Initially reserved for the engines and airframes of military reconnaissance aircraft, titanium has long since become an integral part of our everyday lives thanks to its outstanding properties.

Dental implants, electronic components, watch movements, micro ball bearings – miniaturization is omnipresent.

New high-performance materials, the transition from combustion engines to alternative drive concepts, high innovation and cost pressure – in order to master these and future challenges, machining companies and tool manufacturers must identify and exploit optimization potential.

Precision tools with highly specific properties in ever smaller batch sizes and with shorter development cycles – the demands of the machining markets are high.

Silicon (silicon dioxide) is literally a dime a dozen. The earth’s crust consists of about 25.8 percent silicon by mass.