MAPAL Fabrik für Präzisionswerkzeuge Dr. Kress KG

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Chip formation as the key to process... (www.industrial-production.de)

Standardized chip breaker geometry for P and M steels

MAPAL presents standardized chip breaker geometries for unalloyed, alloyed and stainless steels. Optimum chip formation, higher process stability and reduced tool life in machining.

Mapal mourns the death of Dr. Dieter Kress

The former Managing Partner of Mapal, Dr. Dieter Kress, passed away on 27.12.2023 at the age of 81 after a long illness.

Deep drill holes optimized with PCD

When the Schlote Group built a new plant in Harzgerode in 2017, production was geared towards series production of a single component right from the start.

Online shopping at the EMO

Mapal will be exhibiting at this year's EMO in Hanover on around 480 square meters in Hall 4, Stand A18. In addition to the focus sectors of automotive, aviation, fluid technology and tool and mold making, the focus will be on Innovations 2024, the recently launched online store and the topic of sustainability.

Sustainable tensioning without force

One product highlight that Mapal is presenting at the Moulding Expo in Stuttgart is the Uniq hydraulic chucks. Users can clamp the tool quickly and reliably in the holder with little effort.

Custom-fit solutions for hydraulic valve housings from Mapal

The production of valve housings is the supreme discipline in the world of fluid technology. As a technology partner, Mapal provides support and designs the optimum machining strategy in dialog with the customer.

Mapal at the Intec in Leipzig

When the Leipzig trade fair opens its doors for Intec from March 7 to 10, 2023, Mapal can be found in Hall 3 at Stand B22/C21. On 100 square meters, Mapal will not only show tools and solutions for different industries and materials, but also present machining live to visitors.

Tool solutions for e-mobility

In the coming years, Mapal expects a large increase in machining solutions for electric vehicles. The tool manufacturer has set its sights on sophisticated components that will be produced in large quantities in the future.

New Head of Finance at Mapal

Matthias Cöster has 14 years of professional experience as CFO.

Reduce axial forces by 50%

The countersinks from the Mapal competence center in Winterlingen are designed with three cutting edges and have an extremely unequal pitch. The design reduces the axial forces by 50 % and also reduces the forces acting perpendicular to the tool axis.

Opportunities through change

Tool manufacturers were hit harder by the 2020/21 crisis than other industrial sectors. Daniel Schilling asked Dr Jochen Kress, Managing Partner of Mapal, about the prospects for recovery and the opportunities presented by the digitalization and networking of the industry.

Active in the Association of German Tool and Mold Makers

Mapal has broadened its membership of the VDWF (Association of German Tool and Mold Makers) and now operates as a single company within the association.

Partner for tools

While searching for reliable solid carbide tools, a machining service provider and manufacturer of clamping fixtures came across Mapal tools. As a result, a reliable partnership has developed.

Hard work in mining

Mapal makes a contribution to the mining industry as a partner to manufacturers of mining drilling tools.

Drill diameters from 1 mm with internal cooling

Mapal has expanded its range of solid carbide drills for steel machining.

Mapal's management team broadens its base

Mapal has expanded its management team to five members, including Jacek Kruszynski, the new CTO, and Siegfried Wendel, the new CSO.

Two hydraulic chuck series

The first two series of hydraulic chucks from Mapal have been available in the new, already award-winning design since November 2020: Hydro Mill Chuck and Hydro DReaM Chuck.

Cross-location tool management 4.0

How does global, cross-location tool management work? An application example from Mapal at Hitachi Automotive Systems Group in Poland, Mexico and Turkey shows how.

For aluminum and steel processing

Mapal is expanding its portfolio of high-performance milling cutters for machining aluminum and steel with the OptiMill family of milling cutters.

Jacek Kruszynski on the Mapal Management Board

Jacek Kruszynski has been a member of Mapal's extended management team since January. As Senior Vice President, he is responsible for product management and the tool and mold making, aerospace and e-mobility market segments.

Management team at Mapal subsidiary Weisskopf expanded

Roger Steiner has been Managing Director of Mapal subsidiary Weisskopf alongside Uwe Rein since November 2019. As Technical Managing Director, he is responsible for the areas of production and technology.

Honeycomb structure makes bell mold lighter

Mapal has used the selective laser melting process to reduce the weight of its bell tool with brazed PCD cutting edges.

Act strategically

The economy is slowing down, the associations are reporting declines and, depending on who you talk to in the industry, there is talk of a crisis or a cyclical downturn in the economy, which was to be expected. The only thing everyone agrees on is that things may not pick up again until 2021.

Getting started in tool and mold making

Tool and mold makers expect a high level of process and product expertise from their cutting tool manufacturer. They demand maximum precision, long tool life and, above all, process reliability from their tools. This is where a new tool series from Mapal comes in.

AMB 2020 (www.industrial-production.de)

Acting strategically against the crisis

The German mechanical engineering industry is experiencing a downturn. Automotive-related companies are particularly affected, including machine tool manufacturers. But they are not letting it get them down. The time has come for them to make strategic decisions.

