Press Photos and Picture Database
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Dr. Volker Wittschock is a research assistant in the Professorship of Machine Tool Design and Forming Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology.
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Christian Adler is head of the testing and certification body for surface technology and lifting tackle of the BGHM trade association in Hanover.
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Eberhard Beck, Head of Control Technology at the machine tool manufacturer Index-Werke, is one of the METAV Safety Day hosts.
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A secure future: only with innovations like this power chuck can clamping device manufacturers maintain their market position in an economic downturn. Photo: Diebold
![Countdown für EMO Hannover 2019: Auf den Punkt gebracht - EMO Hannover 2019 Preview gibt Vorgeschmack auf die Weltleitmesse der Metallbearbeitung.PZH - Produktionstechnisches Zentrum Hannover. Präsentation des Instituts für Fertigungstechnik und WerkzeugmaschinenProf. Dr.Ing. Berend Denkena](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ifw_denkena2-1-150x150.jpg)
At the Forum of Clamping Technology, Berend Denkena, Executive Director of the Institute for Production Engineering and Machine Tools (IFW) in Hanover, will be asking: “Metalworking meets industry 4.0 – Past meets future?” Photo: Deutsche Messe
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Focus on megatrends: the smart clamping devices on show at METAV 2020 include lightweight products such as the MANOK manual vice made of carbon. Photo: Hainbuch
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Alfred Hillinger, Head of Design at Hainbuch GmbH: “There are plenty of digital transformation aspects waiting to be explored.” Photo: Hainbuch
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Authorised signatory Martina Diebold and managing director Hermann Diebold, Helmut Diebold GmbH & Co. Goldring-Werkzeugfabrik: “We’re investing a great deal of effort in Industry 4.0 digitalisation. A foretaste of this will be provided at METAV 2020.” Photo: Nikolaus Fecht
![Mapal has used additive methods to optimise the temperature resistance and geometry of the hydraulic expansion chuck. Photo: Mapal](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/teaserfertigung-1-150x150.jpg)
Mapal has used additive methods to optimise the temperature resistance and geometry of the hydraulic expansion chuck. Photo: Mapal
![Arndt Fielen, Sales Manager at Zecha: "The best possible surface quality is achieved through the precise and specific analysis of the entire process chain in both your own production facilities and those of your customer." Photo: Zecha](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/05_05_Zecha_Arndt_Fielen-1-150x150.jpg)
Arndt Fielen, Sales Manager at Zecha: “The best possible surface quality is achieved through the precise and specific analysis of the entire process chain in both your own production facilities and those of your customer.” Photo: Zecha
!["The production – including the grinding – of tools at accuracy levels down to the nearest µm requires modern machinery and highly qualified employees," says Thomas Feile, test engineer at Mapal Dr. Kress KG. Photo: Mapal](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/05_03_Mapal_Thomas_Feile-1-150x150.jpg)
“The production – including the grinding – of tools at accuracy levels down to the nearest µm requires modern machinery and highly qualified employees,” says Thomas Feile, test engineer at Mapal Dr. Kress KG. Photo: Mapal
![Dirk Biermann, head of the Institute of Machining Technology (ISF) at TU Dortmund: "Tools nowadays usually require special microshaping of the cutting edges in order to ensure maximum productivity. This is why it is important to use suitable measuring systems and evaluation strategies for accurate analysis and quantification of the different aspects of the cutting edge micro-shape." Photo: ISF](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/05_03_ISF_Dirk_Biermann-1-2-150x150.jpg)
Dirk Biermann, head of the Institute of Machining Technology (ISF) at TU Dortmund: “Tools nowadays usually require special microshaping of the cutting edges in order to ensure maximum productivity. This is why it is important to use suitable measuring systems and evaluation strategies for accurate analysis and quantification of the different aspects of the cutting edge micro-shape.” Photo: ISF
![Mapal has used additive methods to optimise the temperature resistance and geometry of the hydraulic expansion chuck. Photo: Mapal](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/05_02_Mapal_Spannfutter-1-150x150.jpg)
Mapal has used additive methods to optimise the temperature resistance and geometry of the hydraulic expansion chuck. Photo: Mapal
![A good drilling tool flute surface is important in order to ensure effective chip removal even with high cutting data levels and challenging workpiece materials, especially when producing deep bores. Photo: ISF](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/05_01_ISF_Polierschleifen_Bohrwerkzeug-1-150x150.jpg)
A good drilling tool flute surface is important in order to ensure effective chip removal even with high cutting data levels and challenging workpiece materials, especially when producing deep bores. Photo: ISF
![Information can be shared more conveniently via OPC UA, enabling detailed feedback to be received immediately. Photo: Wenzel Group](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/11_04_Wenzel_SF_87_Z_K-1-150x150.jpg)
Information can be shared more conveniently via OPC UA, enabling detailed feedback to be received immediately. Photo: Wenzel Group
![OPC UA Companion Specifications facilitate the configuration of machines and their data transfers. They also simplify the communication with IT systems as a means of improving the planning and control of production processes. Photo: Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/11_02_Carl_Zeiss_EDM_Anlage_Gesamt-1-150x150.jpg)
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