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.
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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.

Schunk provides the data of its standardized precision toolholders of the Tendo hydraulic expansion toolholder, Tribos polygonal clamping technology and Sino expansion toolholder series free of charge as digital twins in standardized format based on DIN 4000.

With the new MC232 Perform solid carbide milling cutters, Walter is expanding its range to include a milling cutter with a corner radius and neck relief, which allows users to better respond to individual component geometries.

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.
Central warehouse and TechnologyCenter
The Hoffmann Group has symbolically laid the foundation stone for the LogisticCity construction project in Nuremberg. Guests of honor Markus Söder and Ulrich Maly attended the ceremony alongside the Management Board and shareholders. Construction work on the global central warehouse and TechnologyCenter has been underway since October 2018, with the opening planned for 2021.
The application phase for AMB 2020 ended on June 30, 2019, and the project team is now starting to review the applications received and draw up the first placement proposals for the stands.

Metalworking trade fair fully booked
The registration phase for AMB 2020, which will take place from September 15 to 19 at Messe Stuttgart, has ended and the trade fair is now fully booked again.

Hahn+Kolb offers the Atorn miniature boring program with ISO indexable inserts for the turning of complex, very small components. The series includes boring bars and holders made of steel and solid carbide for boring depths of up to 3×D (steel) and 4×D (solid carbide).

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.
50 years of successful collaboration

In recognition and special thanks for 50 years of successful cooperation, Erwin Junker Maschinenfabrik presented its long-standing customer with the Junker Award on April 17, 2019. As part of the award ceremony, Prototyp ordered the 50th Junker grinding machine.