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WENZEL METROLOGY WORLD INNOVATIVE MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS WITH WENZEL YOU SAVE TIME & MONEY Do you invest in the future even in uncertain times? With WENZEL you can because we know that our new products and services are valuable for our customers. We develop solutions so that our customers can perform their measurement tasks to the highest quality level. Verification of dimensional accuracy is becoming increasingly important due to the vertical and horizontal integration of production - ever faster and ever more digital. With innovative solutions from WENZEL our customers save time and money. This...

OPTICS, INLINE, AUTOMATION, FEEDBACK, SW We at WENZEL analyze technical possibilities and innovations especially with regard to the benefit they offer our customers: Which measuring task can I solve better or faster with new technology? What new areas of application are possible for our products that did not exist before? From the many buzzwords we have concentrated on the following. OPTICS - The importance of optical sensors in coordinate metrology has been increasing for several years. We at WENZEL have developed various solutions for this purpose, which are increasingly in demand from our...

WENZEL METROLOGY WORLD – PEOPLE AND PROCESS thing, operability the other. Complex software solutions do not work well in the fast cycle of production. Therefore, we invest a lot in new operating concepts and interfaces. AUTOMATION - When introducing an automation system, the question of occupational safety immediately arises in addition to integration into a production cell. With the WENZEL Automation Interface (WAI) we have created a very good basis for solving these issues. More and more customers expect an automation solution from us - fast, flexible but standardized. Therefore we at WENZEL...

WENZEL METROLOGY WORLD A REVIEW OF THE JUBILEE YEAR 50 YEARS WENZEL 2018 was a decisive year for the WENZEL Group GmbH & Co KG from Wiesthal, the largest family-run manufacturer of innovative measurement solutions. The Wiesthaler company could proudly look back on its 50th company anniversary and at the same time, there were serious changes to be made in order to set the course for a further successful future. In spite of the great challenges and the numerous tasks that had to be mastered, the management and the staff did not want to miss the opportunity to celebrate “50 years of WENZEL” with...

WENZEL METROLOGY WORLD Cheerful atmosphere at the WENZEL Sales Conference 2018 Within the scope of the annual international sales conference, the 50th anniversary was celebrated in June with the “WENZEL 1968’s PARTY” with all subsidiaries and sales partners from all over the world. On 14 June, the gates were opened to the public as part of an open day. Afterwards the anniversary celebration started for all WENZEL employees and their families. The music of the “THE JETS Revival Band” was celebrated until late in the evening. Innovation elite & change of name In July WENZEL was chosen as one of...

Kommerzialrat Karl Wiefler and wife Judit Wiefler Volker Klostermann and wife Erika Klostermann INTERVIEW WITH KOMMERZIALRAT KARL WIEFLER & VOLKER KLOSTERMANN SUCCESSFUL INTO THE FUTURE PARTNER FOR DECADES Since when have you been a partner of WENZEL and why did you become one? Wiefler: Since 1973/1974, unfortunately I can’t trace it back exactly. At that time, the traditional grey cast iron/ steel base plates, but also other aids such as measuring beams, flatness and angle standards were replaced by natural hard stone for corrosion resistance and temperature stability, mainly in the measuring...

Interview - Partner WENZEL METROLOGY WORLD our customers enables us to intervene more quickly when problems arise. We offer all services, preventive measures, software updates and much more, some of which are free of charge. We offer training courses and operating instructions at several locations, also in the customer’s language on request. Klostermann: As a rule, we get to know our customers at an early stage of the project. You approach us with a measurement task and look for optimal solutions, which we work out together. From the large product range and with our experience, also as a provider...

Interview - Partner In your opinion, what were the biggest challenges in the partnership? Wiefler: Unfortunately, after the death of Werner Wenzel in 2006, there were internal tensions, which I tried to smooth in vain during many of my visits to Wiesthal. Only after about six months did calm return and since then the focus has shifted back to work, which has been clearly reflected in the recent performance. Klostermann: The global economic crisis of 2009 left its mark on all of us. Sales collapsed. We put our heads together, developed strategies together, continued to work the market in order...

Interview - Partner WENZEL METROLOGY WORLD the only way to ensure that the tradition that has made the company successful continues to exist and continuity is maintained, which is essential both for the customers, the suppliers and - and this is very important - for the employees of the company. Klostermann: It fills me with special joy that the cooperation between the houses of WENZEL, GGW Gruber and Klostermann also functions excellently in the 2nd generation and is further developed and strengthened. From my point of view, the key answer is a common basis of values and an understanding of...

CT PRODUKTSEGMENT Computed Tomography WENZEL METROLOGY WORLD INDUSTRIAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Application potential of computed tomography in additive manufacturing Additive Manufacturing (AM) has been through the typical course of a new technology: first praised exuberantly as a savior, then rejected as unfit for practical use and now on the way to be a real alternative in manufacturing. One of the main advantages of AM is that even complex and above all hybrid materials can be bonded simultaneously during the construction phase, due to the layered structure or melting....