Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT

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Fritz Stepper GmbH & Co. KG is once again "Toolmaker of the Year"

Excellence in production

The 1st phase of the "Excellence in Production" competition ends on December 1st. Register your company now and use the opportunity to compare yourself with the competition free of charge and anonymously!
Online registration and all info about the competition and the 22th international colloquium "Tool and die making for the future" at www.excellence-in-production.de

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ZF Friedrichshafen is "Toolmaker of the Year 2021"

The tool shop of ZF Friedrichshafen AG in Schweinfurt is the overall winner in the industry competition.

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© HARTING Applied Technologies GmbH
Freuen sich über die beiden Auszeichnungen (hintere Reihe von links nach rechts): Christian Lürken (Fraunhofer IPT), Christoph Ebbecke (WLZ der RWTH Aachen), Alexander Wiens, Cord Speckmeier, Andreas Weiß, Jörg Krumrei (alle HARTING Applied Technologies). Vordere Reihe von links nach rechts: Reiner Hußmann, Geschäftsführer Dr. Volker Franke, Thomas Heimann (alle HARTING Applied Technologies).

Toolmaker of the year

On November 18th 2020, we named Harting Applied Technologies GmbH as the overall winner in our "Excellence in Production" competition.

Tool and die making for the future

22th International Colloquium "Tool an die making for the future" in Aachen in November 2023

The Fraunhofer IPT and the WZL of RWTH Aachen University will once again host the International Colloquium "Tool and die making for the future" on November 16, 2023. For years, the event has been considered the central sector meeting point for companies in the tool and die industry.

The award ceremony in the "Excellence in Production" competition for "Toolmaker of the Year" takes place on the eve of the colloquium in Aachen's Coronation Hall and is regularly a much-anticipated highlight of the year.

Information about the colloquium and the award ceremony can be found on the website »www.excellence-in-production.de«

Industry exhibition

Parallel to the lectures, there will be an exhibition of selected suppliers along the process chain of tool and die making. The exhibitors will present solutions and products for the industry.