Hufschmied has opened a U.S. branch in Chicago’s iconic Smurfit-Stone Building at 150 North Michigan Avenue. Source | Hufschmied and Roman Boed from The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Hufschmied Zerspanungssysteme (Bobingen, Germany) is a manufacturer of material and process-optimized cutting tools highly regarded in the German automotive and aerospace industries. The company has now opened a U.S. branch in Chicago, Illinois. The company’s Mexican subsidiary, which has operated since 2016, has also just been expanded in staff and further international branches are being planned.

Hufschmied Zerspanungssysteme is represented in 21 countries outside Germany. International business currently accounts for 30% of its revenues, which have increased 22% overall compared to the previous year.

"Our distribution partners do a good job,” says Christel Hufschmied, managing director, “but what sets us apart from our competitors is our ability to master special machining challenges with customer-specific tools and machining strategies. In order to live up to our claim, we will gradually establish our own teams of experts in target markets. I am delighted that we can now start this with Daniel Sanchez in the U.S."

The company explains that special tools are required not only for particularly hard materials, but machining of brittle, soft or temperature-sensitive materials can also be problematic. Especially with composite materials — including carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP), glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) and ceramic matrix composites (CMC) — Hufschmied achieves significant savings in machining times and the highest surface qualities. Read more: “Optimizing machining for composites: Tool designs, processes and Industry 4.0 systems.”

Hufschmied will present itself to the U.S. trade audience for the first time at IMTS (Sep. 9-14, 2024, Chicago), in a joint booth with Roders: South Building, Level 3 - 339386.

HZS - Hufschmied Tools Corp.
150 North Michigan Avenue, 35th Floor
Chicago, Illinois, 60601
Mr. Daniel Sanchez
Tel.+1-312-763-2160

about Hufschmied Zerspanungssysteme GmbH

Established in 1991 and headquartered in Bobingen near Augsburg, Hufschmied Zerspanungssysteme GmbH is a manufacturer of high-quality tools for production machining and friction stir welding. By specializing at an early stage in the machining of plastics, fiberglass materials and carbon fiber, Hufschmied has become a leader in Europe in the development of solutions for new materials. The company is an established system supplier to renowned machine tool manufacturers. Tools and manufacturing process consulting from Hufschmied are particularly valued in the automotive and aerospace industries as well as in medical technology. The company is involved in numerous organizations, including Composites United Deutschland e. V.

Hufschmied's manufacturing operations are located in Bobingen, Winterlingen and Sigmaringen on the Swabian Alb in Germany. Hufschmied is certified according to ISO 9001:2015 (quality management) and ISO 14001:2015 (environmental management). Hufschmied is the only tool manufacturer with its own diamond coating plant.