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06 Nohurdletoohigh

Highlycomplexmouldsforinjectionmouldingandmore

sk-werkzeugbauGmbH

12 Therapidresponseforceforprototypes

Ittakesskilltobefastandspot-on

ErodiertechnikNaumannGmbH

16 Alivewire

Whateverthematerial–molybdenumorotherhard

materials–it’sthecutthatcounts

ControlledVonkTechnologieB.V.

04 Editorial

05 Newsflash

21 Just4weekstothefinishedproduct

Shorterdevelopmentcyclesneedextracreativity

RomingWerkzeugbauGmbH

26 24/7,8employees

Teamspiritforcustomerloyalty

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Contents

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Contents Contents

Editorial

Kaizen … A philosophy that benefits the customer

HAns-Jürgen Pelzers Newsflash

“Pleaseholdtheline,yourcallisimportanttous.”We’reallfamiliarwiththiscall

centremantra.Beingkeptwaitingbyfriendscanbeannoying.Butifthishap-

pensatwork,itcansometimesbeutterlyexasperating.If,forinstance,thecus-

tomeriswaitingforanurgentjob,themachinehasgroundtoahaltandthe

serviceteamfailstoarriveontime,thingscangetreallytight.Treatingservice

notasatiresomechorebutasafront-line,top-priorityactivityisachallengefor

anycompany.Manystepshavetobetakentoachievethis,andoneofthese

isabsolutelyessential:thattheideaofsatisfyingthecustomerwithanexcellent

servicejobisfullyembracedbythecompany’sstaff.Hugeimportanceis

attachedtothisatMitsubishiElectric.OntheJapaneseprincipleofkaizenor

“changeforthebetter”,weaimtodothisalittlemoreeachday.

BestregardsfromRatingen

Hans-Jürgen Pelzers

Distribution Manager Europe

Kaizen(Japanesekai=change;

zen=forthebetter)isaJapa-

nesephilosophyoflifeandwork

thataspirestocontinuousim-

provement.

Aversatile venue

Mitsubishi electric has been the official sponsor of the

Mitsubishi electric HAlle since 1st April 2011. The pop-

ular and longstanding Düsseldorf venue has been pro-

viding the ideal setting for a huge diversity of events for

what is now 40 years. Following a major revamp of the

façade and the interior, the Mitsubishi electric HAlle

now has a new face. The face of Mitsubishi electric.

Flexibledesignmeetshighperformance:the new Scara RH-3S robotThe Mitsubishi electric rH-3s is a high-performance

and cost-effective alternative to spider robots. Attached

to the ceiling, it can be installed right where it is needed

without taking up unnecessary space. The robot is also

impressive in terms of performance: with a clock cycle

of 0.32 seconds, it performs up to three pick-and-place

motions within a second.

PowerfortheCongo:Mitsubishi Electric supports Médecins sans FrontièresWhat we take for granted is for people in the Congo

more the exception than the rule: electricity. even hos pi-

tals rarely have a power supply. Together with rA6 from

Putte, Belgium, Mitsubishi electric has equipped a Con-

golese hospital operated by the organisation Médecins

sans Frontières with a 5 kW photovoltaic system.

Animpressiveview:the OLED Globe from Mitsubishi Electric

The first spherical large-format screen of organic leDs

has been on display at the science Museum in Tokyo

since June 2011. 18 metres above the ground, 6 metres

in diameter, 10,362 OleD panels measuring 96 x 96 mil-

limetres. The effective is remarkable. like the OleD sys-

tem from Mitsubishi electric. 10 million pixels – rough ly

ten times that of the existing leD display.

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Editorial Latestdevelopments

No hurdle too high

no challenge is too big for stefan Korbach. On the contrary: he enjoys develop-ing complex injection moulds for technically sophisticated plastic parts.

andhighquality.Andthat’swhythey

recommendustoothers.”

Committedtoservingthecustomer

Theapproachofsk-werkzeugbau

GmbHisalsostronglymarkedbyacom-

mitmenttoservethecustomer,now

secondnaturetotheentireteam.“Our

broadrangeofmachinesenablesusto

offernotonlycomplexmoulds,butalso

toprovideservicesandfabricateone-

offunits.”StefanKorbachstopsinfront

ofaninjectionmouldinhisproduction

shop.“Thismouldisagoodexampleof

themodificationsthatcustomerssome-

timeswant.Thisonewassentittous

byacustomersothatwecanadapt

ittohismodifiedendproduct.Insuch

cases,itisalsoimportanttorespond

quickly.Thesameappliestorepairs.

Obviouslytheuserwantstokeephis

downtimetoaminimum.”

sk-werkzeugbaualsogainsthecon-

fidenceofitscustomerswithadvice.“If

itturnsoutthataplasticitemcanbe

producedmoreeconomicallythanwith

theoriginallyenvisagemethod,we

pointthisoutandsuggestredesigning

itifpossible,”Korbachstresses.He

benefitsherefromhisownexpertise

andthatofhisskilledstaffwhotogether

contributeover45years’experience

ofmouldmaking.

Onhislaptop,Korbachopensupatime

schedule.“Weleavenothingtochance,

keeptrackofthedeadlinesforeach

projectanddocumentprogress.Every

twoweeks,wedrawupascheduleand

statusreportandsendthisautomatical-

lytothecustomer.”Thecompanyalso

producesmeasurementreportsthat

itgeneratesinternallyonaCNCma-

chine.sk-werkzeugbauisalsocapable

ofcarryingouttraceableflatnessmea-

surementsandadjustmentsonplastic

itemsandworkpieces.Theseareim-

portantforthecustomerif,forinstance,

theproductshavetobeultrasonically

welded.

State-of-the-artmachinepark

OnourtourStefanKorbachintroduces

ustohismachinepark.“Tostaycom-

petitiveweregularlyinvestinnewplant.

Wewantourcustomerstoseeouref-

fortstostaytechnicallyahead,because

thequalityofourworkdependsessen-

tiallyonthis.”sk-werkzeugbauthus

machinesitsinjectionmouldsonhyper-

modernCNC-controlledmachines,

Amanofprinciple:StefanKorbach,

ManagingPartnerofsk-werkzeugbau

GmbH,Extertal,stepsbetweenthe

halvesofaninjectionmouldthatcomes

uptohisshoulders.“Thiscomplex

mouldforthermoplasticsisafineex-

ampleofourcompanyphilosophy.”The

injectionmouldsthatthecompanypro-

ducesalsoincludehigh-temperature

andmulti-componentmoulds.These

arejoinedbyhybridmouldsintowhich

othermaterialsareinsertedandin

whichseparatelyintroducedinlaid

elementsareintegrallyinjection-

moulded.Korbach:“Wenei-

therservethemarketwith

simplecomponents,norare

wewillingtohandleanyjobat

anypriceortocompetewithFar

Easterncut-pricesuppliers.Ourcus-

tomersappreciateourstrategy

andaspirations,technicalsupport

sK-WerKzeugBAu

Injection moulds for plastic parts

For the mass production of plastic parts, injection moulding machines

that give the products the desired shape in the injection mould are used.

The machine’s injection unit plasticises the feedstock, which usually

takes the form of plastic granules. It then injects it into the closed mould.

usually of steel, it is made specifically for the product in question and

forms the negative shape of the plastic part with the aid of a cavity and

a mould core. The mould opens after each cycle, and the prod-

uct is demoulded. A mould equipped with several

cavities and mould cores is capable of producing

the equivalent number of parts in a single

cycle. If a user wishes to produce mouldings

made of different plastics, e.g. rigid

and flexible, a multi-component mould

has to be used.

StefanKorbach(right)andMarioKramer,operatoroftheFA20-SAdvance,discussthenextwire-cuttingjob.

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oneofthesebeingtheFA20-SAd-

vancefromMitsubishiElectric.

Themachinereceivestheproduction

dataforthecomponentandtheinjection

mouldingCAMdataviaaninternal

network.Thecomponentsthatsk-werk-

zeugbaucutsontheFA20-SAdvance

withwirediametersof0.1to0.3milli-

metresaremainlymadeofheat-treated

ESRsteelsthatarelessliabletocrack

thanstandardsteels.Tosuittheapplica-

tion,thesurfacetreatmentsrangefrom

roughingtofinefinishing.

OnthemonitoroftheAdvanceCNCcon-

trol,whichisequippedwiththehigh-

precisionanddependablewireerosion

system,StefanKorbachcallsupthe

CADdrawingofamouldcomponent.

Thecustomerneedstheunitforthepro-

ductionofbrakeboosters.“Wemainly

boughtthemachinebecauseitcancut

thesesafety-criticalparts.Astheex-

ampleshows,wehavetocomplywith

extremelynarrowtolerancesandpro-

ducethecomponentsforaperfectfit.”

Precisionisalsoindemandforaplas-

ticpartforalight-actuatedrainsensor

projectoftheautomotiveindustryfor

whichsk-werkzeugbauhascutejector

holesintherequiredmouldwithapre-

cisionoffivemicrometresandwithout

flashing.

Themachine’suser-friendlywire-thread-

ingsystem,whichtakesamereten

secondsforthreading,wasanotherim-

portantselectioncriterion.Korbach

presentsaworkpiecewithastarthole

diameterofonly0.5millimetres.“In

averychallengingtest,weasked

MitsubishiinRatingentocheckwhether

thewirecouldbethreadedautomatically

Complexmouldfor

thermoplastics.

