Articles on the topicMeasurement accuracy
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
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 However, this belief has long been considered outdated.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...