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1847
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Foundation of WINTER by Ernst Winter for the production of lithographic diamonds.
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1880
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Production of diamonds for turning of hardened steel rolls.
Production of diamonds for engraving and glass cutting.
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1929
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Production of diamond micro grit by sedimentation.
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1935
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Production of metal and resin bonded diamond grinding wheels.
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1950
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Production of diamond dressing tools (Igel) as well as bronze and steel sintered diamond tools.
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1954
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Introduction of deep grinding chip breaking flutes.
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1958
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First producer of synthetic diamonds, development of a special resin bond (K-plus).
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1960
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Production of diamond tiles (Fliese Tool) for profiling.
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1962
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Production of electroplated diamond roller dressers.
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1965
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Production of pellets for fine grinding of optical glass.
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1969
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First producer of resin bonded CBN grinding wheels (KSS bond).
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1970
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Production of diamond grinding wheels with a new resin bond, based on a polyimide resulting from research of space technology (GRESSO-Bond)
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1973
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Introduction of polycrystalline diamond tools.
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1975
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Production of crushable metal bond (B-MC and D-MC) grinding wheels.
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1977
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Development of special bond VF/VFF for regrinding of polycrystalline materials.
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1979
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Production of micro dies for the Electronics industry.
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1980
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Production of CBN grinding wheel KSS 007.
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1981
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Production of electroplated precision grinding wheels.
Development of cBN grinding wheels for 120 m/s working speed.
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1982
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Development of TDC dressing method.
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1983
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Production of 34" diameter annular saw blades.
Dressing of vitrified cBN wheels with diamond rolls.
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1990
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Production of special diamond grinding wheels for edges of spectacle lenses; CNC-dressing of vitrified cBN grinding wheels.
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1994
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Camshaft grinding with VSS.
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1996
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Production of high porosity vitrified CBN tools.
Certification acc. to DIN EN ISO 2001 (Dec. 1996).
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1997
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Crankshaft grinding with VSS.
Finishing of gear forming tools.
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2000
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Certification acc. to DIN EN ISO 14001 (Dec. 2000).
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2001
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Development and production of new K-plus wheels (Tiger) for grinding of cutting faces of saws (very narrow chip space).
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2002
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Development and production of diamond grinding wheels (Q-Flute) for fast flute grinding.
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2003
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CNC-dressing of vitrified diamond wheels (DDS).
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2004
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Diamond wire for hard and brittle materials.
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2005
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Product launch for high performance insert grinding tools (INSERT+/Quantum/Level+)
Double disk grinding wheels for the electronics industry
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2006
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New generation vitrified bond technology and products
High performance polishing wheels for the optical industry
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Reinforced dressing tools for the gear industry
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