JörgMicklitzisoneofthehighlyskilledemploy-

eesofsk-werkzeugbauwhocollectivelycontrib-

ute45yearsofexperiencetomouldmaking.

Stefan Korbach goes for quality

Having run the mouldmaking ac -

tivities of Friedrichs & rath

gmbH, a manufacturer of high-

grade plastic parts, for many

years, stefan Korbach took over

the department and started

his own business in 2008. Build-

ing on his expertise acquired

there, he and his 30 employees

now produce high-quality injec-

tion moulds that achieve long

service lives. This has impressed

his customers, who can be

found mainly in the automotive

industry, but also in medical

technology and the furniture

industry.

Distribution of sales

germany

usA, Czech republic

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intothegivenholesizeofthis

componentand,ifso,howquickly

andreliablyitcandoit.Theresults

satisfiedourexpectationsineveryre-

spect.Wearethereforecapableof

runningthemachineunmannedeven

withtinystartholes–anadvantage

thatweregularlyexploit.”Despite

automaticproduction,everythingre-

mainsundercontrol.Andifamal-

functioneveroccurs,themachine’s

intelligentTelecontactfunctionsends

amessagefromthecontrolviatext

messagetoaphonenumberspecified

bytheuser.

AnothercomponentthatStefanKor-

bachshowsusisconical.“Aboveand

beyonditshighprecision,thesystem

mustalsobecapableofcuttingconical

andothergeometries.Theequipment

featuresthatweconsiderabsolutely

essentialincludechangingcutting

heightsandthepossibilityofsmoothly

interruptingcutssothat,forexam-

ple,thecutcanbeexecutedthrougha

bore.”ThesecondMitsubishiElectric

wire-cuttingmachineusedbysk-werk-

zeugbauisanFX20-KPlus.Thejobs

ithandlesaremuchthesameasthose

oftheFA20-SAdvance.Itisonlyfor

verysmallstartholesandlargecutting

heightsthatthereisnoalternativeto

theFA20-SAdvance.Thelatterisalso

morereliableandmoreeconomic.

Focusonprocessoptimisation

StefanKorbachneverrests.Hecon-

stantlyshuttlesbetweenhisofficeand

theproductionshop,immerseshimself

innewjobs,makesphonecallsortalks

tohisteam.“We’recurrentlyfurtherde-

velopingmouldcomponentsincoop-

erationwithBielefeldTechnicalCollege.

Thegoaloftheprojectistoreducethe

cycletimeofinjectionmouldinginorder

tomaketheproductionprocessmore

economic.”

Professionals in Profile: Stefan Korbach

Nameandplaceofcompany:

sk-werkzeugbauGmbH,

Extertal,Germany

Foundingyear:

2008

Managingdirector:

StefanKorbach

Numberofemployees:

30

Corebusiness:

Productionofhigh-qualityinjection

moulds

Please describe in a sentence what sk-werkzeugbau GmbH does!

We make steel moulds (injection moulds) with which our customers pro-

duce plastic articles.

How did you earn your first money?

Making injection moulds and repairing and modifying them.

What motivates you?

My goal of positioning a well-known and successful mouldmaking oper-

ation on the market as well as communicating with interesting people every

day and learning from them.

What’s different about how you do things now, compared to five

years ago?

Today I work “in order to win” and not “in order not to lose”.

Where do you see your company in five years?

The company will be at least as big as it is now and we shall continue to

specialise in certain product categories and position ourselves accord-

ingly.

What was your biggest business success?

Piloting sk-werkzeugbau together with my staff through the global finan-

cial crisis.

What’s your favourite way to relax?

At home with my family and with friends and practising sport and my

hobbies.

What attributes do you value most in other people?

reliability, honesty and punctuality.

sk-werkzeugbauGmbH

Papenweg4

32699Extertal

Germany

Tel +49.5262.6189788

Fax +49.5262.9962859

[email protected]

www.sk-werkzeugbau.com

www.sk-werkzeugbau.com

MarioKramermonitorstheuser-friendlywire-

threadingsystemoftheFA20-SAdvancethat

takesameretensecondsforthreading.

» The wire- threading system

has satisfied our expectations in

every respect. «

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The rapid response force for prototypes

“Asajobshop,weearnourlivelihoodbybeingable

torespondflexiblyandatshortnoticetocustomer

requests.”OliverNaumann,ownerandmanaging

directorofErodiertechnikNaumannGmbH,has

madehismarknotleastasaresultofthisrealistic

assessmentofthemuch-embattledEDMjobbing

market.Ontopofthis,therearehismanyyears

ofworkingforthecompanyandtheexperienceof

hiseightemployees.“Longstandingcustomers

thereforestayedtruetousevenafterthechange

ofname.”

Whenitcomestoattractingnewcustomers,Nau-

manncanalsopointtomajorsuccess–thisbe-

ingduetotheserviceprovider’sabilitytorespond

quickly.“Ifnecessary,weactlikearapidresponse

forcethatrushesouttopreventacrisis,”Oliver

Naumannexplains.Thishasbrought

himanumberofnewcustomers–

andfollow-upjobs.“Anyone

who’ssatisfiedwithourwork

ishappytoentrustfurther

componentstous.”

ThecomponentsthatNau-

mannmachinesareas

variedashiscustomers.

“Wemainlydealwithone-offs

anddoalotofworkformak-

ersofprototypes,”saysOliver

Naumann,describinghishighlycus-

tomer-specificoffer.Aseriescomprises

amaximumof100parts.However,whattheparts

allhaveincommonistheirhighstandardofqual-

ity,astheskilledmouldmakerelucidates:“Thede-

greeofcomplexitycanbeextremelyhighandyet

weachieveprecisionintheµmrangewithsurface

qualitiesasgoodasRA0.2.”

MitsubishiElectricfordependability

ErodiertechnikNaumannGmbHsatisfiesitsas-

pirationsintermsofqualityandprecisionboth

withthenecessaryexpertiseandwiththeverylat-

estmachinetechnology.TwowireEDMmachines

fromMitsubishiElectric–bothFA10-SAdvance

machines–alongwithanEA12-VsinkerEDMma-

chinehavebeeninoperationheresince2008.The

firm’spositiveexperiencewiththesethreema-

chinesculminatedinthemostrecentpurchasing

decision,saysOliverNaumann:“Thedependabil-

ityoftheMitsubishiElectricmachinesisoutstand-

ingacrosstheboard,notonlybecause

weregularlyserviceallthemachines.

Ouroperatorswerequicktoac-

climatisethemselvestothem.”

ThefourthMitsubishiElectric

machineinNaumann’s

machineparkisaBA8and

erODIerTeCHnIK nAuMAnn

ErodiertechnikNaumannGmbHevolvedin2007outofErodiertechnikMersetzkyGmbHfoundedinElchingenin1988,whereOliverNaumannhadbeeninchargesince2006.Asthenewcompanyowner,hehascontinuedtheexistingbusinesspolicybyofferingcustomersintoolmaking,machinemanufactureandaerospaceabroadspectrumofservices.Alongwithwire-cutandsinkerEDM,thisrangeofactivitieshasalsoincludedwaterjetcuttingsince2008.Intermsofhardware,NaumannreliesonadvancedEDMtechnologyfromMitsubishiElectric,asdem-onstratedrecentlybythepurchaseofaBA8.

One-offsforspecificcustomersmakeupa

largeportionoftheproductrangehandledby

ErodiertechnikNaumannGmbH.

» Our plan is to buy two more machines in the next three to

five years. «

ErodiertechnikNaumannGmbHhasbeenworkingwiththetwo

FA10-SAdvancemachinesfromMitsubishiElectricsince2008.

For erodiertechnik naumann gmbH, wire eDM is a still young but all the more successful line of business – thanks in part to Mitsubishi electric.

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isnowfullyintegratedintheproductionpro-

cesssinceitsinstallationafewweeksback.Al-

thoughitscontrolwithoutatouchscreenissimpler

thanthatoftheFA10-SAdvance,OliverNaumann

doesnotconsiderthisadrawback:“Thishardly

makesitselffeltduringoperationasthemachine

technologyispracticallyidentical.”It’stheresults

ofEDMthatcountalongwiththemachine’sinte-

grationinthecompany’sworkflow.

AsfarasNaumann’sexpectationsareconcerned,

theBA8’sequipmentleavesnothingtobedesired.

Ahigh-performancegeneratorensuresthatthe

machineworksswiftly–OliverNaumannquotesa

20percentincreaseinspeedoveroldermodels–

andatthesametimeguaranteesreproduciblepre-

cision.Overandabovethis,theautomaticwire

threadersupportscontinuousworkflow.“Likethe

twoFA10-SAdvances,wealsoruntheBA8in

unmannedshiftsinordertoboostourproductivity

andflexibility.

Themachines’highrateofutilisationalsopresup-

posesahighlevelofprocesssecurity,whichNau-

mannensureswiththeservicingmentionedabove.

However,evenwhenhelpfromthemanufacturer

isrequired,thesolutionsarestraightforwardand,

moreimportantly,quick,OliverNaumannhas

found.“Whetherviathehotlineorhereonsite,the

MitsubishiElectrictechniciansarecompetentand

actfastenoughtokeepourdowntimetoamini-

mum.”Heisequallyappreciativeoftheorderingof

sparesandothermaterialsviaMitsubishiElectric’s

onlineshop,whichboastsproductavailabilitywith

deliveriesatshortnotice.

