JP Performance titanium rim: From a 400 kg titanium block to a high-end rim – our tools in action

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The JP Performance titanium rim is a globally unique project. A rim made of Grade 5 titanium – a material otherwise used in aerospace – was manufactured for the legendary Jaguar E-Type. It took over 160 hours of machining time to transform the 400 kg raw block into the finished 18 kg rim. The project began through a collaboration between Ladermanufaktur GmbH and JP Performance. We were directly involved as a tooling partner and played a decisive role in the manufacturing process with our high-performance titanium milling cutters.

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Practical experience meets precision: HAM and Seekircher optimize turning, milling, and manufacturing processes

For around a year now, HAM and Seekircher have enjoyed a close partnership based on practical knowledge transfer, technological progress, and a passion for precision. Alex and Aline founded Seekircher in 2024, and we have been partners from the very beginning.

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Understanding and implementing complete turning-milling machining: production without manual reclamping is this simple

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Manufactured basic body for a PCD tool from our workshop “Machining turning evolution” for complete turning-milling machining on 02.07.25

Turning, milling, drilling, reaming, threading, measuring – all in a single integrated process. Sounds like the future, but it has long been a reality in modern manufacturing companies. Complete turning-milling machining combines high-precision machining steps into an efficient process that saves time, reduces errors and sustainably improves processes.

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How to achieve perfect aluminum machining: Aluminum machining live in the workshop!

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Aluminum is omnipresent. We encounter it in vehicle bodies, aircraft structures, machine components, packaging and in many industrial applications. The reasons for this are obvious: the material is light, malleable, corrosion-resistant and impresses with its excellent conductivity. However, it is precisely this diversity that poses particular challenges for manufacturers. This is because aluminum machining is anything but a matter of course.

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The path to smart manufacturing: The digital process chain live at our workshop!

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Imagine a factory where gears not only mesh, but where ideas interweave to create groundbreaking solutions. A place where technology doesn’t stand still, but rather storms forward – faster, more precisely, more efficiently. This is exactly what our HAM showroom is. We launched it four years ago to provide a real insight into the digital process chain and to show what digital manufacturing looks like today and what it could look like in the future. Not a theoretical construct, but a functioning system that ranges from the first digital tool model to machining on the machine.

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Digitalization in manufacturing: Why now is the right time

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The manufacturing world is at a turning point. With Industry 4.0, automation and intelligent production processes, the entire structure is changing – faster, more efficiently and more precisely than ever before. However, technological progress not only brings new opportunities, but also significant challenges: High investments, security risks in IT and the complex integration of new systems into existing structures are slowing down many companies.

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Of turbochargers and teamwork: This is how we experienced AMB 2024!

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The HAM team at AMB 2024 in Stuttgart

The AMB 2024 in Stuttgart was once again the metalworking industry event of the year and we are proud to have been there again as an exhibitor! The international exhibition, which has been a fixture in the metalworking industry since 1982, once again proved to be an indispensable platform for exchanging ideas and presenting new technologies. With over 65,000 trade visitors from all over the world and 1,244 exhibitors, the trade fair offered a unique opportunity to experience innovations in metalworking at first hand. And we were also able to successfully showcase our innovative products and solutions.

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Change in the management of the HAM Group

There has been a change in the management of Hartmetallwerkzeugfabrik Andreas Maier GmbH from 1 October 2022.

From left to right: Günter Eberle, Petra Eberle, Raffael Eberle
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