22 February 2007
Application Oriented Research, Marketability and Customer Focus
The European Grinding Technology Centre (EGTC) investigates processes
and applications in Superabrasives and Bonded Abrasives and cooperates
closely with the Higgins Grinding Technology Centre in Worcester, USA, and
the newly established Grinding Technology Centre in Shanghai, China.
Qualified fundamental research and utilization of synergetic effects will
furthermore continuously be guaranteed by closely cooperating with
universities. | 
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| Process Optimization: the catch phrase for the
EGTC’s dedicated team of 9 employees, consisting of graduate mechanical engineers and technicians, who made it their
task, and goal, to simulate and optimize customer production
processes. Especially in Superabrasives Industrial and in Bonded Abrasives, all relevant parameters
are considered. The European Grinding Technology Centre is essential for the
enterprise’s market and customer focus, epecially in the industrial
markets of automotive, turbines and aerospace, electronics and tools as
well as grinding of optical glass. |
The comprehensive machinery, consisting of, amongst others - For Tool grinding
- Walter Helitronic Power
- Vollmer CS100
- EWAG Easygrind
For Face grinding
For OD grinding
For Optical-glass grinding
- Essilor Kappa
- Essilor Gamma
allows the simulation of everyday-live like production settings.
Machines for customer-related projects are used as well. | 
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