Posts byRené Maschlanka
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Mechanical manual production has long since been replaced by CNC-controlled processing machines and automated manufacturing processes in the production of high-precision glass optics for laser technol...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 However, this belief has long been considered outdated.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...
08. March 2023
More competitive in machine tool construction with granite machine beds
Requirements are constantly increasing in mechanical engineering in general and in machine tool construction in particular. Achieving maximum precision and performance values without increasing costs ...
08. March 2023
Granite & concrete vs. steel in mechanical engineering: five convincing properties
Mineral materials such as natural hard stone (granite) or high-strength concrete UHPC (Ultra High-Performance Concrete) are becoming increasingly important in mechanical and plant engineering. Their p...
08. March 2023
Granite measuring plates for high-precision manufacturing
Measuring plates made of granite are aids in quality assurance for measuring production parts. Granite plates are used across all industries for measuring and testing equipment wherever precision need...
08. March 2023
4 reasons for granite in measurement technology – accurate to the micrometre
Granite meets the requirements of modern measurement technology in mechanical engineering. Experience in the manufacture of measuring and test benches as well as coordinate measuring machines shows th...