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Opportunities for 3D printing mineral materials

Opportunities for 3D printing mineral materials

Posted by René Maschlanka on 08.03.2023

The 3D printing process is becoming increasingly important. The key difference over the tried-and-tested production processes of sawing, turning, milling, drilling and grinding is that an item is not created by machining it from a...

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Machine construction increasingly using mineral casting for machine beds

Machine construction increasingly using mineral casting for machine beds

Posted by René Maschlanka on 08.03.2023

Industry awareness of environmental compatibility, carbon emissions and the energy balance in production has boosted the interest in alternative mineral raw materials. Mineral materials are being used instead of steel for the mach...

Topics: Granite in mechanical engineering, Mineral casting in mechanical engineering


The advantages of granite for precision optics machines

The advantages of granite for precision optics machines

Posted by René Maschlanka on 08.03.2023

Mechanical manual production has long since been replaced by CNC-controlled processing machines and automated manufacturing processes in the production of high-precision glass optics for laser technology, medical technology and th...

Topics: Fine optics, Glass optics, Optics, Optics machines


Coefficient of thermal expansion: comparison of granite and steel

Coefficient of thermal expansion: comparison of granite and steel

Posted by René Maschlanka on 08.03.2023

It is still widely, and erroneously, believed that granite is only used as a machine foundation for high-end coordinate measuring equipment. However, this belief has long been considered outdated. The natural stone granite has als...

Topics: Granite, Measurement accuracy, Granite in mechanical engineering, Granite foundation for precision machines, Machine foundations, Machine bed, Granite machine foundations, Accuracy granite


More competitive in machine tool construction with granite machine beds

More competitive in machine tool construction with granite machine beds

Posted by René Maschlanka on 08.03.2023

Requirements are constantly increasing in mechanical engineering in general and in machine tool construction in particular. Achieving maximum precision and performance values without increasing costs are constant challenges to bei...

Topics: Granite, Precision, Measurement accuracy, Granite in mechanical engineering, Granite measuring plate, Coordinate measuring technology, Precision granite, Measurement technology, Properties concrete, Concrete UHPC


Granite & concrete vs. steel in mechanical engineering: five convincing properties

Granite & concrete vs. steel in mechanical engineering: five convincing properties

Posted by René Maschlanka on 08.03.2023

Mineral materials such as natural hard stone (granite) or high-strength concrete UHPC (Ultra High-Performance Concrete) are becoming increasingly important in mechanical and plant engineering. Their properties make them a convinci...

Topics: Granite, Precision, Measurement accuracy, Granite in mechanical engineering, Granite measuring plate, Coordinate measuring technology, Precision granite, Measurement technology, Properties concrete, Concrete UHPC


Granite measuring plates for high-precision manufacturing

Granite measuring plates for high-precision manufacturing

Posted by René Maschlanka on 08.03.2023

Measuring plates made of granite are aids in quality assurance for measuring production parts. Granite plates are used across all industries for measuring and testing equipment wherever precision needs to be repeatable.

Topics: Granite, Precision, Measurement accuracy, Granite in mechanical engineering, Granite measuring plate, Coordinate measuring technology, Measurement technology


4 reasons for granite in measurement technology – accurate to the micrometre

4 reasons for granite in measurement technology – accurate to the micrometre

Posted by René Maschlanka on 08.03.2023

Granite meets the requirements of modern measurement technology in mechanical engineering. Experience in the manufacture of measuring and test benches as well as coordinate measuring machines shows that granite has clear advantage...

Topics: Precision, Measurement accuracy, Granite in mechanical engineering, Coordinate measuring technology, Measurement technology, Accuracy granite

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