Machine Knife Symposium
26.04.2023
Berger Gruppe, Wuppertal
On April 26, 2023, the Berger Gruppe and the German Tool Industry Association (FWI) are organizing a symposium on the topic of machine knives. In eleven lectures, experts from the industry will present various topics relating to the manufacture of machine knives. A demonstration of machines for processing machine knives will round off the program.
Here is the preliminary program:
April 25: Joint dinner for participants and speakers who have already arrived at the Croatien restaurant (Wuppertal)
| April 26 | Berger Gruppe, Wuppertal | |
| 0930 hrs | Come together | |
| 1000 hrs | Welcome | |
| 1010 hrs | Metallurgical fundamentals of the heat treatment of high-alloy steels | Dr.-Ing. Michael Blüm, Chair of New Manufacturing Technologies and Materials (FUW) at the University of Wuppertal |
| 1030 hrs | Solutions for the heat treatment of machine knives | Dr. Kai-Uwe Paffrath, WMU Wärmebehandlungsanlagen für Industrie und Umwelt GmbH |
| 1050 hrs | Coffee break | |
| 1110 am | New developments in PVD coating technology and their application for SMEs | Dr. Tibor Cselle, PLATIT AG |
| 1130 hrs | Diamond/CBN tools for the machine knife industry | Andreas Grimm, Günter Effgen GmbH |
| 1150 o’clock | Hard machining as an alternative to grinding difficult-to-machine materials | Dr. Heiko Frank, GFE – Gesellschaft für Fertigungstechnik und Entwicklung Schmalkalden e. V. |
| 1210 hrs | Tour / machine demonstration | |
| 1300 hrs | Lunch break | |
| 1400 hrs | Grinding technology and automation for the machine knife industry | Dr. Andreas Groß, Berger Gruppe |
| 2:00 pm | Opportunities and potential for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in manufacturing | Murtaza Abbas, FIR e. V. at RWTH Aachen University |
| 1440 hrs | Zero-touch solutions for intralogistics and supplying production lines in times of a shortage of skilled workers | Andreas Wolter, Omron Elektronics GmbH |
| 1500 hrs | Coffee break | |
| 1520 hrs | “Black marking” with ultrashort pulse laser | Mario Gröbner, Trumpf SE + Co KG |
| 1540 o’clock | Cutting properties on cutting edges and machine knives | Marius Nahler, PWFT GmbH |
| 1600 hrs | Food compatibility of machine knife steels | Samuel Zind, Research Association for Tools and Materials (FGW) |
| 1620 hrs | Conclusion |