Hufschmied Zerspanungssysteme

HUFSCHMIED Zerspanungssysteme GmbH is a German maker of machining tools. Its head office is in Bobingen. The company also has a production site in Winterlingen. The company describes its aim as moving from tool maker to process innovator.

The company supplies tools for aircraft construction. Suppliers from the aviation industry use its high performance tools. Its Fiber Line has shank and drilling tools for the materials used in lightweight construction, such as glass and carbon fibres.

The FB172 and FB174 Fiber Drill is made for CFRP drilling. It gives delamination free holes at the entry and exit, supports one shot processing up to H7 fit, and can run on CNC machines, robots and hand held machines. The company says processing speed is about 30% higher.

Hufschmied tools also suit aircraft interiors. These include honeycomb panels, SMC, GRP, CFRP, aramid seats, window frames and plexiglass panes. For lightweight aluminium, aluminium lithium alloys and fibre composites, the company offers ultrasonic blades and aluminium drills.

Hufschmied took first place in a 2013 benchmark test at the Vienna University of Technology. The test ranked the company first for the best overall result when machining CFRP, GFRP and SMC.

The company works with plastics, composites, graphite, steel, aluminium, ceramics, dental materials and non-ferrous metals. It serves industries such as automotive, medical technology, energy, leisure, tool and mould making, dental, engineering and advertising materials.

Its product finder lists about 8,000 tools. The company also offers technical consulting, process optimisation and an engineering centre where tools are developed.

Services

• CFRP drilling tools
• Fiber Drill FB172 and FB174
• Fiber Line tools
• Milling tools for plastics and composites
• Aluminium machining tools
• Ultrasonic cutting blades
• Technical consulting
• Process optimization
• Engineering centre
• Product finder