Jochen Heinz

Articles by Jochen Heinz

INTERNET MONITORING OF MACHINE TOOLS: THE TIME HAS COME

Does it make sense to spend money for such services? Is it dangerous for a company to operate machines connected to the Internet? Can the machine status data be used to make decisions for production processes, beyond the obvious maintenance requirements? Jochen Heinz of Siemens AG answers all of these questions and more.

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Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller, TRUMPF Group, Machine Tools Division, Laser Technology Division, fiscal year 2023/24, Ditzingen, Gerlingen, Hettingen and Höfingen, EUV and electronics business fields, Germany

TRUMPF Releases Figures for the Fiscal Year 2023/24

Sales are down by 3.6% to 5.2 billion euros, and order intake is down by 10.4% to 4.6 billion euros. A weak global economy, ongoing geopolitical uncertainties and intensifying competition are the main causes.

Heidi-Melanie Maier, TRUMPF, vice president of technical services, TRUMPF Inc., Lutz Labisch

TRUMPF Inc. Names new Vice President, Technical Services

Heidi-Melanie Maier is now the new vice president of technical services, responsible for governing the technical service, spare parts, and training groups for customers in North America.

Eric Gerringer, Dan Cope, CERATIZIT USA, technical director, metal cutting

New Technical Director Named at CERATIZIT

Eric Gerringer has been appointed as CERATIZIT USA’s new technical director. He has background in leadership development, training facilitation and manufacturing market forecasting. Throughout his career, Gerringer has also remained active on the shop floor.

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Three Tips to Crank Up Efficiency and Productivity

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Whether you’re cutting metal, stamping, bending, folding, shearing or rolling up your sleeves to tackle other day-to-day jobs, ensuring equipment is in tip-top shape is critical to a Job Done Right_TM. Thankfully, by giving equipment a little TLC, facilities can not only run smoothly, but also up the ante on efficiency and productivity.

Whether you’re cutting metal, stamping, bending, folding, shearing or rolling up your sleeves to tackle other...