- Customer Case Example 2024/12/13 UP
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Tyrolit Group
Milling, Turning, and Grinding on One Machine
Automated all-in-one machining for highest accuracies < 10 μm.
Tyrolit has been in business since 1919 and has its headquarters in Schwaz, Austria. Worldwide, the family-owned company employs more than 4,400 people at 31 production sites in eleven countries. As one of the leading manufacturers of bonded grinding and dressing tools for a wide range of manufacturing industries and system solutions for the construction industry, Tyrolit has 80,000 different and often customized products for individual requirements in its portfolio. At its plant in Schwaz, the company manufactures a multitude of different diamond grinding tools, which are used in many industries including the automotive industry among others. To ensure the high quality of the tools, Tyrolit has relied on state-of-the-art machine tool technology from DMG MORI in its production facilities for many years. Five lathes, turn-mill centers, and machining centers are in operation in Schwaz alone.
The highlight is a DMC 80 FD duoBLOCK installed in 2020, in which grinding is also integrated. A rotary pallet storage system with seven positions automates production.
100 employees for new and further developments
A high level of innovation has long been a top priority. “Only in this way can we meet the increasing demands of our customers over the long term,” explains Florian Zitt, responsible for process engineering at Tyrolit. Over 100 people in the company, who cooperate closely with research institutes and universities, are responsible for further technological development. The figures clearly speak for themselves: 30 percent of sales are generated from products that have been on the market for less than three years.
◀ Tyrolit Polaris Plus LW grinding wheel base body in lightweight design.
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