Companies come together to prevent damage to machinery

The pair reached a partnership and licensing agreement to also offer users even greater protection against tools being pulled out of the chuck during machining operations

The toolholding specialist from Igenhausen near Augsburg and the precision cutting tool manufacturer from Aalen are combining their strengths to form a new partnership. In the future, HAIMER and MAPAL will work strategically closer together on the progression and further development of technologies and their applications in the manufacturing market.

An agreement has been signed by the two companies that has contractually solidified their partnership. "We are proud and happy to have a strong partner at our side in MAPAL that is one of the world's leading tool manufacturers," emphasises Claudia Haimer, managing partner of HAIMER.

And the managing partner of MAPAL, Dr. Dieter Kress, is also looking forward to the future cooperation. "We value the high-level expertise of HAIMER whose innovative solutions in the field of tool holders represent the perfect complement to our high-tech tools." Through the agreement, MAPAL has acquired a license to HAIMER's Safe-Lock technology that is patented worldwide.

The Safe-Lock system has proven itself both in the market and during the in-house trials. Consequently it has been decided to use this leading system, Dr. Jochen Kress, Member of the MAPAL Senior Management, added. "It is very frequently used for modern machining strategies. With Safe-Lock the productivity and tool life can be significantly increased,"

The first step starting in October, MAPAL will be offering selected cutting tools for high-performance machining with the Safe-Lock shank. As a second step, the MAPAL hydraulic chucks will follow and also be designed for this type of pull-out protection.