Concentratingoncorecompetences

Wire-cuttingatNaumannhasevolvedintoacore

lineofbusinessinthelastfewyearsbecausethe

technologypermitsformsofmachiningthatwould

beimpossibleorexorbitantlyexpensivewith

conventionalmethods.Theteamthereforeconcen-

tratesonservicesofpreciselythiskind.Oliver

Naumannhasdeliberatelydecidedagainsttime-

consumingdevelopmentjobs:“Althoughwe’ve

certainlygottheexpertiseforsupportingcustomers

intheengineeringofcomponents,we’dhaveto

investsomuchtimethatourflexibilitywouldsuffer.”

OliverNaumannaimstostaycommittedtoflexibil-

ity.Withthecurrentworkforce,he’sgotsufficient

potentialforfurthergrowth–andinvestment.“Our

planistobuytwomoremachinesinthenextthree

tofiveyearssothatwecanservethemarketwith

abroaderrangeofactivities.”

Professionals in Profile: Oliver Naumann


ErodiertechnikNaumannGmbH,

Leipheim,Germany

Foundingyear:

2007

Ownerandmanagingdirector:

OliverNaumann

Numberofemployees:

7

Corebusiness:

WireandsinkerEDM,waterjetcutting

Please describe in a sentence what Erodiertechnik Naumann GmbH

does!

Our core line of business is wire eDM.


In steel mouldmaking and later as a mouldmaker and master fine

mechanic.

What motivates you?

satisfied customers and a good job of work for the envisaged application.


years ago?

Thanks to our larger workforce, we’ve become more flexible and delivery

deadlines have become tighter.


We’d like to become more flexible by buying two more machines.


growth and buying a shop and moving the business during the crisis

in 2010.


Walking the dog.


Openness and honesty.

How would you briefly describe what you do to someone with no

technical knowledge?

We burn metal with a fine wire.

ErodiertechnikNaumannGmbH

Schuberstrasse3

89340Leipheim

Germany

Tel +49.8221.964330

Fax +49.8221.9643319

[email protected]

www.werkzeugbau.de

www.werkzeugbau.de

ThecontrolsfromMitsubishiElectriccanbeoperatedwitheaseandintuition.

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C.V.T.cutssmallcomponentstogetherin

amulti-workpiececlampingoperation.

If you haven’t got customers, you’ve got no right to exist, the Dutch say. not a sentiment to worry Albert van Heugten, a man who’s made his mark with prod-uct and delivery quality.

COnTrOlleD VOnK TeCHnOlOgIe (C.V.T.)

WireEDMishislife–somethingyou

immediatelynoticewhenyoumeetAl-

bertvanHeugten.Butisthesuccess

ofControlledVonkTechnologieB.V.

(C.V.T.)inHoogeloonintheNetherlands

entirelydowntotheowner’sdrive?

VanHeugten,aself-confessedworka-

holic,laughs:“Notonly.Ourcompany

philosophyisjustasimportant.We

aimfortopicqualitywithrapidthrough-

putandpunctualdelivery.Theseare

anythingbutemptywords,because

everythinghereispartofanintegrated

system,fromfindingthesolutionand

wire-cuttingmachinesfromMitsubishi

Electricthroughtologistics.”

EDMskillsandhonestyasaservice

Thisalsoappliestotheservicethat

C.V.T.offersduringjobprocessing.It

involvesbeingopentocustomerre-

quests,takingaholisticapproachand

pointingouttheopportunitiesforopti-

misation.OnhisPCscreen,Albertvan

Heugtenopensapictureofalittlespi-

ralforX-rayequipment,machined

inmolybdenum,ahigh-strengthmetal.

“Weadvisethecustomeronthecompo-

nent’sfeasibility.Aboveall,wecheck

whetherthedemandedqualityofcut

canbeachievedwiththegivenmaterial.

Ifnot,werecommendanalternative.”

VanHeugtenalsoalwayshighlights

themostcost-effectivesolutionfora

product.Intermsoftherangeofjobs

handledbyC.V.T.,wire-cuttingusually

provestobethefastestandmosteco-

nomicalprocess.Onereasonforthis

isthatthepartscanbestackedfor

wire-cutting–somethingthat’simpos-

siblewithlaser-cutting.

Referringtothree-dimensionalCAD

files,AlbertvanHeugtendemonstrates

thediversityofproductsthatcanbe

producedwithEDM.“Ifinexceptional

caseslaser-cutting,turningoretching

turnsouttobelessexpensive,weturn

downthejobandrecommendthemore

competitivemethod.Honestadvice

paysoffinthelongrunbecauseyougain

thecustomer’sconfidence.Thisis

anadvantagethatWesternEuropeas

aproductionlocationultimatelybenefits

from.”Butthisisnotall:C.V.T.shares

itsexpertisewithotherwireeroders.

Heugtendoesn’texpectanyloss

ofcustomfromthis,ashehashisown

highlyspecialisedmarketniches.

» Everything here is part of an

integrat ed system, from finding the

solution and EDM machines through

to logistics. «

Aspiralused

inX-rayequipment.

A live wire

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Theoutcomeisahighlyflexibleproduc-

tionset-upthatisalwayscapable

ofsqueezinginanextrajob.Albertvan

Heugtenplacesaspiralspringonthe

table.“Ourflexibilityisalsomadepos-

siblebytheB

axesoftheFA10-S

Advanceand

ofthePA20,with

theaidofwhich

we’reabletopro-

ducespringslike

this.”

Viewingthefuturewithoptimism

Themarkethas

rewardedtheap-

proachofthefirmthat,inaddition

towireEDM,alsoperformsmeasuring,

abradingandultrasoundcleaning

asservices.NotonlyintheNether-

landsandBelgium,whichaccountfor

about50and30percentofthesales

ofover500,000peryear(2010),but

alsoinGermanyandSwitzerland,cus-

tomersappreciatewhatC.V.T.hastoof-

fer.ArelaxedvanHeugtenleansback

inhischair.“Thesatisfactionofour

customers,whomainlycomefromthe

semiconductorindustry,medicaltech-

nologyandma-

chinemanufac-

ture,canbeseen

ifonlyfromthe

factthatnoneof

themhavesofar

switchedtothe

competition.”

C.V.T.doesn’t

evenhaveto

activelyadver-

tiseforbusiness.

Potentialcustom-

erscometo

AlbertvanHeugtenviatheInternetand

byword-of-mouthrecommendation.

Thankstothiscomfortablestateofaf-

fairs,hehaseveryreasontoviewthe

futurewithoptimism.

InC.V.T.’sview,anyonewhowants

toestablishhimselfonthemarketasa

competentwire-cutterhastohavenot

onlyawealthofexperienceoferod-

ingprocesses,butalsoanin-depthun-

derstandingofthemachinesand

ofworkpiececlampingoperations.Van

Heugtenlaysanerodedworkpiece

onthetablethathegluedontoaclamp

andthenmeasured.“Itwasouridea

touseadhesiveinthiscase.Ifthework-

pieceisn’tcorrectlyclamped,stress-

esmayarisethatcandiminishqualityof

thecomponentorevendestroyit.”

Asanotherexampleofhiscreativity,the

committedwire-cuttertakesacircular

electrodeoutofaglasscabinet.After

eroding,hemanuallycurveditsedge

upwardsandthusgotthecomponent

intothedesiredshape.

Complexcutsofsupremeprecision

Tomakehisideasreality,Albertvan

Heugtenhastherequisitemachinepark.

He’sbeenworkingwithwireEDMma-

chinesfromMitsubishiElectricforsix

yearsandhasabsolutelynocomplaints.

Withthetipofapencil,hetracesthe

complexcutsina110x85x20millime-

treplatethathemachinesinseries

forthesemiconductorindustry.“Thisis

theproductthatourNA1200Essence

handlesmost.”

Thehigh-precisionmachinehasanAd-

vanceCNCcontrolandtubulardirect

drivesfittedwithanopticalcommunica-

tionsystem.It’salsoequippedwitha

digitalFSgeneratorthatfacilitatessur-

faceswithmeanroughnessvaluesof

only0.05micrometres.Onthismachine

theprocessingtimeforthecutplate,

withvariousclampingoperations,is15

hours.Clampedhorizontally,three

ofthesecomponentscanbeerodedsi-

multaneously,andsixvertically.One

seriesoftheseparts,ofwhichC.V.T.pro-

duces400peryear,runsforabout

24hoursvirtuallyunsupervisedonthe

NA1200Essence.Thecompanycuts

with0.25millimetrediameterwire.For

thefinalcut,itusesthinwireof0.1milli-

metrediameter.

Thefinishedplateconsistsoftwoseg-

mentsthatpivotaroundadefinedpoint

withoutthembeingseparable.Albert

vanHeugtendemonstrateshowthetwo

segmentscanbemoved.“Wesecure

theplateduringtransportbylockingthe

segments.Thiswasalsoouridea.”He

slidestwopinsintoexistingopenings.

“Whenourcustomersuggestedbolting

themtogether,weproposedthesepins

asthesimplestsolution.”

WhatvanHeugtenalsolikesaboutthe

NA1200Essence,whichC.V.T.invested

inatthebeginningof2011toextend

itsproductioncapacity,isitsrapidwire

change,easeofoperationanditsvirtu-

allymalfunction-freerunning.Theseare

benefitsthatinstilconfidenceandgive

himagoodfeelingaboutmeetinghisde-

liverydeadlines.

