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GROB International 01/15

Product catalog summary
Overview of GROB's Thermal Spraying System
GROB's thermal spraying system for cylinder blocks aims to improve combustion engine efficiency, reduce emissions, and lower fuel consumption by applying a thin steel layer onto aluminum cylinder bores. This method replaces traditional casting or monolithic aluminum blocks, ensuring low abrasion and high precision.
Specifications and Procedures
The process requires precise casting quality and surface activation through roughening. GROB's G-modules facilitate this, ensuring strong adhesion. The process includes cleaning, optical testing, and honing for optimal surface properties.
Market and Economic Trends
Despite market fluctuations, GROB's headquarters and the GROB Group have favorable order backlogs. Positive trends are seen in North and Central America and China, while South America and Europe face challenges. The shift towards electrification in the automotive industry demands flexibility and innovation.
Technological Advancements
GROB is introducing new technologies and machinery, including redeveloping G300 and G500 G-modules and the G800 heavy machining center, to enhance automotive component machining capabilities.
Global Sales Structure
GROB has standardized its global sales structure for transparency and customer satisfaction, providing consistent contact points and comparable offers worldwide.
Innovations in Machine Technology
GROB is developing new system machines with compact designs, dynamic movements, and increased tool capacity. The G-series modular structure is being redesigned to improve efficiency.
New Developments in Milling and Turning Technology
The G750T machining center, an advancement from the G550T, combines milling and turning with a horizontal spindle position, offering advantages in chip flow and tool management.
Conclusion
GROB continues to innovate and expand its technological capabilities to maintain competitiveness and meet market demands, focusing on machine innovations, high-tech equipment, and global sales strategies.
Overview of G750 and G550T Machines
The G750 machine, an advanced version of the G550T, is designed for high-speed operations with a rotating axis and significant torque capabilities, expected to be widely used in various industries.
Turbine Housing Production with GROB Solutions
GROB's two-spindle G-module for turbine housing production features a pallet changer and motorized spindles, addressing machining demands for heat-resistant steel turbine housings.
System Automation and Efficiency
Automation enhances productivity in turbine housing production, with a pallet changer allowing simultaneous machining and workpiece clamping, reducing downtimes.
Assembly and Production Optimization
GROB has optimized assembly processes to improve efficiency and throughput, integrating a new raw material sawing center and improved material handling.
Customer Training and Digital Transition
GROB emphasizes customer training, transitioning from analog to digital formats, with digital storage and training apps replacing traditional manuals.
Training Initiatives and Resources
GROB has initiated a project to enhance training activities, focusing on developing a team of instructors with professional and social competencies through comprehensive programs.
Training Organization and Optimization
GROB emphasizes meticulous training organization, extending to logistics and administrative tasks, with post-training data analysis for continuous improvement.
Product Training for Machines
GROB offers extensive product training for machines, including operator training, maintenance, and NC programming, with customized courses available.
International Training and Expansion
GROB has established a training presence in China, developing global training concepts and exchange programs to standardize training across the GROB Group.
New Training Center H12
The GROB Training Center H12 in Mindelheim offers a modern environment for vocational training, accommodating up to sixty apprentices in seven occupations.
Support for Severely Disabled Employees
GROB has transitioned six severely disabled temporary workers to permanent contracts, reflecting positive cooperation with the Representative Board for Severely Disabled Employees.
Travel Medicine and Employee Health
GROB's occupational health service emphasizes "healthy travel," offering consultations, travel kits, and vaccinations for international assignments.
Facility Enhancements
GROB has upgraded training facilities with modern CNC machines and expanded control engineering courses, enhancing the training environment.
High-tech Training Center H12
The "Cube" training center is a versatile space for examinations and presentations, upgraded with new machines and safety systems for diverse training.
GROB Technology and Application Center
Located in Hall 9, this center serves as a platform for demonstrations, workshops, and seminars, showcasing GROB technologies and facilitating knowledge transfer.
GROB Sales Structure
GROB's global sales structure supports growth with a matrix organization, decentralizing project development and standardizing sales processes.
GROB Brazil
GROB do Brasil has improved productivity and product quality through capital investment, aligning with the Mindelheim model and enhancing cooperation within the company network.
Investment in Machinery and Production Control
GROB do Brasil has enhanced production capabilities with new machinery and an upgraded SAP-based production control system, improving efficiency and productivity.
Quality and Productivity Improvements
New machinery and lean processes have improved workpiece quality and productivity, crucial for maintaining competitiveness.
Assembly and Fabrication Enhancements
Pre-assembly processes were restructured, and the fabrication shop received modern equipment, enhancing productivity.
Environmental and Economic Support
The Brazilian government's Inovar-Auto Program supports technological innovations, encouraging investment in efficient engines.
GROB Bluffton Expansion
GROB Bluffton in Ohio has expanded its capacity, supporting a positive economic outlook in the US automotive industry.
Market and Customer Relations
GROB Bluffton has secured contracts with major US automakers and is exploring opportunities with Japanese automakers.
GROB Russia Challenges and Opportunities
Despite economic challenges, GROB Russia is optimistic about future opportunities, particularly in the aerospace industry.
Introduction
The document discusses GROB-WERKE's strategic developments and initiatives, focusing on operations in Russia and China, and global training and employee development programs.
Expansion in Russia and China
GROB-WERKE has expanded its presence in Russia and China, enhancing support for universal machine business sales.
Training and Development
GROB emphasizes training and development, offering programs in collaboration with educational institutions and continuous in-plant training.
Supplier and Customer Engagement
GROB's supplier qualification process fosters long-term partnerships, with extensive training for customers to effectively operate GROB products.
Global Presence
GROB maintains a strong global presence with facilities strategically positioned to support local markets and industries.
Conclusion
GROB-WERKE's strategic expansions and comprehensive training programs underscore their commitment to quality and innovation.
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GROB International 01/15-1

