Sustainability and system costs, also referred to as Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), are trending topics for machinists and machine manufacturers in the machining world. Heidenhain developed actual solutions to make machine tools more cost-efficient through better utilization of resources. Today's manufacturing challenges include better machine utilization and achieving higher quality while at the same time producing more quickly. In order to reach these goals, machinists expect their machines to remove more material in less time but still achieve perfect results starting from the very first part. Encoders, touch probes and a tool breakage detector from Heidenhain open up expanded possibilities for maximum performance, process reliability and cost efficiency.
