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Maximizing the Lifespan of Coated Tools & Components through Cyclical Reconditioning

Starting April 1, 2024 – November 30, 2028

Pooling International Expertise

Driving International Innovation

Enhancing Business Growth Worldwide

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MISSION

Achieving international competitiveness requires more than just outstanding technical features in tools and machine components or strong customer relationships. Numerous studies from international consulting firms show that customers and market environments are increasingly focused on sustainability.

Among the global megatrends influencing product evaluation and competitiveness through sustainability are:

Energy efficiency and decarbonization
Circular economy and reuse
Smart automation

For future-oriented production methods, it is essential to integrate economic and environmental aspects to achieve both sustainability and resource efficiency. Our focus is on developing products and processes that enhance durability and functionality, supporting a lifecycle designed for sustainable impact.

GOALS

Our goal is to equip the entire process chain for producing and using tools and components with technology that enables a sustainable, resource-efficient, reliable, waste-free, and defect-free circular economy.

Guided by our principle "Reuse Instead of Discard," we are committed to significantly extend the total service life of tools and components through a process of coating, recoating, and reuse.

Currently, to extend the service life of tools and components, various surface coating methods (such as PVD and CVD) are applied. However, over time, these coatings—and often the base material itself—experience partial wear and damage. Reconditioning is generally limited, often resulting in compromises in performance and geometry.

To maximize the total service life of coated parts, our focus is preventing wear of the base material. This enables worn coatings to be removed without compromising the quality, yet allowing for a new coating to be applied.

This approach not only generates financial savings but also provides ecological benefits by reducing resource consumption, energy use, and CO₂ emissions—significantly enhancing production sustainability.