BACK AGAIN - AS SHARP AS EVER BEFORE
THE VOLLMER INDUSTRY DAYS. EVERYTHING ABOUT SHARPENING, GRINDING, ERODING AND NOW ALSO LASERING. AND YOU ARE WARMLY INVITED.
There is one appointment for 2023 you surely don’t want to miss: From 18 – 20 April 2023 VOLLMER invites you to join the third edition of VDays. Technology presentations, product demonstrations, company tours and meet other industry experts spread over three days promise extensive knowledge for sustainable and efficient sharpening of rotary tools and circular saws. Whether you are a tool manufacturer, sharpening service or saw mill, we have the right grinding, eroding and laser processing ideas for your business.
Back again – as sharp as ever before.
The VDays are finally back after a lengthy COVID break. However, we are also back with new solutions for rotary tool machining - such as the new extended VGrind product series, the VHybrid 260 erosion-grinding machine tool, and the VLaser 370; also new is the CS 860 and CSF 860 for tooth top, face and side machining on circular saws. Hence, VOLLMER remains a true full-line supplier for sustainable grinding, eroding and laser machining technologies. We have strong partners lined up at VDays from production and academia.
What are the VDays?
All the facts. All the dates. All the information you need.
// Register for the day(s) you wish to participate. The schedule repeats each day, so feel free to select the presentations and demonstrations suited to your needs.
// 18. & 19. April 2023 - English / 20. April 2023 - German
// 9:00-17:00: Technology presentations, meet the experts, company tours and VOLLMER/partner machine demonstrations
// Evening event on Tuesday and Wednesday
// Join us in Biberach/Riss, between Stuttgart and Munich, Germany.
The sooner, the better: Due to capacity restraints, participants are limited to 200 per day.
Individual programme
One event, concentrated know-how: specialist lectures, technology demonstrations, company tours and exchanges with industry experts. You are free to choose which days and programme items you take part in - whether it's talking shop, continuing your education, discovering the right solution for current challenges in your business or simply networking. Let VOLLMER and our technology partners inspire you over the three days of the event.
All technologies
This year we are at the start with all technologies: grinding with the VGrind series. Grinding and eroding with the VHybrid 260. Saw blade sharpening with the CS 860 & CSF 860. And brand new: laser cutting with the VLaser 370 . Choose your technology. Discover the new sharpness of VOLLMER. Many partner companies are also on site to represent the entire process chain of tool production.
Over the horizon
Digitalisation, automation, process efficiency and sustainability are topics that will accompany us into the future. These trends offer opportunities for differentiation and competitive advantages. One thing is clear: they also require a rethink. With the VDays, we want to offer you added value and impetus by not ignoring these factors.
PARTNER
At the VDays you will meet concentrated expertise. On site for you: Leading companies from the fields of testing and measuring technology, metal cutting, diamond high-performance plastics, automation, software and digital networking. Look forward to personal contacts and information that will help you get ahead.
Our novelties
Our machine portfolio is constantly being further developed. Therefore, we will present our latest highlights at the VDays.
VLaser 370 - With patented kinematics: Laser technology redefined.
VGrind-Reihe - The doubly efficient one: Thanks to double spindle.
VHybrid 260 - Grinding or EDM: If you want both, you can have both.
CS 860 & CSF 860 - The perfect grind with maximum flexibility: For tooth face, tooth top and the flank.
Discover also the rest of our product portfolio. Get an insight into the entire VOLLMER product world during the daily live demos.
Daily Agenda // Lectures
| 08.30 - 09.00am | Reception | |
| 09.00 - 09.15am | Welcoming Statement | Jürgen Hauger CEO (VOLLMER) |
| 09.15 - 09.45am | Keynote // Resource-efficient grinding of PcBN shank tools | Christian Heller (Institute for Production Engineering and Machine Tools / Leibniz University Hannover) |
| 09.45 - 10.15am | Eroding in the limit range | Alexander Schmid, Product Manager (VOLLMER) |
| 10.15 - 10.45am | Coffee Break | |
| 10.45 - 11.15am | VHybrid 260: Manufacturing of PCD micro tools | Fulko Scheffold, Process and Application Development (VOLLMER) Simon Riefling, Sales Manager International (iew Induktive Erwärmungsanlagen GmbH) |
| 11.15 - 11.45am | Laser technology - path to Fullliner | Christopher Lang, Product Manager (VOLLMER) |
| 11.45 - 12.15am | VGrind series - effcient and precise | Eric Scheffold, Product Manger (VOLLMER) |
| 12.15 - 01.30pm | Lunch Break | |
| 01.30 - 02.00pm | Solid wood saws - properties and challenges | Thomas Wenger, Product Manager (VOLLMER) |
| 02.00 - 02.30pm | Sharpening HSS and carbide tipped circular saw blades on one machine | Dr. Roland Loroch, CEO (Loroch) |
| 02.30 - 03.00pm | Keynote // Performance and sustainability improvement by innovative sawing technologies (Takes place only on 18 April) | Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Christian Möhring (Institute for Machine Tools / University of Stuttgart) |
| 03.00 - 03.30pm | Coffee Break | |
| 03.30 - 04.00pm | Deburring with ultrasonic - sharped-edged but free of burrs | Thomas Benzing, Head of Sales (ultraTec) |
| 04.00 - 04.30pm | Digital transformation in the tooling industry | Manuel Löffler, Head of Digital Products (VOLLMER) |
| 04.30 - 05.00pm | The VPortal - On the way to the digital twin with the smart customer and service portal | Manuel Löffler, Head of Digital Products (VOLLMER) |
Arrival and hotels
You can get to Biberach/Riss by car or by train; the nearest airports are Stuttgart and Munich.
In addition, we have already reserved hotel allotments for you in our vicinity. Simply mention the keyword VOLLMER VDays when booking.
Do you still have questions about the journey or do you need help with the hotel booking? Let us know.
Our event venue: VOLLMER WERKE Maschinenfabrik GmbH // Ehinger Straße 34 // 88400 Biberach/Riß // Germany