Wissen aus dem Werk · Knowledge from the plant
Standards explained, materials compared, measurement practice from our Zeiss CMM room. Written by our engineers — no marketing, just Technik.
Featured Guide
A tighter fit class can double machining cost. We walk through bearing seat, sliding fit and press fit scenarios with real CMM data from our production, and show which fit class each application actually requires.
Dipl.-Ing. M. Krüger
Head of Quality · 18.07.2026
Not every part needs a 3.2 certificate with third-party witness. A decision matrix for purchasers, with typical cost deltas per certificate type.
10.07.2026 · S. Weber, QA
Case depth, distortion, cost per part — we compare both processes on the same 42CrMo4 geometry, with hardness curves from our lab.
02.07.2026 · Dipl.-Ing. M. Krüger
Our salt-spray chamber results for DIN 912 screws in both coatings, plus when the 30% surcharge for zinc-nickel pays off.
24.06.2026 · T. Brandt, Surface Lab
Thermal expansion eats microns. A tour of our climate-controlled CMM room and the VDI/VDE 2617 procedures behind every protocol.
17.06.2026 · S. Weber, QA
The five details missing from most RFQ drawings — and a checklist that gets you a firm quote in one iteration instead of three.
05.06.2026 · J. Lindner, Sales Engineering
A machine builder case study: two-bin Kanban with weekly replenishment from our stock, batch traceability included.
28.05.2026 · J. Lindner, Sales Engineering
A worked example on a 4-part assembly: how RSS analysis relaxed two tolerances by one IT grade and cut part cost by 18%.
19.05.2026 · S. Weber, QA
Grain flow matters under alternating load. Our test-bench comparison on M12 spindles, with S-N curves for both processes.
12.05.2026 · T. Brandt, Surface Lab
SCIP numbers, candidate list updates and per-batch declarations — a compliance checklist for purchasers of machined parts.
30.04.2026 · J. Lindner, Sales Engineering