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is.gd/iperoc) didn't even take a
year to score around 100
machine sales, he pointed out
(see box p33 for brief machine
details).
As regards market sectors,
Studer reported that the
automotive sector in particular
saw challenging market
conditions but that this
weakness was offset by a
ourishing aerospace sector.
However, as regards market
Although many technological
elements underpin Studer's global
standing, new livery will hammer
home its claims more obviously
Inset: CEO Jens Bleher said Studer
recorded its third best result last
year and increased market share
Success in
challenging times
demand uctuation, Studer’s system of
temporary skilled workers and annualised
hours means that it can realise a ~20%
change in working hours, if required, it was
pointed out.
While no new products were unveiled at
the event, two were promised soon.
Launched this month at GrindTec is a laser
measurement system, for instance. Featured
on an S41 model, a reduction in
measurement and checking time of 60% is
claimed. In addition to that, a new hydraulic
synchronous tailstock is coming. “The
hydraulics of the redesigned synchronous
tailstock have been replaced by a servo
drive with an electrical clamping function.
The repeatability and accuracy of the
clamping force have been increased to the
exact gram. An even lower contact pressure
can now also be selected.” Features
highlighted were: 30 mm more stroke (120
instead of 90 mm); centre pressure through
an NC axis and spring tension; very low tip
pressure; automatic ne adjustment; and
pneumatic clamping chuck.
The company’s efforts in restoring
existing machines to as-new condition is
becoming increasingly important, though.
Machine overhauls and maintenance
achieved a new record turnover, the
With the EMO show just gone, the regular Studer event was less about
new developments and more about the success of recent product
launches and increased market penetration. Andrew Allcock was there
Jens Bleher, CEO of Fritz Studer AG
(https://is.gd/odicib), announced that
the company had achieved the third-best
annual turnover in the company's history
last year, and that, despite dif cult market
conditions, the cylindrical grinding machine
manufacturer had increased its market
share again. One reason for its success is
the high proportion of new customers, at
almost 40%, it was underlined. Increased
market share is again forecast for this year.
Sandro Bottazzo, the company's chief
strategy of cer, noted that in North America
Studer achieved the second best result in
the company's 100-year history, while in
the Asian region in particular, incoming
orders for internal cylindrical grinding
machines were held at the “high level of
2018”. But the company sold its wares to
some 37 countries last year.
Three machine types achieved record
incoming orders: the S121, the S141 and
the S151, the agship of internal cylindrical
grinding machines. Internal grinding
machines now account for ~20% of sales,
with that expected to increase, while the
new universal cylindrical grinding machines
of the Favorit, the S33 and the S31
Unique technology offers strong medicine
Existing technology Studer WireDress, which supports metal-bonded CBN and diamond
wheels, was highlighted as having reduced cycle time for an application from the
medical sector by 70%. A life-cycle solution project was carried out in Biel, in which
ceramic components for use in mass spectrometers were form-ground with high
precision in several grinding trials with the customer. Only Studer has this technology.
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