EoW September 2013

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Kämpfer Würz operates worldwide in chipless forming technology, as well as high precision parts and components for a variety of uses. High precision worldwide New technical director Jörg Wadehn has been appointed as technical

director of Joachim Uhing GmbH & Co KG As successor to Burkhard W Bohn who retired in December 2012. (mechanical engineering) has worked for Uhing since November 2012 and has to his credit a wide range of Chartered Wadehn engineer Jörg

The company produces and sells sophisticated forming tools, mainly for rolling mills and drawing dies, but also for the automotive, aeronautical and space engineering industries.

The company is future-orientated and places a high level of importance on using the latest technology in all its machinery.

▲ ▲ New technical director Jörg Wadehn

The production halls house 9-axes CNC lathes and milling machines, as well as numerous CNC profile grinding machines and external, internal and surface grinding machines, enabling Kämpfer Würz to produce high precision tools with complex geometries. The machinery also includes 4-axes electrical discharge and wire EDM machines with extra-fine-cut technology, in addition to profile-grinding centres being the hub of the grinding shop. All machines are equipped for any kind of steel and tungsten carbide.

technological expertise in executive positions in international companies including AVL Zöllner, Kiel, the world’s largest private manufacturer of engine dynamometers, and Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Mr Wadehn convinced with his technical versatility, his expertise in filing patents, and the executive positions held so far. In his new field of responsibility, Jörg Wadehn will continue developing the tried and tested Uhing products for future applications, promote the development of innovations and further optimise the production processes. Joachim Uhing GmbH & Co KG – Germany Website : www.uhing.com

To keep the measuring laboratory at the same high-end level, CNC-3D coordinate measuring machines analyse 3D cylindrical profiles.

Kämpfer Würz is certified in DIN EN ISO9001:2008 and DIN EN ISO 14001:2009, and is also an authorised economic operator (AEO).

Kämpfer Würz Umformtechnik GmbH – Germany Website : www.kaempfer.de

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