AlongwiththeNA1200Essence,C.V.T.

hasotherwire-cuttingmachinesfrom

MitsubishiElectric:anFA10-SAdvance,

aPA20andaPX05.Theoperatoruses

theFA10-SAdvanceforstandardap-

plications.AsitissimilartotheNA1200

Essenceintermsofoperationandpre-

cision,C.V.T.canalwaysquicklytrans-

feritsworkpiecestotheothermachine.

Albert van Heugten: A bright spark

Albert van Heugten founded

his first company in 1991. After

two and a half years with two

employees, he sold the busi-

ness and became a director of

the same firm. With this firm

and ultimately 13 employees, he

provided eDM and conven-

tional turning and cutting ser-

vices. From this company, he

launched Controlled Vonk Tech-

nologie B.V. in January 2002.

In making this move, the spark

(the “Vonk” in the company

name) has kindled a flame: Van

Heugten now concentrates

exclusively on eDM technology.

JosTiggelman,C.V.T.employee,setsupthe

NA1200Essenceforthenextworkpiece.

Our flexibility is also made possible by the B axes of the FA10-S Advance and PA20

AlbertvanHeugtenadvisescustomersonthecomponent’sfeasibilityandcheckswhetherthe

demandedqualityofcutcanbeachievedwiththegivenmaterial.

www.cvtbv.nl

PotentialcustomersarriveviatheInternetandby

word-of-mouthrecommendation.

www

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ControlledVonkTechnologieB.V.,

Hoogeloon,Netherlands

Foundingyear:

2002

Managingdirector:

AlbertvanHeugten

Numberofemployees:

1

Corebusiness:

80percentofsalesaregeneratedwith

thesemiconductorindustryandma-

chinemanufacture,andtherestiscon-

tributedbymedicaltechnology

Please describe in a sentence

what Controlled Vonk Technologie

B.V. does!

C.V.T. is a specialist in high-grade and high-pre-

cision parts. This applies as much to prototypes as to

series production.


In mouldmaking. After my training, I gathered experience of all forms of

machining, i.e. turning, milling, grinding, cylindrical grinding and, finally,

wire-cutting.

What motivates you?

satisfied customers and being able to create something that verges on

the impossible.


years ago?

Today I share my knowledge with an employee. Previously, I worked by

myself for eight years.


In crisis year 2009, when we had very little work, I contacted the design

engineers of potential customers in order to explain the possibilities and

advantages of wire eDM. This proved to be highly successful.


I’m a workaholic and enjoy working. But I can also relax reading and on

holiday.


Honesty and frankness about their machining work. It’s best not to keep

one’s knowledge to oneself. A free flow of expertise is important, because

the whole economy benefits. What’s more, the Chinese won’t then be a

threat to the europeans.



I saw complex shapes electronically.

ControlledVonkTechnologieB.V.

Groenstraat5A

5528Hoogeloon

Netherlands

Tel +31.497.541040

Fax +31.497.540205

[email protected]

www.cvtbv.nl

Thanks to its many years of experience and advanced production methods, roming Werkzeugbau supplies superlative quality, how-ever large or small the series.

rOMIng WerKzeugBAu

Professionals in Profile: Albert van Heugten

Just 4 weeks to the finished product

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Anycomponentsupplierwhowantstostaycom-

petitiveintheautomotivesectorhastorespond

flexiblyandsupplyhigh-gradeproducts.AndRo-

mingWerkzeugbauGmbHhasbeenactingon

thisprincipleformanyyears.Theinjectionmould-

ingandmouldmakingexpertsfromRottweilsup-

porttheircustomersinthedevelopmentofanew

product,maketheassociatedmouldsandpro-

ducethemouldingsinanythingfromsmallseries

toproductionrunsamountingtomillionsofparts.

“Notonlyareourcustomersaccustomedtothis

comprehensiveserviceandhighquality,butthese

twoattributesarealsonecessarytodayifwewant

toholdourowninthefaceofhigh-outputcom-

petitionfromabroad,”saysMichaelRoming,head

ofmouldmaking,outliningeverydaybusiness.

Rominghasbeenengagedininjectionmoulding

forabout50yearsandhasbeensupportingits

customersasasuitablyexperiencedandcompe-

tentserviceprovider.ThefactthatRomingsup-

pliesnothingbuthigh-gradecomponentsisthusdue

tothehighlevelofskillsoftheworkforceandto

high-performancemachinesininjectionmoulding

andmouldmaking.KarlRominghighlightsatthis

pointthestrongdeadlinepressure.“Dependingon

thesizeofthemould,wesupplythefinishedprod-

uctwithinfourweeksinsomecases.”Thisperiod

coverstheentiredevelopmentofanewmouldon

thebasisofa3Dmodeloftheend-product.

WireEDMakeytechnology

ThisrapidresponseisonlypossiblebecauseRo-

mingcanresorttoafullyequippedmouldmaking

shopthatencompassesallconceivableproduction

technologies.AlongwithHSC,whichhasrevo-

lutionisedproduction,sinkerEDMhaslongplayed

animportantpart,backedupinrecentyearsby

wire-cutting.Themostrecentinvestmentinmould-

makingwasmadeinwireerosion,oneofthekey

technologiesinmouldmaking.“Weconsideredcon-

ventional5-axismilling,butwire-cuttingcurrent-

lyhaspriority,”saysMichaelRomingreviewingthe

purchase.Theadvantageswereobvious.“Dimen-

sionalaccuracyandreproducibilityinautomated

operationareimmenselyimportantforus.”

Thedecisionin2010wentinfavourofawire-cut-

tingEDMmachinefromMitsubishiElectric,the

NA1200Essence.Firstly,theyhadalreadyhad

positiveexperiencewithMitsubishiElectricinthe

sinkerEDMsector,andsecondlythearguments

infavourofthismodelwerehighlypersuasive.

“Themachine’sexcellentprice/performanceratio

wasdecisiveandsuchfeaturesastheFSgen-

eratorandthin-wiretechnologymatchedourre-

quirementprofiletoperfection,”saysMichael

Roming,summinguptheadvantages.Inaddition,

theNA1200Essencehasslightlylargerdimen-

sionsthantheFA10-SAdvance,whichmakesit

bettersuitedtotheproductrange.

EversinceFranzRomingfoundedRomingWerkzeug-bauGmbH85yearsago,thefirminRottweilhasbeenahallmarkofqualityandreliabilityinmouldmaking.Withinjectionmouldingasthemainactivity,Romingisnowafull-rangesuppliertocustomersintheautomotiveindustryandelectronicssectorwhoappreciatetheflex-ibilityoftheinjectionmouldingexpertsaswellastheircommitmenttoqualityandrapidresponsetocustomerneeds.Romingrecentlyinvestedinawire-cutEDMma-chinefromMitsubishiElectric–forgoodreason,be-causethisproductiontechnologyhandlesagoodthirdoftheworkloadinthemouldmakingdepartment.

Thedevelopmentofwhatareoftenhighlycomplexinjection

mouldsisoneofthecorecompetencesofRomingWerkzeug-

bauGmbH.

» Our customers are accustomed to

comprehensive service and high

quality. «

TopTheNA1200from

MitsubishiElectric

hasbeenworkingde-

pendablyinRoming’s

mouldmakingshop

sinceMay2011.

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AlthoughtheNA1200Essenceisthefirstwire-

cuttingEDMmachinefromMitsubishiElectric,

Roming’semployeeswereabletoresortdirectlyto

theirexperiencewiththesinkerEDMmachines.

Inthiscontext,MichaelRominghighlightsthecon-

trol.“Theuserinterfaceisintuitivelystructured,

sofamiliarisationdidn’ttakelong.”Atanyrate,the

investmentsoonpaidoff,asaglanceattheresults

shows.Romingoperateswithtolerancesofjusta

fewµmandmachiningperformancehasbeen

almostdoubledcomparedtothatoftheprevious

machines.

MichaelRomingalsodrawsattentiontothema-

chine’sdependability:“Ourflexibleworking

methodcallsforasmooth-runningmachinepark

inalldepartments.”TheNA1200Essencehasso

farproventobeextremelydependable,and

healsohasnothingbutpraisefortheMitsubishi

Electricservice.“Thehotlineisbothcompetent

andeasytoreachandtheonlineshopisauseful

sourceforanypartsthatweneed.”

Abroadbasisforthefuture

MichaelRomingisunabletoestimateexactly

howthevarioussectorsofindustrywillactually

develop,butheknowsthatdemandforelec-

troniccomponentswillcontinuetogrow.“That’s

whyweshallcontinuetohaveabroadbasisand

supplyasmanyandasdifferentcustomersas

possible.”Thisisthebestwayofmasteringthe

upsanddownsoftheeconomy.Theworkforce

isalreadysettogrow.Romingcurrentlyemploys

22skilledoperatives,anumberthatwillsoon

increase.Romingensuresthestandardofquality

inthisareabytrainingitsownstaffandthuscoun-

teractstheshortageofsuitableyoungjobcandi-

dates.

InthefieldofwireEDM,theoptimumhasnowbeen

achieved,MichaelRomingbelieves.“TheNA1200

Essencewillbethebenchmarkforthenextfive

years,butweshallofcoursekeepaneyeondevel-

opmentsintechnology.”

www.roming.com


RomingWerkzeugbauGmbH,

Rottweil-Neukirch,Germany

Foundingyear:

1926

Managingdirector:

KarlRoming

Numberofemployees:

22

Corebusiness:

Developmentandproductionofhigh-

precisioninjectionmouldsandplastic

mouldings

Please describe in a sentence what Roming Werkzeugbau GmbH

does!

