Modern, high-performance materials make road vehicles safer, aircraft lighter and engines more efficient. Machining materials such as high-strength steels, alloys of aluminum, magnesium and or titanium, plastics and composite materials nevertheless places the highest possible demands on the tool technology.

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The machining of hard materials is permanently on the agenda in die and mould making, a sector that produces very precise moulds used in the manufacture of complex components – for example, in the automobile industry. This explains why users focus a lot of attention on the precision tools used and questions such as: Which innovations deliver greater efficiency in machining? An LMT Web seminar outlines the different options.
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Although the general market environment has become more difficult, the production of agricultural machinery in China is booming more than ever, whereby even social processes play a role as increased deployment of machinery compensates for migration by agricultural laborers. One of the largest Chinese tractor manufacturers relies on the expertise of the LMT tool specialists for the production of its engines.
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India is one of the world's fastest growing economic systems. This is particularly applicable to the automobile and automotive industry. And LMT India has been very successful within this environment since it was set up in 2000. Growth is now to be pushed even further.
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According to the Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken (VDW), the METAV 2012 was characterized by a "distinctive investment mood". On average, each customer with decision authority commissioned almost six orders. A total of 40,000 people representing more than 30 countries visited the Fair in Düsseldorf.
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Last year, new wind energy plants with a total output of 42 Gigawatt were installed worldwide, according to a current announcement by the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA). Total global output now accounts for 239 Gigawatt – one-third of the electricity volume required worldwide. Of particular interest: very strong growth is taking place in the emerging states of Asia and South America.
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Gearwheel production is usually mass production. That’s why methods are always being sought to reduce production times and production costs. The fact that huge increases in productivity are possible, especially in gear-cutting, is demonstrated by the gear hob with the LMT SpeedCore cutting material. Tool experts will be highlighting its advantages along with other innovations in a video transmission on 4 May – during the LMT Group Academy Web seminar on gear-cutting.
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Significantly higher cutting speeds enable users to increase the productivity of gear wheel production by more than 30% compared to PM-HSS hobs.
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German industry has been accustomed to impressive figures over the past few years. Tool machinery manufacturers can post record results for 2011. Last year alone, export sales increased by a third according to figures announced at the latest VDW annual press conference. China is by far the most important export market.
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The current VDMA figures indicate just how important the Chinese market has become for precision tools. China is already the most important export trading partner for German manufacturers. Accordingly, the LMT Group is driving its international alignment in the form of a new sales office in Shanghai.
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New design, improved ergonomics, more effective processes – this is how the advantages of the new ThermoGrip ISG 3400 series from LMT alliance partner Bilz can be summarized. The first device in the product family will be available as of April, whereby the focus is always on modular shrink-fit concepts ensuring swift and ultra-precise tool changes where safety is a priority.
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Modern, high strength materials take even superhard cutting materials to the limit, which is why high-performance coatings are so important. They provide “staying power” and significantly boost performance in many industrial applications. It is therefore only logical that this principle is now also increasingly being applied in die and mould making.
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