Economical even in difficult drilling situations

Mapal launches tools for solid drilling in steel. The Mega-Deep-Drill and Mega-Pilot Drill series can be used to drill the smallest holes as well as deep holes.

Mapal plant in the USA expanded

Mapal is creating additional capacity for sales, service and production at its plant in Fountain Inn in the US state of South Carolina. A test center for the aviation sector was also created.

Precise production of stable connections

The Mapal competence center for solid carbide tools grinds interfaces for replaceable head cutters on a Quickpoint 3000-60S from Junker. The precision parts connect the solid carbide tool head to the shank.

Peter Tausend new board member of the VDMA clamping fixtures department

Peter Tausend, Managing Director of the Mapal Competence Center Chucks, was elected 1st Chairman of the VDMA Clamping Tools Division in the field of precision tools.

Better surface quality thanks to vibration damping

In order to minimize vibrations during machining, Mapal has developed a system for vibration damping in the tool shank. It is adapted to the rigidity of all common machine types and can be used for machining different materials.

Mapal Group grows by 5 percent

Mapal reports growth of around 5 percent for the 2018 financial year. Consolidated Group turnover rose from 610 million euros in 2017 to 640 million euros.

New potential in steel and casting machining

The machining of steel and cast materials is a common process. So have the possibilities for increasing efficiency been exhausted? Not at all, as the Mapal Expert Day "Dialog" proved. Scientists from TU Dortmund University, users and the tool specialists from Mapal presented new solutions with great potential.

Open cloud platform for production

c-Com has developed the "c-Connect" module, including the box of the same name, for companies that want to get started with digitalization.

Premiere at the Moulding Expo

The precision tool manufacturer Mapal is presenting its tool portfolio for the first time this year at the Moilding Expo trade fair for tool and mold making.

Economical machining of steel and cast materials

At the Mapal Dialog expert day in May at the company headquarters in Aalen, users and experts will learn about the potential of intelligent machining of components made of steel and cast materials.

Machining heat exchangers with a three-edged drill bit

The front tube plate of a tube bundle heat exchanger has numerous holes. Mapal's three-edged replaceable head drill with Tritan geometry impressed with its precision, performance and efficiency during testing in the petrochemical industry.

Mapal opens second location in Mexico

Mapal Frhenosa, a joint venture of the Mapal Group, is intensifying its activities in Mexico. The company has built a second branch in Santiago de Querétaro. The opening took place at the end of January.

Special tools for electromobility

Requests for components for electrically powered vehicles are increasing. This is also demonstrated by a current project from an automotive supplier that manufactures a drive shaft. The company relies on ball nose end mills from Mapal for the hard machining of the homokinetic outer joint of the drive shaft.

EMO Hannover showcases Industrial IoT

Tool manufacturers and their users are now talking about digital twins, the cloud and big data analytics as a matter of course. This is all happening under the umbrella of the "Industrial Internet of Things IIoT" - one of the key themes of EMO Hannover 2019.

Safe implementation of new processes in automotive engineering

In the automotive industry, new machining processes need to be brought safely into mass production. This also requires appropriately developed tool concepts. An example from Mapal and Daimler.

Machining gray cast iron

Gray cast iron is still very popular in automotive engineering. The reason for this is certainly its adaptability to a wide range of requirements. However, this also requires special tools for machining.

"Industry 4.0 is not a switch that you flip"

Electromobility, digitalization and demographic change are some of the biggest challenges facing tool manufacturers. SCOPE spoke to Dr. Jochen Kress, Managing Partner of Mapal, about how a medium-sized company is overcoming these challenges.

Mapal reports 610 million euros turnover

The precision tool manufacturer Mapal reports a turnover of 610 million euros for 2017, continuing its growth of recent years.

Tool concepts for reliable dry machining

Tools used in the final assembly of aircraft have to meet a wide variety of requirements. Special tool concepts have been developed for the reliable dry machining of material combinations such as CFRP-aluminum or various aluminum alloys.

Award (www.industrial-production.de)

Dr. Dieter Kress receives Staufer Medal in Gold

Dr. Dieter Kress, the former managing partner of Mapal Dr. Kress KG, was awarded the Golden Staufer Medal of the State of Baden-Württemberg.

Mapal Group mourns the death of Werner Stief

The Mapal Group mourns the loss of Werner Stief. The company founder of today's Mapal competence center for PCD tools in Pforzheim died at the age of 75.

New CEO at Mapal Inc.

Sidney Pimenta Paiva has taken over the management of the US subsidiary Mapal Inc.

Mapal Japan: Matsuda succeeds Funabashi

Koichi Matsuda has succeeded Toshiyuki Funabashi as head of the Japanese subsidiary Mapal KK in Saitama.

Reamers (www.industrial-production.de)

Four cutting edges reduce costs

For Mapal, the development of the HPR400 reamers focused on increasing cost-effectiveness through efficient reconditioning.

Repeat offenders

Compared to other available cutting materials, the synthetically produced cutting material PCD (polycrystalline diamond) has a very high hardness and wear resistance. By varying the grain sizes, the toughness and wear resistance can be influenced according to the application.

MAPAL Fabrik für Präzisionswerkzeuge Dr. Kress KG

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