In the pitchure from left to right: Koichi Nosaka (President HAIMER Japan K.K.), Andreas Haimer (President Haimer Group), Dr. Masahiko Mori (President DMG MORI Co., Ltd.) and Kentaro Blu-men-stengel (Executive Director DMQP and President of DMG MORI Technium).
Integration of HAIMER »Tool Room of the Future» development at DMG MORI sites, including complete automation solutions in Iga and a joint global software distribution agreement.
DMG MORI Co., Ltd. and HAIMER GmbH have announced an expansion of their long-standing strategic collaboration to accelerate the digitalization of tool rooms, automation, and global software distribution. The agreement extends joint activities to DMG MORI showrooms, technical centers, and production facilities worldwide, benefiting their joint global customers.
Successful machining requires both powerful machines and highly precise peripheral technology that ensures precision is transferred from the spindle to the cutting edge of the cutting tool. This is why the collaboration between DMG MORI, a global leader in machine tools, and HAIMER, a world leader in high-precision technology for tools, shrinking, presetting, and balancing, has been very successful and reliable for almost twenty years. This collaboration now incorporates the industry's evolution towards Machining Transformation (MX) and Digital Transformation (DX), adding the latest HAI-MER software to DMG MORI Qualified Products (DMQP) for worldwide resale. Dr. Masahiko Mori, President of DMG MORI Co., Ltd., emphasizes the next step of the partnership in general: "The close collaboration with HAI-MER as a long-term partner advances our MX and DX strategy by integrating world-leading shrinking, balancing, and presetting machines, including high-precision tools, tool room automation, and software solutions for our global customers. As a leading machine tool company, together with HAIMER, we offer comprehensive process integration and digital transformation in our DMQP program. This step will accelerate the connectivity of digital twins across our entire machine ecosystem." style="text-align: justify; ">For Andreas Haimer, President of the HAIMER Group, digital connectivity in HAIMER Tool Room solutions is key to the expansion of the partnership:
»We will take our global partnership to the next level by implementing the »Tool Room of the Future« concept with i4.0 tool presetting, shrinking and balancing, including our digital tool and data management software Win-Tool and Tool Room Manager, as well as our intelligent sales solutions Tool-base in all DMG MORI facilities, showrooms and technology centers worldwide. Our joint customers will be able to easily purchase the complete HAIMER product range in the DMQP program via DMG MORI and integrate our products, with the option of financing, when investing in machine tools."
In detail, the agreement includes The implementation of the "Tool Room of the Future," the joint use of Industry 4.0 presetting, shrinking, and balancing solutions connected to HAIMER software, is taking place at DMG MORI's global headquarters in Tokyo, as well as at the main production sites in Iga (Japan), Pfronten (Germany), and other DMG MORI locations worldwide. In the HAIMER "Tool Room of the Future," every single assembly step is tracked, controlled, and validated by the Tool Room Manager software. Digital twins are created by WinTool, and assembly jobs, including cutting tool tolerances, are sent to the presetting, shrinking, and balancing devices for seamless data connectivity. Reordering cutting tools can be fully automated with Toolbase solutions.
Automation Cube One: A breakthrough for DMG MORI's Iga production facility
Furthermore, the HAIMER Automation Cube One was recently introduced at the Iga production facility for fully automated tool assembly with Magnescale components, ensuring maximum precision.
This automated shrinking and presetting cell with a 12-axis cobot is the ideal solution for reliable and efficient tool assembly in a high-volume production environment. In combination with the high-quality HAIMER shrink fit chucks, the installation of the HAIMER Automation Cube One has already proven to be a game changer for the Iga production site, as Kazutoyo Moriguchi, Senior Executive Officer Production Engineering and Vice President DMG MORI Iga Co. Ltd., explains.
»We have already achieved a significant increase in productivity of 30 percent and more in our production by switching from traditional Japanese milling systems and collet chucks to HAIMER shrink fit technology a few years ago. Now, with the investment in the Automation Cube One, we can take the next step, fully automating the Tool Room and working unmanned to close the skills gap."
