Zürich, Switzerland, March 14, 2022 – Swiss superabrasives leader Meister Abrasives AG and German precision grinding specialist Schleifscheibenfabrik Alfons Schmeier GmbH & Co.KG announce their participation in the very first edition of the international grinding trade fair GrindingHub in May 2022.
Swiss company Meister Abrasives and its German sister Alfons Schmeier will take part in the GrindingHub exhibition – the new hub for grinding technology – premiering in May 17-20, 2022 in Stuttgart, Germany. Held at the Messe Stuttgart, GrindingHub is the platform where industry experts discuss the areas of technology, processes, productivity, automation and digitalization. As official exhibitors, Meister Abrasives and Alfons Schmeier will present their latest technological innovations in the area of superabrasive grinding solutions.
With its unparalleled expertise, Meister Abrasives turns its innovations in ceramic and hybrid bonds with CBN and diamond grits into industry-wide benchmarks. Adept in precision grinding, Alfons Schmeier continuously improves its offering and has recently developed the industry-first sulfur-free solution for honing cups and stones that does not compromise tool life. The innovative technologies and superior materials employed in all Meister Abrasives’ and Alfons Schmeier’s solutions, make the latter revolutionary for the industries in which they are used: automotive, e-mobility, semiconductors, medical, bearing, ceramics and coating. From grinding coated brakes, through mastering the properties of Silicon Carbide (SiC), to eliminating malicious sulfur Meister Abrasives and Alfons Schmeier apply their extensive expertise to design solutions that define the world of tomorrow.
Visit Meister Abrasives’ and Alfons Schmeier’s pavilion – Hall 9, booth 9D70 – to discover their latest innovations and personally meet the brands’ experts. Join the technical presentations and lively discussions and immerse into Meister Abrasives’ and Alfons Schmeier’s world to learn more about the brands’ cutting-edge technological solutions that grind the future.
ABOUT MEISTER ABRASIVES
Meister Abrasives is a leading and highly innovative company with extensive experience in developing and manufacturing customized cutting-edge industrial superabrasive tools for high-precision grinding applications. Founded in 1951 in Switzerland, Meister Abrasives is synonymous to exceptional quality, precision, and individualized customer solutions – values inherent not only to the brand but also to the land in which it originated – Switzerland. Being at the forefront of technological innovation, Meister Abrasives is dedicated to its quest of creating innovation with a higher meaning through processes optimization, sustainable use of resources, control of own manufacturing processes, and uncompromising attitude to quality in customer care, facilitated by the brand’s international structure with family values.
ABOUT ALFONS SCHMEIER
Founded in 1946 in Helmbrechts, Germany, Alfons Schmeier is an innovative company, leader in application technology and production with ample experience in manufacturing internal grinding and finishing industrial tools. The Alfons Schmeier name evokes the brand’s values of highest precision, exceptional quality, and individualized customer solutions.
ABOUT GRINDING HUB
Premiering in May 2022, GrindingHub is the new hub of international grinding technology. With its clear focus, international approach and modern, hybrid trade fair concept, GrindingHub is set to become the new industry meeting place for grinding technology – from the industry for the industry. Organized by the German Machine Tool Builders’ Association (VDW), Messe Stuttgart and the Swiss Association of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Industries (SWISSMEM), GrindingHub comprises extensive industry expertise and trade fair experience.
Under the moto “Brings solutions to the surface”, GrindingHub showcases solutions along the entire value chain. Industry sectors, among which grinding, polishing and honing agents, grinding machines for cutting and machining tools, disposal and treatment of cooling lubricants, and surface grinding machines, will be spotlighted. During the trade fair, topics such as Technology, Processes, Productivity, Automation and Digitalization in Grinding Technology will be discussed in order to demonstrate how science and industry can work hand-in-hand together.