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PLANSEE in Shanghai specializes in the production of refractory metals and their alloys and composite materials such as tungsten, molybdenum, etc.

Plansee China's know-how covers the entire production chain: powder preparation, manufacture of pressed-sintered products close to the final shape, and all aspects of further processing and assembly of complex components. PLANSEE's value-added products place very high demands on geometric dimensions and product tolerances. PLANSEE must develop a high level of expertise in machine manufacturing and measurement. The company has grown significantly in China in recent years and has gradually acquired a WENZEL coordinate measuring machine during this time LH 108 And nine XOrbit coordinate measuring machines purchased.

These devices are very useful for the geometric measurement of complex parts and the measurement of various shape and position tolerances, such as profiles. It is the insistence on the highest quality that has long consolidated PLANSEE's leading position in the powder metallurgical production of materials.

Why did PLANSEE choose WENZEL as a supplier when it first came into contact with WENZEL? Because the two companies share the same business philosophy, which is to deliver premium products. The design, manufacturing and high level of internal production guarantee the high quality and durability of WENZEL measuring machines, many of which have maintained their stable performance after decades of use, according to customer feedback. Wang Qiang, head of measurement technology at PLANSEE, praises WENZEL's measurement solutions: “The LH 108 coordinate measuring machine with a Y-axis of 1600 mm is used specifically to measure some large-format products. It has been in use for more than eight years and has remained stable and as precise as new 1.8 μm devices. It is impressive to maintain such a high level of accuracy after eight years of use. ”

PLANSEE has been buying and using WENZEL's XO coordinate measuring machines since 2015. To meet the rapid growth of the last six years, PLANSEE purchases measuring machines every year. Some of its products require two to four measuring machines. “WENZEL has always delivered the products on time, although we often need their devices at short notice. When our customers need to speed up the progress of a project or we need to meet a deadline in our production, WENZEL understands us and puts our needs first. They deliver early in a race against time and at the same time ensure quality so that we can meet the deadline,” says Wang.

Wang Qiang was also impressed by the user experience: “The XO series is a cost-effective measuring machine whose precision meets our requirements and proves to be very helpful in our precision machining. Now almost all of our high-precision parts are measured with the XO series.” “If we want our customers to rely on the precise workmanship of our products, we must ensure that our measurement report stands up to verification. We certainly can't shift the blame onto our customers. We have been using WENZEL devices for so many years, but there has never been a divergence of measurement results between our customers and those of our customers. This also proves that WENZEL measuring machines meet our precision requirements. After the measurement, our customers are very satisfied with the product quality,” says Wang.

To date, PLANSEE has purchased nine XO coordinate measuring machines from WENZEL. In the future, WENZEL would like to deliver further innovative solutions that exceed customer expectations.