headquarters in Waiblingen. STIHL has trusted ZOLLER for over ten years with presetting and measuring processing tools in its test part service, the prototype construction service of the development center. For five years, STIHL has also been working…

Measuring tools can be a time-consuming task which cannot be neglected without compromising the quality of a company's products. A Swiss toolmaker is using a new machine said to combine speed, precision abd being able to perform several functions at the same time.