Injection moulding and mouldmaking.


I’ve been working here since 1961 and completed the classic course of

training as a mouldmaker.

What motivates you?

Aiming for supreme craftsmanship and the fact that we develop solutions

with dependable people.


years ago?

HsC has brought about the biggest change, much like the introduction of

sinker eDM in 1965.


The growing importance of electronics and specialisation in niche prod-

ucts and super-small series promise stability.


We have managed to amass a storehouse of experience and knowledge

over the years and offer everything from a single source with the virtues of

craftsmanship.


Breeding scottish highland cattle on our certified organic farm.


Honesty and dependability.

RomingWerkzeugbauGmbH

ZepfenhanerStrasse7

78628Rottweil-Neukirch

Germany

Tel +49.7427.94850

Fax +49.7427.948525

[email protected]

www.roming.com

LeftRoming’sflexibilityalsoextendstoinjectionmoulding.

Partswithuptoeightcavitiesaremouldedhere.

Compared to 5-axis milling, wire-cut EDM has the advantage of higher dimensional accuracy and reproducibility in automated operation

Professionals in Profile: Michael Roming

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24/7, 8 employees

In the wire-cutting of mould components, sD Formentechnik banks on customer loyalty and machines from Mitsubishi electric.

smallmouldcoresinamulti-workpiece

clampingoperation.“Thesamealso

appliestothesecomplexpartsthatwe

machinestep-by-stepbywire-cutting,

die-sinkingandrepeatedwire-cutting.”

Theoperatorhasthechancetomonitor

theunmannedsystemviaremotecon-

trolandadataline.Thistoolcanalsobe

usedforcontrollingthesysteminreal

time.

Ontopofthis,theFA20-SAdvanceV

isequippedwiththeTeleservicetoolvia

thatenablesMitsubishiElectric’sAfter-

SalesServicetocarryoutremotediagno-

sisifdesiredandaccessthemachine

controlsonlinetoeliminatefaults.Inthis

connection,SDFormentechnikdraws

attentionthemanufacturer’sexcellent

service,stressingthatit’salwaysquick

toarriveandprovidesahotlinethat

worksreallywell.Theservicestaffalso

makeacompetentimpression.What’s

more,thecallerisn’tsimplypassed

fromoneservicetechniciantothenext,

asisusualelsewhere.

JensDryzynskitypesinacommand

viathePCkeyboardoftheWindows-XP-

basedAdvanceCNCcontrol.The15

inchtouchscreenthendisplaysa3Dsim-

ulationofthecomponentthathewants

tocutnext.“Themachineisstraightfor-

ward,reliableanduser-friendly.We

wereimpressedbyitsconceptwithdual

directdistancemeasurement,work-

placedesignandthesealingofthe

lowerarm,whichisneverthelesseasily

accessedformaintenance.”Whatre-

allyclinchedthedecisioninfavourof

themachine,however,wasthetestcut

thatSDFormentechnikcarriedouton

allthewire-cutEDMmachinesshort-

listedforpurchase.“Themachinefrom

MitsubishiElectricprovedtobeone

ofthefewthatpassedthetestwithout

anyreservations,”JensDryzynskiex-

plains.“What’simportantforusisthat

theFA20-SAdvanceVisequippedwith

amorepowerfulgenerator.Thismeans

wecanmachinehigherworkpiecesat

IfyoudropinonSDFormentechnikKG,

Schalksmühle,duringthelunchbreak,

youcansensetheteamspiritwafting

overtoyoufromoutsidetheproduction

shop.ItsmanagersJensDryzynskiand

HolgerSchulteenjoythebreaktogether

withtheirstaffintheyard.“Oursmall

teamisbigenoughtorespondflexibly,”

Schulteexplains.“Thisisakeyadvan-

tageintermsofourcompanyphilos-

ophythatstressesstrongcustomerloy-

alty,”Dryzynskiadds.

SDFormentechnikhasalsocreatedthe

basisforlong-termbusinessrelations

withthequalityofitsworkandhighman-

ufacturingdepth.Allthisisbacked

upbypunctualityaswellasswiftreac-

tionintheeventofanyproblems,un-

foreseenrepairsortightdeliverydead-

lines.Thankstothisrapidresponse,

customersbenefitfromvirtuallycontin-

uousprocessesandplanningsecurity.

Sightssetonwin-winsituations

Customersalsoappreciatetheadvice

givenbythecompanyfoundedin2003.

Thisisbasedonexperienceandon

theresultantexpertise.Inthebuilding

ofinjectionmoulds,SDFormentechnik

coversalltheplanning,development

andrealisationstages,fromtheinitial

designthroughtothefinishedinjection

moulding.HolgerSchultegoesover

toaglasscabinetcontainingproducts

ofhiscustomers.Theseincludeinte-

riorcomponentsforcars,electricaland

electroniccomponents,syringesand

cannulaeformedicaltechnology,and

assemblypartsfortheconstruction

industry.“Withourexpertise,we’reable

toproducemouldsforawiderangeof

industrialsectorsandapplications,and

alwayswithhighprecisionandreliabil-

ity.Andthiscanbeanewmouldorthe

repairormodificationofanexistingone.

We’reoftenabletoproducein-

jectionmouldswithsim-

plerandlessexpensive

designs.Inallthis,

onethingalways

staysthesame:

ouraspirationto

achieveawin-

winsituation.”

Whatsetthe

companyapart

fromitscompeti-

torsintheregionare

itsmoreadvancedmachineparkand

mouldsizeswithbasiclengthsand

widthsofupto900and600millimetres

respectively.Auniquesellingpointin

theimmediategeographicalsurround-

ingsisthatthecompanydevelopsand

producesinjectionmouldsnotonly

forthermoplasticsbutalsoforthermo-

settingplastics,materialsthataremore

stabledimensionallyandtemperature-

wisethanthermoplastics.

Unmannednightandday

Thecompany’smachineparkhasin-

cludedaFA20-SAdvanceVwire

EDMmachinefromMitsubishiElectric

sinceJuly2008.Themachine

isequippedwithawire-

threadingsystemthat

reliablyandauto-

maticallythreads

thewireinten

seconds,aten

kilowirestation

andawirechop-

per.Themachine

canrununmanned

andhencearound

theclock.JensDry-

zynskishowsus

» The competent service can always

send someone round quickly and provides a hotline that really

works well. «

sD FOrMenTeCHnIK

JensDryzynskiandHolgerSchulte,managersofSDFormentechnikKG,haveincludedthe

FA20-SAdvanceVwire-cuterosionsystemfromMitsubishiElectricintheirmachinepark.

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highercuttingrates.Andit’seasier

toerodegraphiteelectrodesevenwith

coarsergrainsizes.”Thereasonfor

thisisthehigh-performancegenera-

tor’shighervoltagethatpermitserosion

ratesofupto500squaremillimetres

perminute.Anotheradvantageofthe

FA20-SAdvanceVquotedbySDFor-

mentechnikisthehighqualityofitsfiner

cuts.Thisputsthecompanyinaposi-

tiontocarryoutwireEDMtasksofthis

kind,evenundersubcontract.

Complexcomponents

HolgerSchultepicksupacollapsible

corewithamiddlesegmentandouter

contourpartstodemonstratethecom-

plexityofthecomponentsheproduces.

“Thecollapsiblecoreisrequiredinin-

jectionmouldsforinteriorundercutsso

that,forinstance,threadedpartswith

mouldcontourscanbedemoulded.To

thisend,themiddlesegmentretracts

anddrawstheoutercontourpartin-

wards,thusexposingtheundercut,and

theproductcanbereleased.“Thecom-

ponentsthatthecompanyproduces

forinjectionmouldsaremadeessential-

lyofsteel.Theirdimensionsrange

fromthesizeofapinto1050x800x295

millimetres(WxDxH),themaximum

sizeforwhichtheFA20-SAdvanceV

isdesigned.Thankstothemachine’sin-

credibleversatility,allthechallenges

thatariseinmouldmakingcanbemas-

teredwithease.Virtuallyallworkpieces

arecutwith0.25millimetresbare

brasswirewithoutanycompromises

insurfacequality.

Confidentaboutthefuture

Theflexibilityresultingfromthecompa-

ny’steamspiritpermitsahighstandard

ofdeadlinecomplianceandshortre-

sponsetimes.Theseattributescom-

binedwiththequalityofthecomponent

andtheconsultationservicesprovided

bySDFormentechnikyieldawin-win

situationandultimatelystrongcustom-

erloyalty.Inviewofthispositivesitua-

tion,JensDryzynskiandHolgerSchulte

areconfidentaboutthefuture.

“Weinvestandcontinuetogrow.It’s

somethingyoucanseehappening.”

Dryzynskipointstopartoftheshop

wherebuildingisgoingon.“Here,for

example,wherewe’resettingupanew

robotsystemfor5-axismilling.”


SDFormentechnikKG,Schalksmühle,

Germany

Foundingyear:

2003

Managingdirectors:

JensDryzynskiandHolgerSchulte

Numberofemployees:

8

Corebusiness:

Developmentandproductionofinjec-

tionmoulds

Please describe in a sentence

what SD Formen technik KG

GmbH does!

