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"We're already doing a lot with Tebis 4.1 and exploiting many of its potentials. But there’s much more to it than that. On average, we’ve reduced our programs’ processing time by between 20 and 30%."

Manuel Tews, Head of CAM at Dornbusch

Tebis was our CAM system of choice from the very beginning.
 
And in all the years since, it has flexibly and consistently guided and supported us through the various changes and growth at our company based in Emsdetten in Münster, Germany.

Christoph Kestermann, Managing Director of Kestermann GmbH & Co. KG

"We had the feeling from the start that we were in good hands with Tebis – and this has proven to be true to the fullest extent. Tebis acts on our wishes and needs, and their experts always have an open door."

Peter Kalenka, Head of Mold Manufacturing/Molded Foam

Polipol Group

"Whether it's a deadline change, a last-minute order or the failure of a machine – just a few mouse clicks in the system gives us a clear picture and we can give the customer a clear answer."

Fabian Schmittlein, Process Planner

Koller Formenbau GmbH
Oberbürg, Germany

"We tried a couple of CAD/CAM software solutions but nobody provided us with the same safe manufacturing process as Tebis. Their support is just outstanding."

Ivan Marceković, Head of the CAM Technology department

TEH-CUT d.o.o., Zagreb, Croatia

"Tebis CAD/CAM software helps us to produce the precision components to tight deadlines while producing high precision parts."

Martin Cork, Engineering Director

APH3G, Benfleet, United Kingdom

"Tebis has a broad product offering that allows us to offer a solution with a single user interface."

Chris Edwards, Operations director

CNC Robotics Limited, Liverpool, United Kingdom

"It is truly interesting to have one’s own processes evaluated from outside. Of course, we wanted to be faster, better and bigger; the only question was how.”

Kaspar Hürlimann, Managing director

Formbar AG, Kirchdorf, Switzerland

"After purchasing a 5-axis machine, we looked for a suitable software solution and found that Tebis was also the best solution for 5-axis applications."

Belmiro Teixeira, Managing Partner

Irmamolde, Maceira - Leiria, Portugal

"From our first introduction to CNC manufacturing to our collaboration that has lasted many years, we have had nothing but good experiences with Tebis Software and Services."

Tobias Theven, Head of CNC machining and foreman

Theven Modell- und Formenbau; Schwalmtal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

"Tebis can be used to automate many processes, and users lose no time working with different files. These benefits are especially evident when there are design changes".

Ryan Hotchkiss, Head of manufacturing

Integrity Tool and Mold

"We are currently achieving a savings of at least 25% per electrode in electrode design, which is certainly a significant potential with our production of more than 5,500 electrodes per year."

Andreas Schwab, Chief technology officer

BOSCH Formenbau GmbH, Mühlhausen, Germany

"We have to have complete trust in our CAM software provider. If there is a problem, someone from Tebis is always there to find solutions. This can't be measured in financial terms"

Thomas Jäger, Managing director

Alpex Technologies GmbH, Mils, Austria

"When we decided to go with Tebis, we really hit the bull’s-eye. We were immediately impressed by the many milling strategies for all of our application areas. The collision checking is also very precise – better than what we saw in other systems."

Richard Kurz, NC programmer

Wethje Carbon Composites GmbH, Hengersberg, Germany

"If we weren't using Tebis, we wouldn't be where we are today."Our manufacturing times are now significantly shorter."

Jürgen Hopf, Technical managing director

HOPF Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Besigheim-Ottmarsheim, Germany

"Programming 3+2 milling is substantially easier in Tebis than the other softwares we have seen. The guys here claim they would never program with the other software again if they do not have to."

Mickey Guckian, CAD/CAM-Manager

Century Tool & Gage, Fenton, Michigan USA

“We trust Tebis with our millions of dollars invested in our state-of-the-art laser-cutting equipment."

Kirko Mickovski, Owner

Accu-Rite Industries, Shelby Township, MI, United States

"Tebis has helped us achieve excellent and very predictable surface finishes; plus, it’s not difficult to learn and use – our people seem to pick up on it pretty quick."

Delko Prebeg, Chief Operation Officer

Omega Tool Corporation, Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada

"At the end of the day, it's not the least expensive solution, but the most cost-effective one that counts. For software solutions, that clearly means Tebis for us."

Thomas Müller, Managing director and company founder

RSB Rationelle Stahlbearbeitung und VARIO-Metall, Merkers, Germany

“With our previous software we had four programming seats to support four machines. With Tebis we have gotten that down to one seat and the machines can’t keep up with what we are programming.”

Craig Rollag, Production Supervisor

Tennant Company, Minneapolis, MN, United States

"The software allows us to produce our parts more efficiently and to a more accurate tolerance. Before we were teaching the parts by hand on to the machines and this meant we couldn’t hold the tolerance of the drawings."

Tim Spalton, Mechanical director

Interform Manufacturing Ltd., High Wycombe, UK

"We're saving time, we're manufacturing much more effectively and we're achieving better results faster and with fewer personnel."

Kevin Taverner, Vice president

Hi-Tech Mold & Engineering, Inc., Fraser, MI, United States

"We achieved a 60% increase in manufacturing efficiency using sinker EDM." 

Markus Rausch, Junior director and technical operations manager

RAUSCH formenbau GmbH, Hösbach, Germany

"We were able to take over three more machines from a different location and operate them with our available personnel. This corresponds to roughly 12,000 hours of additional manufacturing capacity per year that we no longer have to purchase from external contractors."

