Last month, GF Machining Solutions secured a major company milestone when its tally of global machine installations reached 100,000. This number includes machines from the company’s comprehensive portfolio of milling, electrical discharge machining (EDM) and laser texturing product families.
GF Machining Solutions has a far reaching legacy, including Mikron AG’s introduction of the first rounding up tool for fine wheels in 1910, Charmilles development of the world’s first industrial EDM in 1954 and Agie’s development of the AGIETRON A4 with a pneumatic servo drive for the Z-axis, also in 1954.
With the introduction of over 900 machine types, the company’s long history encompasses a diverse list of industry accomplishments, including:
- First universal machining center
- First numerical control wire EDM machine
- First automatic wire-threading solution
- First milling machine with a direct drive on all axes
- First milling machine family with an automatic tool changer and fully enclosed work area
- First standardized numerical control for wire and die-sinking EDM machines
- First true high-speed machining center
- First robot integrated on a die-sinking EDM machine
- Development of iQ technology for minimized electrode wear
- World’s largest and most affordable laser texturing machine
This ongoing commitment to innovation has brought GF Machining Solutions to where it stands today, with over 100,000 of its machines operating in manufacturing facilities around the world. This includes approximately 65,000 machines in Europe, 20,000 machines in the Americas and 15,000 machines in Asia.
About GF Machining Solutions:
GF Machining Solutions is the world’s leading provider of machines, automation solutions and services to the tool and mold making industry and to manufacturers of precision components. The products range from electric discharge machines, high-speed and high-performance milling machines, including clamping and palletization systems, and 3D laser surface texturing machines, to services, spare parts and expendable parts, consumables and automation solutions. GF Machining Solutions is a globally acting division of the Georg Fischer Group (Switzerland) and maintains a presence on 50 sites worldwide within its own organization. Its 3,008 employees generated sales of CHF 905 million in 2014.
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