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  • High precision tooling
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  • Disassembly of batter systems
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■ Seeing mobility change as an opportunity ■ Stable trend towards automation in the metal cutting industry ■ Tradition. Passion. Innovation: How it all began ■ Automated disassembly of battery systems

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news & facts Prevailing in difficult times His hour had come. Now Jakob Lach could use all his knowhow. His experience as diamond cutter, and equally important, from his days as a salesman, his expertise in judging a cutter’s professional skills which can vary greatly between individuals. First company excursions 1923/1924: a bus trip to Alzenau (lower Franconia) The available batches were examined stone by stone and then transferred to different cutting shops especially chosen for the job; at first this was necessary, because he did not have his own diamond cutting business. However this would change quickly, as documented on photographs of the first company outings around 1923/24. The exceptionally well-equipped diamond cutting and polishing shop was located in this timber-framed house, renovated in 1935, destroyed March 19, 1945 that during this high time of the mid and late 20’s some diamond cutters only worked four days a week. Until the end of the 1930’s Jakob Lach could employ approximately 600 diamond cutters. Half of them in shops he now owned – in Langendiebach/today Erlensee, Nieder- Rodenbach and finally in Hanau, Steinheimer Strasse/corner Römerstrasse; the latter a timber-frame building, beautifully restored by Jakob Lach (which unfortunately fell victim to the destruction of Hanau). Another estimated 300 diamond cutters were employed in sub-contractor shops in Palatine (Idar-Oberstein), the Odenwald area and far into the Kinzig valley. The great “depression” at world markets at the end of the 20’s and the beginning of the 30’s required creative means of payment – payment in-kind, became more and more common. Diamond cutting shop in Langendiebach/today Erlensee at the end of the 1930’s Despite excessive inflation and general unemployment it may be noted, that from 1922/23 onward the diamond cutting profession was doing well, if not very well. Of course it was fortunate, that the clients were not from within the German Reich, but from Holland or Belgium. Invoices were not issued in Reichsmark but in the clients’ currencies or US dollars. This brought in foreign currencies, independent of the turbulent situation in Germany. This meant that also workers were well paid. Contemporary witnesses even report, It is known that Jakob Lach had to accept “industrial diamonds” from a Belgian customer as payment instead of currency. Possibly the beginning and “push” towards the diamond tool as the future business purpose. The extent of these alternative payments in-kind must have been so extensive (since 1936), that Jakob Lach now registered his business under the trade name “German Industrial Diamond Retail Jakob Lach” (Deutscher Industrie-Diamanten-Vertrieb Jakob Lach), with represantives in the Madgeburg/Chemnitz/ Leipzig area (previously known as the machine construction triangle) and Hessen/Saarland; companies like Opel Rüsselsheim were among his customers. How does this story continue? Find out more in Horst Lach’s next article… Horst Lach further information: www.lach-diamant.de 22 no. 3, August 2022

news & facts Strategic partnership The headquarters of TSCHUDIN AG in Grenchen, Switzerland TSCHUDIN AG, a global technology leader in highprecision centerless cylindrical grinding, and the UNITED GRINDING Group, one of the leading manufacturers of precision machines for grinding, eroding, lasering, measuring and combination machining, are entering into a strategic partnership involving cross‐ownership. The aim is to provide their customers with even more comprehensive support by offering complementary grinding solutions and using shared sales networks. TSCHUDIN AG specializes in the manufacturing and global sale of high‐precision centerless cylindrical grinding machines. Thanks to the strategic partnership with the international UNITED GRINDING Group, which offers a wide range of grinding solutions, from surface and profile grinding to cylindrical grinding and tool processing, the cus tomers of both companies benefit from a complementary pro duct portfolio. The companies continue to operate economically independently, but benefit from additional synergies in sales. “The UNITED GRINDING Group is globally strongly positioned. With the foundation of our TSCHUDIN sales company in China in 2019 we further expanded our international presence. We want to continue on this path,” says Urs Tschudin, shareholder of TSCHUDIN AG. “We are delighted to be working with TSCHUDIN as a strong partner who ideally complements our range with its centerless grinding machines. As part of this strategic partnership, we provide the complete range of cylindrical grinding machines to our customers,” says Stephan Nell, CEO of the UNITED GRINDING GRINDNG Group. “We look forward to a close long‐term partnership.” further information: www.tschudin.swiss Scansonic MI takes over its own sales efforts Scansonic MI, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of laser processing optics, is reorganizing its global sales structure. Dr. Axel Luft As of July 1, the company is working with its own branch offices in its key markets of Germany, China and the USA. Sales activities in the rest of the world are supported by experienced sales partners and distributors. In recent months the Scansonic sales team has been significantly expanded and restructured to support this new arrangement. These efforts are part of Scansonic’s continued growth strategy. The company’s products for laser-based metal processing require intensive consultation, and are generally adapted to each customer’s individual production processes. Dr. Axel Luft, managing director sales & marketing at Scansonic, explains the benefits for customers: “With this new structure, we are now able to directly provide to our customers the technical knowledge and service they need. Our experienced sales force keeps close to our customer base around the world, and also works closely with Scansonic specialists from the product teams and the application laboratories.” further information: www.scansonic.de no. 3, August 2022 23

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