We design and build moulds for thermo-

plastic and thermosets.


We earned our first money as apprentice toolmakers.

What motivates you?

schulte: The challenge of producing moulds that always satisfy the cus-

tomer’s needs. Another motivation is to build a one-off on which parts for

series production can be produced.


years ago?

Dryzynski: We now operate more advanced machines.

schulte: Five years ago, we had just two employees and did almost all the

work ourselves. now that we’ve got eight employees, we can concentrate

as managers on specialised, more sophisticated and administrative tasks.


schulte: If things go well in terms of the economy and the order situation,

automation will grow in importance. We may invest in injection moulding

machines for the pilot and small series production of plastic parts so as to

extend our value chain.


Dryzynski: That we gained the confidence of our customers after setting

up the business and build increasingly high-grade and complex moulds.


Dryzynski: When everything in the company is going well.


Honesty and reliability.



Dryzynski referring to wire-cutting: I cut things with an electrified, tooth-

less saw.

SDFormentechnikKG

ImGewerbepark8

58579Schalksmühle

Germany

Tel +49.2355.501088

Fax +49.2355.501087

[email protected]

[email protected]

www.sd-formen.de

A new robot system for 5-axis milling will soon be installed here

www.sd-formen.de

BottomleftMould

coreforahousehold

wiringbox.

BottomrightThis

complexcollapsible

corewithamiddle

segmentandouter

contourpartsisre-

quiredininjection

mouldsforinternal

undercutssothat,

forexample,thread-

edpartswithmould

contourscanbe

released.

TopThesmallmould

coresinamulti-work-

piececlampingoper-

ationaremachined

step-by-stepbywire-

cutting,die-sinking

andrepeatedwire-

cutting.

Professionals in Profile: Jens Dryzynski and Holger Schulte

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ThestrengthandeaseofinstallationofthisclipfilterdevelopedbyKüfnerareimpressive.

Karl Küfner Kg’s filter screens are adapted to any customer requirement. And this individuality starts with the making of the mould.

WhenKarlKüfnerKGwasfoundedin1951,productionwasfocusedonweav-ingreeds.Ashortwhilelater,theprod-uctrangewasextendedtoincludefil-terscreensandstrainers–productswhoseapplicationscanbefoundinahugespectrumofindustries,rangingfromautomotiveengineeringandma-chinemanufacturetomedicaltech-nology.ThecompanyinAlbstadthasremainedtruetothesetwoproductgroupsthroughtothepresentdayandconsistentlybuiltonitsexpertiseinthedevelopment,designandconstruc-tionoftailor-madesolutions–awealthofexperiencethatbenefitswellover500customersworldwide.Withanextremelyhighmanufacturingdepth,Küfnerensuresthatthisexperiencestayswithinthecompany.Thebestex-ampleofthisismouldmakingandspe-cial-purposemachineconstructionwherethescreen,strainerandfilterexpertsrelyonadvancedwire-cuttingtechnologyfromMitsubishiElectric.

Weavingreedsontheonehand,andfilterscreens

ontheother–KarlKüfnerKGunitestwoprod-

uctgroupsthatappeartohavelittleincommonat

firstglance.Asecondglance,however,reveals

acloserelationship,astheweavingreedsareused

intheproductionofthemetalmeshesrequired

forthemanufactureofhigh-gradefilterscreens.Küf-

nerthereforehasaprofoundunderstandingof

theneedsofscreenandstrainertechnology,evolv-

ingovertheyearsintooneofthetechnological

A star of the screen

KArl KüFner

ThepatentedV-filterfromKüfnerachieves

minimalflowresis-

tancecombinedwith

anextremelyhighfil-

trationrate.

Morethan500customersworldwidebenefitfromthewealthof

experienceofKarlKüfnerKG.

>500

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leadersonthismarket.Theplastic-over-

mouldedmetal-meshscreensandstrainersfrom

theAlbstadtfirm,forexample,areabsolutely

unmatched.

Focusonall-inclusivecustomerservice

Inallareaswherefilters,screensandstrainersare

requiredforliquidandgaseousmedia,manufac-

turerscanrelyonthecustomer-orientedsolutions

fromKarlKüfnerKG.Itisthereforealmostalogical

consequencethatthecompanyhasbecomefirmly

establishedinmanybranchesofindustrywithits

productsandaimstoexpanditsalreadyextremely

broadbasis.“Whereasnooneknowshowthe

automotiveindustrywilldevelop,growthinmedi-

caltechnologyisourassuranceofbeingableto

operatemoreindependentlyofthefluctuationsof

thebusinesscycle,”saysHenningOetjen,head

ofmarketing.Itmakesnodifferencewhichsector

customerinquiriescomefrom.“Ourproductsare

withoutexceptiongearedtotheparticularrequire-

mentsandaresynonymouswithtopquality.”

Küfnerisalsosynonymouswithall-inclusiveap-

proaches,withitsrangeoftasksextendingwellbe-

yondthemanufactureofaparticularproduct.“We

coverallthestepsfromtheoriginalideaviathefirst

trialmouldingsthroughtotheready-to-installfil-

ter,”saysHenningOetjen,explainingtheirmodus

operandi.Theiraimistosupportthecustomerto

suchadegreethatinfutureeventheneighbouring

technologies,suchasmeasurementandcontrol,

willbeintegratedinfiltermanufacture.Thiseffort

isnecessaryifthecompanywantstosatisfyits

ownaspirationsintermsofqualityandcustomer

orientation.Anditalsoexplainsthehighproduc-

tionvolume,asthemarketingmanagerexplains:

“Asinglejobcanamounttoover10millionparts

peryear.Ifdesired,wecanalsohandlethedesign

andengineeringforsmallandmedium-sizedse-

riesandthenensurethecost-effectiveproduction

andpunctualdispatchofthescreensandfilters

developedspecificallyforthecustomer.”

Mouldmakingwithhypermodernwireerosion

Thelargepoolofcustomerscombinedwiththe

highstandardofcustomisationnecessitatesa

flexibleresponsefromKüfner.Theshareofinter-

nallyproduceditemsisconsequentlyhigh.This

becomesparticularlyobviousinmouldmaking

andspecial-purposemachineconstructionwhere

everythinghastobejustright.Thisiswherethose

toolsandmouldsareproducedthatintheongo-

ingproductionprocessaredecisiveforthequality

ofthenumerousproducts.“Thedepartment’s

workisdominatedbytheconstantconfrontation

withnewchallenges,”saysHenningOetjen,sum-

minguptheday-to-dayexperienceoftheemploy-

eesinmouldmakingandspecial-purposemachine

construction.

ThehighmanufacturingdepthatKüfneralso

stronglysuggeststhatnothinginmouldmaking

islefttochance.Theyresorttoallconceivable

manufacturingtechnologies,whichareputtouse

wheretheyaremosteffective.Thisalsoapplies

towireEDMwhenitcomestohigh-precisioncom-

ponentswithtop-notchsurfacequality.Mitsubishi

Electrichasbeenthepreferredsupplierheresince

2007.Thereweremanyreasonsforthepurchase

oftheFA20-S.“Aninvestmentinamachineisal-

waysinitiallyaneconomicconsideration.Itwas

herethatMitsubishiimpresseduswiththe

bestprice/performanceratio,”says

HenningOetjen,lookingback.

TheFA20-Sisindeedahigh-

poweroverallpackage.Run-

ningfastanddependably,

itachievesprecisiontothe

nearest2–3µmandsurface

qualityinthe2µmrange.

HenningOetjenseesinthis

machinetheperfectbasis

fortheoverallprocess:“The

machine’sprecisionisdeci-

siveforallthedownstreamproductionstepsand

itsdependabilityisasinequanonforcontinuous

workflow.”Longmachiningtimesarebynomeans

rareinwirecutting.Itisthereforeallthemoreim-

portantthattheFA20-Sisalsocapableofrunning

unmanned.Reliableautomaticwirethreadingis

animportantfeature,andtheintuitivecontroland

toolsformonitoringalsoplaytheirpart.

Themachine’sreliabilityisexceptionallyhigh.How-

ever,shouldamalfunctioneveroccur,helpfrom

MitsubishiElectricisnaturallycalledfor.Küfneris

morethansatisfied:“Theserviceteamprovides

super-fastassistanceeitherviathehotlineorby

sendingouttechnicians,”HenningOetjencon-

firms.Thispositiveexperiencewiththetechnology

andservicehavecontributedtoKüfnerremain-

ingfaithfultotheJapanesemanufacturerthisyear

andpurchasinganothermachinefromMitsubishi

Electric,thistimeinthesinkerEDMfield,anEA12-V

Advance.

Extendingitsexpertise

Küfnerhasplottedaclearcourseforthefuture.

Bothinmouldmakingandspecial-purposema-

chinemanufactureaswellasinotherlinksinthe

processchain,thecompanyiscommittedtoqual-

ityandexpertisesothatcustomersinallsectors

willcontinuetoreceivetop-flightandtight-fitting

screen,strainerandfiltersolutions.

LeftThemachine’s

highspeedandreliabil-

ityaretwodecisive

factorsforthehigh

outputoftheFA20-S.

All our products are individually tailored to the demanded requirements and exhibit superlative quality

» A single job can amount to over

10 million parts per year. «

www.kuefner.com

BottomWithwire

diametersdownto

0.1millimetres,the

FA20-Sachieves

super-finecutsand

radii.

