Road Report: Wish You Were Here, Day 3
Where in the world is Chris Koepfer, editor-in-chief of Production Machining? Today, he's learning about the latest manufacturing technology in southern Germany.
Next up was a drive down the road to Emag in Salach, Germany. Head of Marketing Oliver Hagenlocher was in China, so he arranged for us to meet with Michael Sauter, head of Emag Academy, and Hans-Georg Hommel, senior project engineer. The group that is Emag represents 10 different and discrete machine tool builders. The idea is to offer a complete manufacturing process solution regardless of the operations needed. As an aside, Hans has spent time in the USA—in 1992 he set up the company’s operations in Troy, Michigan. In 1994, the company moved to Farmington Hills, Michigan, where Bob Cramer and later, Markus Heßbrueggen, set up and ran the company. To get your head around what 10 machine tools companies are doing together as a group, visit Emag's website.
Emag corporate headquarters in
