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Visiting a Town with Mitsubishi Materials 〜Stuttgart Technical Center edition〜
Ms. Stride, a woman traveling around the world, visits a town where a Mitsubishi Materials Group hub is located.
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Ms. Stride
A woman in her late twenties who enjoys factory tours and strolls around town.
Stuttgart Technical Center edition
In this edition, we will introduce the Stuttgart Technical Center, which provides a wide range of solutions for European customers who use Mitsubishi Materials’ cutting tools, and the city of Stuttgart.
Stuttgart is located in southwest Germany. As a major manufacturing hub, it is home to many of Mitsubishi Materials’ customers in the automotive, aircraft, and parts industries. Stuttgart Technical Center of MMC Hartmetall GmbH (MHG), more commonly known as MTEC Stuttgart, was established in June 2019.
Stuttgart TV Tower
The world's first telecommunications tower!
The world's first telecommunications tower!
The Stuttgart TV Tower is the symbol of Stuttgart. Built in 1956, it was the world’s first telecommunications tower, and thus served as the prototype for many other TV towers around the world. Today, it houses a panorama café, where you can enjoy good food while gazing out at an incredible view. When the weather is fine, it is possible to see Teck Castle from the top of the tower.
Let’s have a break at a historic landmark while gazing out at the city♪
Swabian Cuisine
Must-try dishes in Stuttgart
Must-try dishes in Stuttgart
Swabia is a historic region in southwest Germany. The local food is rich and hearty, and the most well-known dishes include Maultaschen (meat and spinach-filled dumplings either fried or
served in broth) and Spätzle (fresh egg noodles).
served in broth) and Spätzle (fresh egg noodles).
I’m excited to taste food I’ve never eaten before!
Esslingen Christmas Market
Celebrate Christmas in medieval style
Celebrate Christmas in medieval style
Germany is well-known for its Christmas markets, where you can enjoy a cup of Glühwein (mulled wine) and bratwurst sausages. The Esslingen Christmas Market is particularly famous as it is based on a medievaltheme and many of the participants dress up asknights or kings!
Welcome to MTEC Stuttgart!
MTEC Stuttgart’s Workflow
Upon receiving a request, MTEC Stuttgart’s project engineering team will thoroughly analyze the customer’s machining cycle to determine the issues of machining. The engineers come from a variety of backgrounds and industries, allowing them to make proposals from different perspectives. Once a proposal is accepted, they will begin the trial machining and optimization process to ensure that everything works flawlessly.
Seeing is believing!
MTEC Stuttgart is also designed to demonstrate these solutions to customers. The conference and machining rooms can accommodate up to 50 visitors, and every machine is equipped with a process monitoring camera, the footage of which can be played on a monitor or streamed online.
It sounds like the company pays close attention to customer needs!
Testing Equipment
MTEC Stuttgart tests machining processes under conditions that match the customer’s needs on machines in MTEC and uses precise measuring tools to check the dimensions and quality afterwards. Digital solutions can also be used to calculate cutting force, stress, and other information that may be important to the cumsomer.
Original Designs
In the event that Mitsubishi Material’s standard catalog of tools doesn’t include a suitable solution, MTEC Stuttgart’s engineers can modify existing tools or design something completely new from scratch. Design proposals can be completed in as little as a few days!
Cradle of the Automobile
The first automobile is said to have been invented in Stuttgart by Gottlieb Daimler in 1885, giving the city the moniker “cradle of the automobile.” Today, Stuttgart is home to all the major German car manufacturers, as well as the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche museums, where you can brush up on your automobile history!
I know a lot of these cars!
Guide
Coordinator
R&D
Kiichi Yamazaki
Joined Mitsubishi Materials Corporation in April 2011 as a tool designer. In April 2020, he transferred to MHG (Germany) as a project engineer. Currently, he is in charge of coordinating R&D and designing customized tools. He recommends visiting the Stuttgart TV Tower and the Mercedes-Benz Museum.
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Group Leader / Application Engineer
MTEC Stuttgart
Dennis Loibl
Joined the company in February 2019. One of the founding members of MTEC Stuttgart. Currently, he is in charge of trial machining, optimization, and cost and performance reports. He recommends seeing the majestic castles in the Stuttgart area.
