The Leitz Metalworking Technology (LMT) Group has established an Automotive Support Center (ASC) for the North American automotive industry in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The ASC serves as a technology source for cutting tool development, installation, presetting, refurbishment and management.
The center is designed to support customers in production or new-tool-runoff phases. Its facility includes presetting equipment and various machine tools and grinders for tests and demonstration purposes. The ASC training center has direct access to other LMT companies and the Engineering Center located in Oberkochen, Germany, via an internal broadband computer network.
"The two most important trends we are currently observing in the automotive industry are globalization and localization," notes Dieter Brucklacher, executive chairman of the company. "Globalization is compelling businesses to build networks--not only internally, but also externally--and to form partnerships. Localization, on the other hand, means that businesses have to be in a position to support their local partners." The ASC was developed to address both of these needs.
The ASC offers a regrinding unit for tool refurbishment and modifications. Also, a separate production and service unit has been setup at Onsrud, the North American LMT production company. Onsrud is now producing solid carbide tools for the automotive industry, in addition to tooling for composite materials and hobs
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