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8 customer stories · ZOLLER in 62 countries

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+US$1 millionProCam Services> €20,000Korin Iron Works≈ €15,000Tool manufacturer in Kansai+240 hItuwa Kogyo0Korin Iron Works< 6 monthsLauble≈ 4×ProCam Services100%Mauth Werkzeug-Schleiftechnik≤ 1 yearFive Straight> 30%SycoTec+US$1 millionProCam Services> €20,000Korin Iron Works≈ €15,000Tool manufacturer in Kansai+240 hItuwa Kogyo0Korin Iron Works< 6 monthsLauble≈ 4×ProCam Services100%Mauth Werkzeug-Schleiftechnik≤ 1 yearFive Straight> 30%SycoTec

Measurement report

Before. After. Difference.

Results from published customer stories – as our customers describe them.

  1. Report 01/05Hiroshima · Japan

    Ituwa Kogyo

    Most time-consuming set-up for machining parts

    Before6 h
    With »venturion«≈ 30 min
    Now≈ 30 min

    Mainly thanks to more efficient set-up of several boring bars.

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    Parts manufacturing, high mix, low volume»venturion«
  2. Report 02/05Kansai · Japan

    Tool manufacturer in Kansai

    Set-up time per tool change on the tool grinding machines

    Before≈ 1.5 h
    With »genius«0.5 h
    per tool change−1 h

    »genius« also measures the grinding wheels – with 150 tool changes a month on 10 tool grinding machines.

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    Precision tools»genius«
  3. Report 03/05Zeeland, Michigan · USA

    ProCam Services

    Runout check of the 15 tools for one job

    Before45 min
    With »smile 420«< 5 min
    Now< 5 min

    Previously one to five minutes per tool, with 15 tools per job.

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    CNC job shop»smile 420«»powerShrink 600«
  4. Report 04/05Hokuriku · Japan

    Korin Iron Works

    Tool set-up time (currently around 150 tools measured a month)

    Before100%
    With »venturion«≈ 30%
    Difference≈ −70%

    Measuring deviations of just 5 µm in the axial direction – despite temperature fluctuations in the factory.

    Read the story
    Parts for aerospace and power generation»venturion«
  5. Report 05/05Hyogo · Japan

    Five Straight

    Average tool life

    Before100 bores
    With »smile«150–200 bores
    Difference> 1.5×

    The condition of the cutting edge (wear) can now be checked precisely.

    Read the story
    Precision parts, high mix, medium volume»smile«

Customer voice

“There are no more machine downtimes!”

Jeremy St. Pierre, manufacturing expert at GKN Aerospace

Worldwide

Success worldwide.

We have a local sales and service presence in 62 countries. Every white dot on the globe is a ZOLLER location or representative – the yellow beams mark the customers whose stories you can read here. Keep scrolling, the globe follows.

  1. Zeeland, Michigan · USA ProCam Services CNC job shop Tool presetter drives $1 million increase in revenue +US$1 million in revenue in the first two years; runout check for a job in under five minutes instead of easily 45. »smile 420« »powerShrink 600« Read the story
  2. Hiroshima · Japan Ituwa Kogyo Parts manufacturing, high mix, low volume »venturion« Improves Customer Satisfaction Longest set-up cut from 6 hours to about 30 minutes; the 5-axis machines can run an additional 240 hours a year. »venturion« Read the story
  3. Hokuriku · Japan Korin Iron Works Parts for aerospace and power generation »venturion« Increases Accuracy and Process Reliability Defective parts down from several a month to zero, tool set-up time about 70% shorter, average cost savings of over €20,000 a month. »venturion« Read the story
  4. Kansai · Japan Tool manufacturer in Kansai Precision tools Significant time savings during tool measurement No more air cuts: set-up per tool change down from about 1.5 to 0.5 hours, around €15,000 saved per month (projected). »genius« Read the story
  5. Hyogo · Japan Five Straight Precision parts, high mix, medium volume ZOLLER is the ideal partner for tool setting Paid for itself within a year; tool life up from 100 to 150–200 bores. »smile« Read the story
  6. Dunningen · Germany Lauble Precision turned parts Achieve Perfect Results with the Pit Stop Team Set-up times around 40% shorter; the presetter paid for itself in under six months. »hyperion« TMS Read the story
  7. Oberndorf am Neckar · Germany Mauth Werkzeug-Schleiftechnik Special tools, tool grinding Automated Measurement, Cost-Effective Manufacturing – Mauth Relies on the ZOLLER »roboSet 2« Measuring unattended overnight: in batches of several hundred tools, every tool is measured and logged. »roboSet 2« »genius« Read the story
  8. Leutkirch im Allgäu · Germany SycoTec High-speed drives, dental technology A Step Up in Setting Turning tools for machining dental parts set a good 30% faster, with a lower risk of tool breakage. »hyperion« Read the story

In their own words

“I don't think I've ever bought a device that has changed our work so fundamentally”

Tom Bassett IIFounder of ProCam Services LLC Zeeland, Michigan Read the story

“The investment in ZOLLER »smile« paid for itself within a year.”

Mr. ShinagawaFive Straight Hyogo Read the story

“Working with ZOLLER, we have taken steps to gradually increase efficiency in our manufacturing operations, with ever-greater results, without having to restrict day-to-day operations.”

Sascha AuberManaging Director, Lauble GmbH Dunningen Read the story

“Automation is essential for remaining competitive on the global stage.”

Michael MauthManaging Director, Mauth Werkzeug-Schleiftechnik Oberndorf am Neckar Read the story

Your path

Five steps to your own success story.

  1. 01

    Talk to us

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  2. 02

    Calculate your potential

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  3. 03

    Plan your toolroom

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  5. 05

    Keep improving

    According to Dietmar Moll (Sales Manager, ZOLLER Inc.), after purchasing a presetter, many companies discover other solutions from the ZOLLER portfolio that further improve their processes.

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