EDMandmore

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32 KarlKüfnerKG

Professionals in Profile: Henning Oetjen


KarlKüfnerKG,Albstadt-Tailfingen,

Germany

Foundingyear:

1951

Managingdirector:

BerndKüfner

Numberofemployees:

Over300

Corebusiness:

Manufactureofweavingreedsand

filterscreens

Please describe in a sentence what Karl Küfner KG does!

We supply customer-specific screen and filter solutions for gases and

liquids, from the idea through to mass production.


With the production of weaving reeds.

What motivates you?

The goal of being the industry leader with customised solutions.


years ago?

We’ve raised our standard of quality considerably, e.g. with automated

image processing, and can adapt our production extremely closely to the

needs of our customers.


Measurement and control technology will be increasingly integrated in our

screen and filter solutions, and we shall focus increasingly on engineering

and design for customised solutions.


We are the technology leader with hybrid solutions, i.e. plastic over-

moulded screens and filters with metal mesh.


Many of our employees find the area ideal for mountainbiking and other

mountain pursuits.


Dependability and precision.

KarlKüfnerKG

Rossentalstrasse87–89

72461Albstadt-Tailfingen

Germany

Tel +49.7432.9510

Fax +49.7432.951115

[email protected]

www.kuefner.com

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Theautumnsunbathesthesurround-

ingsinawarmlight,butChristianCasil-

daWeissenhashiseyesonotherthings

atthemoment.It’searlymorningand

he’sstartedworkonannualpreventive

maintenanceatA.&H.MeyerGmbH

inDörentrup,Ostwestfalen-Lippe.The

internationallyactivecompanythat

developscustomisedandsafeelectri-

ficationstrategieshassignedamainte-

nanceagreementwithMitsubishi

ElectricforitsFX10-KPlatinwireEDM

machine.

Theservicetechnicianstandsatthe

openswitchcabinetofthemachinecon-

trolandmeasuresitsvoltage.When

he’sfinished,hetickstherelevantinspec-

tionboxonhismaintenancechecklist.

“Doingthiskindofwork,it’simportant

toproceedsystematically,”hestresses.

“Ifthepumpwerefaulty,forinstance,

Iwouldfirstcheckthevoltage.”Christian

CasildaWeissenalsocheckstheworking

ofthefansresponsibleforcoolingby

illuminatingthemwithatorch.Inhis

checklisthenotesthatthecustomer

usesanautomaticfusesysteminstead

oftheusual,singlefuses.Nextinturnis

thebatterythatgoesintoactionwhen

themainspowerisoff.Duringtheprevi-

ousyear’smaintenance,theservice

technicianreplacedthebatterybecause

thesoftwarehadtobereloadedafter

eachmachineuse,whichsuggestedthat

thebatterywasatfault.

Butterfliesinhisstomach

Askedwhetherhisworkingdaysare

muchthesame,ChristianCasildaWeis-

senshakeshishead.“Sincemydaily

routineisconfinedmerelytobasictasks,

ahighdegreeofflexibilityisindispen-

sable.Thisappliesasmuchtomydaily

tasksastomymentalapproach.What’s

more,notwomachinesarethesameand

themalfunctionsarealwaysdifferent.

It’salsoessentialtobeopentothecus-

tomer’sad-hocrequests.”Ontopofthis,

therearetheunscheduledmaintenance

andrepairs.Inthesecases,theopera-

torcallsthehotlineoftheMitsubishi

ElectricservicecentreinRatingen.It’s

fromherethattheassignmentsofthe

servicetechniciansarecoordinated,

appointmentsmadeandanyspareparts

sentoutinadvance.Ifproductionstop-

pagesareinvolved,there’sahighlevel

ofurgency.

Theworkingdayofaservicetechnician

usuallylastseighthours.ChristianCasil-

daWeissen,whohasbeenworkingfor

MitsubishiElectricsince1998,mainly

servescustomersineasternWestphalia

andtheRuhrdistrict.Ifrequired,hiswork

maytakehimanywhereinGermany,

andaboutfivetimesperyearabroad.

Here,thefocusisonSpainbecausehe

speaksthelanguagefluently.“I’veeven

beenflownonaserviceassignment

toMexico,”herecalls.Hehassimilar-

lyfondmemoriesofthebutterflies

inhisstomachwhenhefirstglimpsed

Service – from eastern Westphalia to Mexico

Boredom is practically unknown to Christian Casilda Weissen. The term “flexibility”, on the other hand, means more to him – for if it didn’t, he would hardly have become a service technician for Mitsubishi electric.

A. & H. Meyer

Profile12.2011 3736 A.&H.MeyerGmbH

Service Service

Mitsubishi electric offers maintenance agreements that cover an-

nual machine maintenance and attractively priced replacement

parts. If the customer chooses one of the three agreements avail-

able (Wire eDM Basic, Wire eDM extended, sinker eDM), all the

relevant units of his machines are regularly looked at and checked.

This way it is possible to spot malfunctions early on and prevent

breakdowns. The customer benefits for many years from the high

precision and availability of his machines and from the matching

quality of his products. The Wire eDM extended agreement covers

the adjustment of the associated machine units in addition.

To back this up, Mitsubishi electric has set up a free hotline, which

is available from Monday to Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. In ad-

dition, an on-call service has been established from Monday to

Friday, 5 to 8 p.m., and on saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fast-

est-possible support is thus assured in all cases. sending out tech-

nicians to the customer is usually possible at one to two working

days’ notice.

For customers who want to have their eDM systems under control

at all times, Mitsubishi electric has solutions available. This can

mean giving the operator access to his machine functions from any

location, having messages from his machine sent by text message

to any compatible phones, and remote diagnosis or online support.

Maintenance made to measure

anFA50-SAdvance.Hewasthe

firstservicetechniciantoinstallthebig-

gestMitsubishiElectricEDMmachine

inGermany.However,hisrangeofdu-

tiescoversmorethanjustmaintenance,

repairsandinstallation.Hisspeciality

islasermeasurement,whichheusesfor

checkingmachinegeometries.

Cuttingdownstreamcosts

Againstthisbackground,theexperi-

encedservicetechnicianseesmainte-

nanceatA.&H.Meyerasanythingbut

routine.UsingtheFX10-KPlatin,aCNC

submergedwireEDMmachinewith

automaticthreadingand5-axisCNC

control,thecustomermachinescom-

ponentsforinjectionmouldsusedinthe

productionofplasticparts.Withregu-

larmaintenanceoftheusedmachine

boughtin2002,whichhadhadayear’s

servicefordemopurposesatMitsubishi

Electric’sTechnologyCenterinRatin-

gen,hereducesthedownstreamcosts.

Apartfromthis,

amachinestop-

pagewouldhave

knock-oneffects

onproduction.

BecauseChristian

CasildaWeissen

takestimefortalks,

hemaintainsclosecontactswithhis

customers.OneoftheseisA.&H.Meyer,

wherehehasgoodrelationswith

WadimFriesen,whoisresponsibleat

thecompanyformachinetoolsand

mouldsandhencealsofortheMitsubishi

ElectricEDMmachine.WadimFriesen

suggestshavingthemachine’scontacts

cleaned.ThenChristianCasildaWeis-

seninspectsthesensorthatmeasures

theconductanceofthedielectricfluid.

He’snotsurprisedthatitselectrodes

areclean.“MrFriesenkeepshiseyeon

themachine.Sinceheregularlycleans

certainareasandcomponents,like

thisconductancesensor,themachine

iskeptinanim-

maculatecon-

dition.Thisisan

advantagethat

reducesthetime

spentonannual

maintenancefrom

abouteighttosixhours.”

Goodrelations

WadimFriesentellstheservicetech-

nicianabouttheunevenrunningofthe

wireinthemachine,whereuponthe

servicetechnicianreplacesoneofthe

wirethreader’sdeflectionbearings,

atypicalwearingpart.“We’vegotgood

relationswiththecustomerandcoop-

erationisexcellent.Thecustomerhan-

dlestheminormaintenancejobshim-

selfandusesoriginalpartsfromthe

MitsubishiElectricconsumableslinefor

this.”Inthelastfewyears,A.&H.

Meyerhasmainlypurchasedbarebrass

wireof0.2and0.3millimetrediameter

TopWadimFriesentellsChristianCasilda

Weissenabouttheunevenrunningofthewirein

themachine.

LeftTheservicetechnicianreplacesoneofthe

threader’sdeflectionbearings.

Maintenance agree-ments for reliability

early identification and rem-

edying of malfunctions

reducing downstream costs

spares at reduced rates

Rapid assistance

Free hotline

On-call service

Constant monitoring

Text messages from the

machine to any phones

remote diagnosis

Online support

» Doing this kind of work, it’s im-

portant to proceed systematically. «


Service Service

A. & H. Meyer gmbH with its parent plant in Dörentrup, Ostwestfalen-lippe,

is the market leader and trendsetter in customised electrification and

cable management systems in the office sector. suppliers of furniture and

furnishing strategies to hotels, public buildings and shops are also resort-

ing increasingly to the reliable plug connection technology and hence

on the company’s almost fifty years of experience. Along with its leading

position with electrification expertise, A. & H. Meyer is also noted for

having one of the biggest ranges of neat multiple plug socket boxes and

data sockets and for its international distribution network.

