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Of LEITZ and REITZ: "Technical stones" for over 30 years

09. March 2023

Of LEITZ and REITZ: "Technical stones" for over 30 years

Stone is the basis on which REITZ Natursteintechnik manufactures high-precision machine components and complete systems for many products that are used in daily life. Customers have appreciated our ex...

30 years

08. March 2023

30 years' experience in machine construction: why REITZ Natursteintechnik measures with absolute accuracy

In our new blog series on everything to do with granite, REITZ Natursteintechnik today is focusing on superfinishing and precision assembly. We talked to René Maschlanka about exactly how it all works...

We let the customers have their say: Our success story with STÖCKEL Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH – Part 2

08. March 2023

We let the customers have their say: Our success story with STÖCKEL Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH – Part 2

In the first part of our success story, you learnt more about STÖCKEL GmbH as our long-standing customer and our cooperation. The second part is now dedicated entirely to the special features of grani...

We let the customers have their say: Our success story with STÖCKEL Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH – Part 1

08. March 2023

We let the customers have their say: Our success story with STÖCKEL Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH – Part 1

Our customers' core competence includes both the construction of standardised machines and the planning and production of special machines. Production manager Felix Kämpfer explains in this exclusive ...

CNC production at REITZ Natursteintechnik

08. March 2023

CNC production at REITZ Natursteintechnik

At REITZ Natursteintechnik, everything revolves around the natural hard stone, granite. In an interview, we talked to manager Christopher Reitz about what the individual steps in component production ...

Procuring the granite: the material

08. March 2023

Procuring the granite: the material's route to REITZ Natursteintechnik

REITZ Natursteintechnik loves and lives granite. In this interview, Christopher Reitz explains where the granite comes from and how it is processed. How does REITZ Natursteintechnik organise the grani...

Opportunities for 3D printing mineral materials

08. March 2023

Opportunities for 3D printing mineral materials

The 3D printing process is becoming increasingly important. The key difference over the tried-and-tested production processes of sawing, turning, milling, drilling and grinding is that an item is not ...

Machine construction increasingly using mineral casting for machine beds

08. March 2023

Machine construction increasingly using mineral casting for machine beds

Industry awareness of environmental compatibility, carbon emissions and the energy balance in production has boosted the interest in alternative mineral raw materials. Mineral materials are being used...

The advantages of granite for precision optics machines

08. March 2023

The advantages of granite for precision optics machines

Mechanical manual production has long since been replaced by CNC-controlled processing machines and automated manufacturing processes in the production of high-precision glass optics for laser technol...

Coefficient of thermal expansion: comparison of granite and steel

08. March 2023

Coefficient of thermal expansion: comparison of granite and steel

It is still widely, and erroneously, believed that granite is only used as a machine foundation for high-end coordinate measuring equipment. However, this belief has long been considered outdated. The...