Blog

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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Mechanical manual production has long since been replaced by CNC-controlled processing machines and automated manufacturing processes in the production of high-precision glass optics for laser technol...

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...