The electrification strategies for power, data and multimedia are organised

on the “plug & play” principle. The range of switches and plug sockets

is one of the world’s most comprehensive. The units are compatible with

most international standards for power sockets and with many standards

for data and telecommunication sockets. As the company also aspires

to high standards of quality and safety for its products and services, they

all comply with the international safety standards for electrical equipment

and quality standard IsO 9001/2000ff.

Founded in 1961, the company specialising in connectors employs a work-

force of over 100 in germany. Another 50 employees work for A. & H. Meyer

sdn. Bhd. domiciled in shah Alam, Malaysia, in which the company has

an 80 per cent stake. While the base in germany mainly serves europe, the

subsidiary in Malaysia works solely for the Asian market.

The customers include big-name manufacturers of furniture for a huge

range of applications. In addition, A. & H. Meyer serves building equippers,

hotel furnishers and large corporations such as yahoo, nokia, google

and Dell. These appreciate the high safety of the company’s electrification

strategies as well as the extra efficiency of the installation process and

minimised input of materials. Also worth stressing is the strong emphasis

on design, enabling the cable and plug socket solutions and multi -

media components to integrate smoothly and unobtrusively into the inte-

rior architecture.

no less important for A. & H. Meyer is sustainability in its environmental pro-

tection efforts united under the “meynature” banner. The emphasis here

is on the use of environmentally compatible materials and on resource-con -

serving production processes and products. This aspect of company phi-

losophy also finds expression in participation in environmental projects.

Well connected

A.&H.MeyerGmbH

LeuchtenundBüroelektrik

Fermke8

32694Dörentrup

Germany

Tel +49.5265.94880

Fax +49.5265.948811

[email protected]


A.&H.MeyerGmbH,Dörentrup,

Germany

Foundingyear:

1961

Managingdirector:

HorstMeyer

Numberofemployees:

Germany:100

Malaysia:50

Corebusiness:

Marketleaderwithtailor-madeelec-

trificationandcablemanagementsys-

temsintheofficesector

www.ah-meyer.de

fromthisrange.Theconsumables

linealsoincludespowerfeeds,filters,

measuringinstrumentsandclamping

accessories.

ThejobsduringwhichChristianCasilda

Weissengetshishandsdirtyhereserves

untiltheend.Todayhehastodismantle

andcleanthepumpbecausethema-

chinefillsitsdielectrictanktooslowly.

Hisfreshlywashedshirtnowalso

showstracesofhiswork.Maintenance

sometimescallsfortheuseofhisears.

“Ifthepumpcausesmechanicalnoises,

it’llsoonbreakdownandhavetobere-

placed.”

Maintenanceendswithfunctiontests.

Afterthis,theservicetechnicianwrites

afinalreport,whichhesupplements,

ifnecessary,withrecommendations.

Hemay,forexam-

ple,drawatten-

tiontofaultyparts

thatdon’tyet

affectthesmooth

runningofthe

FX10-KPlatin,but

willstillhaveto

bereplacedinthe

nearfuture.

Againaquestionofflexibility

ChristianCasildaWeissenpackshisbag.

“Itwouldbegreatifthingsalwayswent

sosmoothly.Somedefects,however,

arenotalwaysimmediatelyidentifiable.

Thisdependsoftenontheexpanding

useofelectronics,whichmakesthe

machinesandmaintenancemorecom-

plicated.”Itoccasionallyalsohappens

thataservicetechnicianisonsitebut

themalfunctionfailstooccurthewhole

daylong.Orthemalfunctiononlyarises

intheafternoon.Iftheservicetechnician

doesn’tmakeprogresswithhiswork,

heasksforsupportovertheMitsubishi

Electrichotline.Thismaybenecessary

intheeventoffaultsintheperipheral

equipmentormalfunctionsthatarenew

andwithwhichthereisnoexperience

tofallbackon.Findingsolutionsin

suchcasesisultimatelyagainaques-

tionofflexibility.

www.ah-meyer.de

Because Weissen takes time for talks, he maintains close contacts with his customers

WadimFriesenthanksChristianCasildaWeissenforhisprofessionalmaintenance.


ServiceService

This month’s horoscopeVirgo(24.08.–23.09.)

Everyonecanseethatyourhallmarkis

absoluteprecision.Maybeyoushould

extendthistoincludeyoursocks–just

becauseyou’vedyedtheminthedielec-

trictankofyourNA2400doesn’tauto-

maticallymeanthatthey’redestinedto

becomestandarddressforEDMspe-

cialists.Buyyourpartnerrealjewellery

ratherthancuttingityourself.

Libra(24.09.–23.10.)

Yourcustomersarepushingyoupartic-

ularlyhardthismonthandoutdoing

eachotherwithunusualrequests.Give

iteverythingyou’vegot,theiradmi-

rationiscertain.Yoursuccessmakes

youevenmoredesirabletoyourpart-

ner.Theatmosphereattheendofthe

yearwillbeelectric.Tomatchyourlaser

cuttingsystem,she’sdressedinredon

NewYear’sEve–isn’tthisexciting?

Scorpio(24.10.–22.11.)

Haveyourskatesreadythiswinterfor

whenyourdielectrictankfreezesover.

Thisisyourchancetostarin“EDMon

Ice”.Butwatchoutforobstacles!If

thesurfacequality’sgood,youwon’t

feelanyresistance.Everythinggoes

smoothlywithyourpartneraswelland

afterChristmasyoucanglideeffort-

lesslyandwithoutacareintotheNew

Year.

Sagittarius(23.11.–21.12)

Hewhodithers,withers.Takeappropri-

atestepsandsecretlychangethedi-

rectionofmotiononalltheaxesofyour

rivals’projects.Imaginethehorrified

expressionsontheirfaceswhenthey

discovertheirworkpiecesareall

back-to-front!Leaveittoyourpartner

tosmooththewaves.

Aquarius(21.01.–20.02.)

Abigsneezecatapultsyoutotallyunex-

pectedlyintothefuture,whereyoudis-

coveramachinethathasperfectmastery

ofautomaticwirethreading.Youwaste

notimeintakingitbackwithyoutothe

present–nowyoucancutyourcompet-

itorsdowntosizeondifferentaxes.

Opportunityknocksinyourpersonallife

aswell–youcutadashandareirresist-

ibletothewomanofyourdreams.

Pisces(21.02.–20.03.)

Venusandthemoondescribebeautiful

curvesthismonth,bothatworkand

inyourpersonallife.Makesureyouget

enoughexercisetograduallydischarge

yourpent-upenergy.Atwork,your

multipleworkpiececlampingskeepyour

eveningsfree,soyoucanhavealei-

surelychatwithyourmatesoverabeer

afterwork.Indoingso,youmeetan

importantpersonwhogivesyounew

inspiration.

Aries(21.03.–20.04.)

Beware,becausethismonthastranger

isdoingallhecantocompletelywind

youup.That’llteachyoutoleavesome-

onealonewithyourcherishedspool

oferosionwire.Closeobservationis

calledfor,becauseperhapsyou

canevenpickupafewtips.Anabsurd

thoughtmayevendevelopintothe

mostvaluableEDMideayoueverhad.

Taurus(21.04.–20.05.)

Yourlevelofoutputuntiltheendof

theyearlooksverypromising.Don’t

burnupallyourenergy,because

you’llhavetoshiftupagearin2012

ifyouwanttostayaheadofthecompe-

tition.Yourtaperangleiscurrently

justwhereitshouldbe,sodon’twaste

yourtimewithwaywardmachining

ranges.Yourpartnergivesyouthesup-

portyouneedinallyourventures

anddrawsyourattentiontoanexciting

prospect!

Gemini(21.05.–21.06.)

Thismonth,youcanslipintoyourfavour-

iteroleofsuperhero.You’llfindthat

youcutafinefigureevenwithoutyour

fancycapeandtights.Carryonwire-

cuttingbyallmeans.Butcautionisad-

vised:importantdecisionsawaityou

athome.Asmallhint:Don’tstarterod-

ingthewomanofyourdreamswhen

yourwifeisstandingnexttoyou.Sparks

ofjealousymightspoiltheresult.

Cancer(22.06.–22.07.)

Youregoofthefuturewillpayyouavisit

andgiveyoutheall-importantideas

forTHEwire-cutideaingold.Don’tlet

yourselfbeinfluencedbyothers–

beitforanerodedchippanorametal

shoewithalasereddesignforyour

personalCinderella.Spendafewnights

onthesofanexttoyourpreciousma-

chine–youwon’tregretit!

Leo(23.07.-23.08.)

Yourmachiningrangeshavegotalittle

longeragain–inviewofyoursize,it

isn’tthateasytowire-cutthespitting

imageofyourself,notevenwithan

extendedZ-axis.Makeaneffort,be-

causenoonelikeshalf-heartedefforts,

particularlyifattheendoftheprocess

yournoseismissing.Claimingit’s

supposedtobesomeoneelseonly

erodesyourcredibility.Honestypays

offinDecember.

CApriCOrn (22.12.–20.01.)

Yourotherwiseexemplaryorganisationaltalentscomein

foraseverebuffeting.Thisimaginarywhirlwindresults

intaperanglesofwellover30°.Youthereforehavetoim-

proviseforachangeanddemonstrateyourintuitiveskills.

Yournewlyacquiredflexibilitymakesyoumoreattractive

thanever.Ontopofthis,youreceiveamysteriousmessage

fromyourEDMinterface.Followtheinstructionsandbe

readyforasurprisethathasnothingtodowithyourwork–

onthecontrary!

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