Consolidating Global Historic Growth

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GROB International 01/15-2

Dear Colleagues, Dear business partners and friends of GROB, meet the requirements for innovations in GROB technologies. Therefore, starting with our parent plant in Mindelheim, new technologies and machinery are being introduced in the entire GROB Group. Right to left: Burkhart Grob, Margret Grob, Christian Grob The current order backlog has created a very favorable situation for our headquarters in Mindelheim as well as for the GROB Group as a whole. Despite less than optimistic market conditions in recent months and fluctuating growth, we were able to continue to add new orders. The global...

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GROB International 01/15-3

GROB-turbine housing production Boosting productivity with twin-spindle G-modules GROB-Innovative technology Milling and turning technology now also available for the G750T axis with the very favorable chip flow from the work piece from the smaller G550T. The tool management options of the G750T correspond to those of the G750 milling center. On the G750T tools with a length of 590 mm can be used without taking the work piece interference contour into account, and tools with a length of 650 mm can be used when taking the work piece interference contour into account. Customers therefore have a...

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GROB International 01/15-4

GROB-Production – From the Production Process to the Product – GROB shows pure Dynamism Universal machine component assembly in Hall 9 For GROB, dynamism means more than fast machines. Even in the production chain, the substantial growth of the Company demonstrates its capability always to replicate the correct processes and to adapt to changed circumstances. Dynamism in the product and process! Continuous optimization of processes with respect to throughput times and efficiency are indispensable in international competition, and are the order of the day in production planning. The demands on...

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GROB International 01/15-5

GROB-Customer Training Through changing times and framework conditions July15 Customer training team Customer training as a central link of the global GROB services has become increasingly important in light of increasing product complexity and tougher competition. An experienced team of ten qualified training instructors faces this challenge at GROB. It is not without reason that the word „customer“ is contained in the „Customer Training“ service description, as customers are not only the main GROB focus when it comes to sales, but especially in the field of after-sales service. The GROB expectations...

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GROB International 01/15-6

embe id-Nov m 014 to April 2 ing of Beginn m3 time – 7 truction space 40,276 ons ed C at m3 nov ce 5,187 m or – 1,200 Re spa flo Floor ete for hall – 415 tons Concr steel, total – 618 units km each Rebar ead lighting abling – 33 Overh and power c Data Fac Completion of the new GROB Training Center H12 The new training center at the GROB company headquarters provides the best environment when it comes to commercial and technical vocational training in Mindelheim. Starting in the spring of 2014, years of intensive planning in the construction phase were put into action, and at the end of that same...

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GROB International 01/15-7

Basic instruction Improved team-building hexagonal arrangement of workstations. Communication among apprentices is encouraged. Free space around the working area significantly expanded. Milling In recent years several conventional milling machines have been overhauled and renewed. Now 7 additional milling machines are available for basic instruction in the metal cutting area. Welding The new extraction and grinding system including spark traps not only increases the safety and health situation in this area, it also provides the opportunity– in conjunction with our „welding trees“ – to practice...

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GROB International 01/15-8

GROB-Sales Global sales structure systematically implemented Annual meeting of plant and branch office managers in Mindelheim By systematically implementing a global sales structure in a matrix organization, GROB has further expanded and promoted its sales program after enormous growth. Central functions and responsibilities such as project development have been transferred to the individual markets as much as possible in order to best support the customers. Due to the strong sales growth in recent years, the sales organization has had to be adapted to the new situation in order to meet market...

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GROB International 01/15-9

GROB-Brazil Extensive Capital Investment in Production and Assembly With the most extensive replacement of all old machinery in production, the revamping of production control and wide-ranging employee training program, GROB do Brasil was able to essentially improve both productivity and product quality while strengthening cooperation within the company network. The road to significant improvement in productivity was long. The underlying conditions for production at GROB do Brasil were no longer up to the demands of a modern manufacturing plant: many obsolete, conventional machines, some without...

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GROB International 01/15-10

GROB-China Training at GROB Dalian – a small Success Story Following the worldwide GROB tradition, since the first day of the establishment of the plant in Dalian, young people have been trained following the Mindelheim model. The first group of twenty-five trainees have completed their apprenticeships as industrial mechanics or electronics technicians and have now been hired as employees. This is the first small success story at the GROB plant Dalian in its quest for qualified employees. 1956 in São Paulo, Brazil, 1968 in Mindelheim in Bavaria, 1983 in Bluffton, USA and 2012 in Dalian, China:...

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GROB International 01/15-11

HERE FOR YOU AROUND THE WORLD GROB RUSSLAND Moscow, Russia GROB MACHINE TOOLS Birmingham, Great Britain GROB-WERKE Mindelheim, Germany GROB HUNGARIA Györ, Hungary GROB MACHINE TOOLS Beijing, China GROB SYSTEMS Bluffton, Ohio, USA GROB MACHINE TOOLS Dalian, China GROB KOREA Seoul, South Korea GROB MACHINE TOOLS Shanghai, China GROB MEXICO Querétaro, Mexico GROB MACHINE TOOLS Hyderabad, India B. GROB DO BRASIL São Paulo, Brazil Mindelheim plant Bluffton plant Dalian plant GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG Mindelheim, Germany Phone: +49 8261 9960 Fax: +49 8261 996268 E-Mail: [email protected] B. GROB...

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.