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PRODUCTION

CNC machines are essenti

Renowned instrument manufacturer Bechstein em

he SCHERDELGroup has music
T strument production. All the systems
Contact in its very DNA: When the compa- supplied to this customer by Reichen-
ny was established at the end of the bacher Hamuel in recent years have
Reichenbacher Hamuel
19th century, piano strings were some been specifically designed and tailored
– SERVICE CENTRE – TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT – NEWS AND INFORMATION
GmbH
of the first products that it produced. to the needs of their new owner. Irre-
Rosenauer Str. 32
Excellent links to the music industry re- spective of whether this referred to a
D-96487 Dörfles- Esbach
main to this day. Since 1982, the measuring sensor to communicate the
SCHERDEL subsidiary Reichenbacher position of the workpiece back to the
Tel.: +49 9561 599-0
Hamuel based in Dörfles-Esbach has machine control via an infrared inter-
Fax: +49 9561 599-199
been manufacturing CNC machining face or to special tool detection sys-
Email:
centres for none other than the tems: The advanced materials and
info@reichenbacher.de
renowned upright and grand piano manufacturing skills at SCHERDEL al-
www.reichenbacher.de
maker Bechstein – with its internation- ways guaranteed the ideal solution for
ally recognised premium brands C. the production of bespoke machines.
Bechstein and Bechstein, as well as
Plant Manager
the brand names Hoffmann and Zim- The Reichenbacher design engineers
mermann. They bridge the gap be- put the clients’ often very special chal-
tween traditional piano-making meth- lenges at the centre of their planning
ods and cutting-edge technology for in- and design work. For example, compo-
dustrial production of the acoustic nent surfaces are coated with piano
body. Almost the entire breadth of lacquer. This is a delicate polyester lac-
Reichenbacher Hamuel’s product port- quer which is particularly susceptible to
folio is utilised to manufacture roughly scratches and scrapes. Rounded body
4,000 musical instruments a year – contours also place extra demands on
many of which are intended for large the manufacturing process. Henry
concert halls around the globe. Noack, who is responsible for the R&D
Thomas Czwielong
and CNC teams at the Bechstein head-
Tel.: +49 9561 599-414
The engineers, tone specialists, mas- quarters in Seifhennersdorf, emphasis-
Email:
ter piano makers and concert techni- es the importance of the CNC machin-
thomas.czwielong@
cians at Bechstein tirelessly research ing centres for instrument production.
reichenbacher.de
the relationships between sound struc- In the past, it was possible to use small
ture development, material effect, processing machines to profitably man-
Service Manager
stress ratios and manufactur- ufacture quality components in
ing techniques. The applica- large quantities. But the wide array
tion of ultra-modern CNC of models nowadays and the many
machining centres en- special customer requests de-
sures the company manded an increased level of
is a pioneer in flexibility for industrial applica-
the field of tions. The basic principle of
musical in- production using a modular
Spa
system with a high degree of
repeatability for numerous
processes is unbeatable and
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Email:
Matthias Wolf
an integral part of the quality
Tel.: +49 9561 599-444
philosophy.
matthias.wolf@
reichenbacher.de

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