Global distribution of HAIMER digital solutions by DMG MORI Technium
At the EMO Hannover 2025 trade fair, HAIMER, DMG MORI Technium and WinTool kicked off a strong partnership with the aim of shaping the future of digital tool management. WinTool, a new digital solution for tool and data management, was presented at the DMG MORI booth. DMG MORI Technium will resell this solution globally, providing digital tool management and digital twin connectivity to over 20 CAM systems for their joint customers. Kentaro Blumenstengel, Executive Director DMQP and President of DMG MORI Technium, emphasizes: "HAIMER has always been our most important DMQP partner for the automation and digitalization of tool rooms. We have now expanded this partnership with a global software distribution agreement through DMG MORI Technium to resell WinTool, Tool Room Manager and all HAIMER software solutions to our customers.
Benefits for Japanese and international customers
Summarizing the new level of partnership in Japan and globally, HAIMER Japan K.K. President Koichi Nosaka emphasizes the advantages of proven HAIMER solutions for increased process reliability and productivity on the shop floor, which have been demonstrated in recent Japanese customer success stories:
"Our Japanese and international customers can benefit from this partnership to easily access all our products through DMG MORI. We have seen this from customers It is common in Japan that HAIMER balancing systems have extended the service life of spindles in critical applications by up to 300%. Furthermore, the introduction of our Microset presetting technology at large Japanese automotive companies has led to higher precision, simpler software operation and significantly fewer calibration cycles thanks to the thermally stable cast iron base of our machines."
Automation Cube One
In combination with HAIMER shrink fit chucks, the HAIMER Automation Cube One has revolutionized the DMG MORI Iga production site. From left to right: Andreas Haimer (President of the Haimer Group), Kazutoyo Moriguchi (Senior Manager Production Engineering and Vice President DMG MORI Iga Co. Ltd.) and Koichi Nosaka (President HAIMER Japan K.K.)
DMG MORI has also successfully replaced milling spindles with HAIMER thermally coupled spindles, achieving a significant increase in productivity of up to 5.5 times. Kazutoyo Moriguchi, Senior Executive Officer Production Engineering and Vice President DMG MORI Iga Co. Ltd., explains: "We have already seen a significant increase in productivity of 30% or more in our production by switching from traditional Japanese milling systems and collet chucks to HAIMER shrink fit technology a few years ago."
Microset Tool Presetter
Microset tool presetting technology has helped major Japanese automotive companies achieve higher precision, simpler software operations, and significantly reduced calibration cycles thanks to the thermally stable cast iron base design.
About HAIMER
HAIMER is a medium-sized, family-owned company headquartered in Igenhausen, Bavaria, near Augsburg, Germany. It develops, manufactures and sells innovative, high-precision products for metal cutting and other industries, including automotive, aerospace, energy, railways, and general machining. The product range includes a wide variety of tool holders in all common interfaces and lengths, solid carbide cutting tools, shrink fit and balancing machines, as well as 3D sensors and tool presetting machines from HAIMER Microset.
Approximately 800 employees worldwide, 500 of whom work at the production facility in Igenhausen, use state-of-the-art machines and a high level of automation. HAIMER Microset tool presetting machines are manufactured at HAIMER's second production site in Bielefeld, with approximately 50 employees. Experienced, dynamic, and highly qualified employees ensure the renowned, top-quality "made by HAIMER." As a company committed to apprenticeships, with nearly 50 apprentices and a high hiring rate, HAIMER is able to secure its future qualified employees and contribute to the further education of young adults, thus securing the future of German industry. As the European market leader in tool holding technology, with a daily capacity of approximately 4,000 tool holders, maintaining the technological edge of our products is very important to HAIMER. For this reason, each year, between 8 and 10 percent of our turnover is invested in research and development. This daily desire for improvement perfectly aligns with our corporate philosophy: quality wins.
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