Grinding things down to a partnership in high precision

Amada Grinding things down to a partnership in high precision

04.04.2014Editor: Eric Culp

The well-known German mould-making house Otto Männer recently upgraded its profile grinding capabilities as a way to guarantee the high precision demanded from its broad range of international customers.

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Moulds made by toolmakers at the Otto Männer shop are used to produce plastic products around the world.
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Consistent high precision is key for the manufacturing process at Otto Männer in Bahlingen, Germany, which is primarily known for its precise moulds and valve gate hot runner systems. To guarantee this precision, the mould-making experts decided to invest in a Techster 84 profile grinding machine from Amada Machine Tools Europe, said to be suitable for large parts but also for intricate machining tasks.

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Precision plays a central role at Männer, whether it be in the machining process or for the finished product.

The shop not only manufactures moulds, it also makes and markets its own hot runner technology.

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Männer products and services are used when it comes to the high-volume production of high-quality plastic parts. For this purpose, moulds with up to 128 cavities are developed, and they use the in-house valve gate hot runner system.

On the surface, a demand for close tolerances

Consequently, for profile and surface grinding, top precision is the general requirement when manufacturing mould and functional parts that are used as original parts and ready-to-install spare parts. “In case of replacement parts, we produce parts with an accuracy of 1µm,” Rudi Köchlin, the shop’s production manager explained.

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