Jürgen Fichtner, Operations manager

Frimo Sontra GmbH, Lotte, Germany

"Thanks to process and investment advice, we were able to increase our productivity by 15% per year. Even during the 2009-2010 crisis we could invest in new machines and technology to continuously improve our financial position despite the collapsed market at the time."

Matthias Reuss, Markus Reuss, Managing directors

M.Reuss GmbH, Schwarzach am Main, Germany

"The advantages offered by implementing the Tebis system have far exceeded our expectations. In some cases, manufacturing components using Tebis is 75% faster than using conventional methods."

Jason Brickles, Technical manager

Ansini, Mansfield, United Kingdom

"The software allows us to produce our parts more efficiently and to a more accurate tolerance. Before we were teaching the parts by hand on to the machines and this meant we couldn’t hold the tolerance of the drawings."

Interform Manufacturing, High Wycombe, United Kingdom

"Tebis provides flexibility and ensures reliability—at various locations and on many machines. For the end customer, this means no risk."

Styl’Monde, Priay, France

"All production resources, from tools and machines to machining parameters and features—and even strategies—were developed using Tebis software. And they were also modeled within the software. This ensures high product quality."

Ingenieur Salvatore Morreale, Plant manager

Sanvito & Somaschini S.p.A., Carate Brianza (MB), Italy

"We're already doing a lot with Tebis 4.1 and exploiting many of its potentials. But there’s much more to it than that. On average, we’ve reduced our programs’ processing time by between 20 and 30%."

Manuel Tews, Head of CAM at Dornbusch

"Nobody wants to go back to how things were before ProLeiS. The system quickly provides us with all the data we need and enables us to quickly and flexibility respond to short-term challenges. With ProLeiS, we’re also laying the groundwork for our automation, which we’ll be taking on soon." 

Ralf Hesener, Head of Die Engineering at Gedia

"Even if just one pressure area was overlooked in the process, the correction cost us up to 10,000 Euros. Today, for example, we install dies for doors that we previously had to rework directly in the press for roughly 160 hours"

Roland Schöbel, Head of machining

Die manufacturing Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, Germany

"We have to have complete trust in our CAM software provider. If there is a problem, someone from Tebis is always there to find solutions. This can't be measured in financial terms"

Thomas Jäger, Managing director

Alpex Technologies GmbH, Mils, Austria

"Tebis provides comprehensive process consulting and has precise knowledge of our industry. No one else can offer this combination."

Diedrich Diedrichsen, Managing partner

Heinz Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG, Preußisch Oldendorf, Germany

"Even with our motivated and committed team, FMF would not be where we are today with our processes without the support we got from Tebis."

Rudolf Friedrich, Managing director

FMF Friedrich Modell- und Formenbau GmbH, Hardthausen-Gochsen, Germany

"Tebis significantly reduces the time needed for NC programming and simultaneously increases reliability."

Michael Holmström, Managing director

Swepart Verktyg i Tyringe AB, Tyringe, Sweden

"At the end of the day, it's not the least expensive solution, but the most cost-effective one that counts. For software solutions, that clearly means Tebis for us."

Thomas Müller, Managing director and company founder

RSB Rationelle Stahlbearbeitung und VARIO-Metall, Merkers, Germany

"To reduce our collision rate to zero and to simultaneously save time-consuming checking after postprocessing, we used a simulation with millimeter accuracy of the machine model and the tools in the virtual world. Only Tebis was able to do this."

Hermann Geueke, Head of Mechanical Manufacturing

GEDIA Gebrüder Dingerkus GmbH, Attendorn, Sauerland, Germany

"We’re especially interested in the 3D laser cutting process for sheet metal on ultramodern machinery from Prima Industries and using software from Tebis, a partner of Cecomps for over 25 years."

Gianluca Forneris, Ownership & Sales Director

CECOMP SPA,  La Loggia (TO), Italy

"The company uses Tebis to create high-quality die surfaces that incorporate springback compensation and stability calculation results."

Ralf Schmidt, Head of Die Manufacturing Engineering

ALLGAIER Process Technology GmbH, ALLGAIER Werke GmbH, Uhingen, Germany

"Thanks to process and investment advice, we were able to increase our productivity by 15% per year. Even during the 2009-2010 crisis we could invest in new machines and technology to continuously improve our financial position despite the collapsed market at the time."

Matthias Reuss, Markus Reuss, Managing directors

M.Reuss GmbH, Schwarzach am Main, Germany

We took a closer look at Tebis's automated 2.5D process during a discussion with sales manager Arno Volkmar and NC programmer Ralf Wünsch.

Arno Volkmar, Sales Manager, Ralf Wünsch, NC Programmer

RSB Rationelle Stahlbearbeitung, Merkers, Germany

Diedrich Diedrichsen, managing partner of Heinz Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG, on successful process changes in the company.

Diedrich Diedrichsen, Managing partner

Heinz Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG, Preußisch Oldendorf, Germany

"Tebis has helped us improve our entire manufacturing process. We've become faster and more flexible, and manufacture more efficiently and reliably. This is all possible thanks to the high consistency of the software, on a level that no others provide."

Björn Wind, Team leader for work preparation and NC manufacturing

Merima Präzisions-Werkzeugbau GmbH, Brackenheim, Germany