The ambiguity is intentional. On the one hand, GF AgieCharmilles has produced this coin especially for customers and, on the other hand, our customers receive an enduring symbol of the key technologies of EDM and high-speed milling, which were used to produce the zinc die casting mold for this coin.

This Lüdenscheid company increased the workload of the «Roboform 550y» and «Roboform 350y» by 30% with the use of a handling system for parts and electrodes. The «ToolPartner» of System 3R operates both die sinking EDM systems and serves as the production cell of all die sinking erosion operations.

Galway Tool & Mould Ltd has made a prominent name for itself in the medical industry with the construction and production of injection mould tools of extraordinary quality. The Irish company is following the trend of miniaturisation with the latest micro production technologies in a temperature controlled manufacturing environment.

The Hofmann Innovation Group AG counts as one of the most renowned service providers for the plastics processing industry. Present throughout Europe and active in a number of sectors, the group represents full service engineering. From product development to rapid prototyping and rapid tooling, through serial injection moulds and the production and assembly of small series, the company offers everything one-stop. To this group belongs Hofmann Werkzeugbau, which uses innovative production methods to deliver tools to the high-tech sectors of the automotive, air- and space flight, household goods, and medical industries.

Where conventional manufacturing methods cannot be implemented, namely in the processing of complex parts, electro-discharge machining is employed. The successful ING Renault F1 Team itself benefits from this method. As a matter of fact, nine high performance electro-discharge machines play a central role in the triumphs of the team. The battle for the FIA Formula One Drivers’ and Constructors’ World Championship can only be won with high technology.

The Kramski group is an independent business based in Pforzheim, Baden. The group of firms develops and produces technologically sophisticated punch and injection castings as well as assembly groups and tools for complex products according to quality standard TS 16949 at all Kramski GmbH sites. Over 300 companies from the automotive, medical, telecommunications and electronics industries take part of their customers.

Over 30 years of experience with medical-technical applications empowers the Smithstown Light Engineering to transform the newest trends in medicine into tools, devices, and instruments. The company is innovatively employing spark erosion as a key technology for precision.

Two Mikron moulding centres are the heart of Tetra Pak’s tool manufacture at Carton Bottle in Lund, Sweden. They are used to produce moulding tools for the production of closing systems for packages. Tetra Pak is famous worldwide for the design and functionality of their different packaging systems.