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ZRINSKI, CROATIA
Aluminum component
A ZRINSKI employee checking the quality of an
aluminum component
Find the right tooling partner:
ZRINSKI Tehnologija machines
with CERATIZIT
Application report at ZRINSKI Tehnologija in Croatia
CERATIZIT customer ZRINSKI Tehnologija in Northern
Croatia has already filled half of its new hall with CNC
machines. Marijan Cepanec, production manager for
turning, explains: “We still have a lot of plans. At the
moment we have 18 machine plants, and another four are
planned for this year.”
ZRINSKI Tehnologija is an affiliate of the German ZRINSKI
AG and over the years has become an expert in the field
of design and production of high-quality special products:
medical systems, aerospace components, mechanical
engineering, precision engineering and antenna instal-
lation. Using aluminum, titanium and other materials ZRINSKI
Tehnologija produces spine implants, bone plates,
kinematic modules for aircraft seats, watch cases and
surfaces of parabolic reflector antennas. Production manager
Cepanec states: “Per year we produce up to 2000
seats for Lufthansa’s Business Class, a typical example of
our service: highly precise parts delivered just in time.“
Further premium customers and projects are Siemens
(assemblies and A-parts) and IWC (watch cases) as well
as the core piece for the ‘ear of the world’, the surfaces of
the radio telescopes in the Atacama desert in Chile.
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Find the right tooling partner: CERATIZIT
When manufacturing such high-quality products, the
choice of the tooling partner is a crucial decision. Production
manager Cepanec: “80 per cent of the carbide tools
applied at ZRINSKI Tehnologija are from CERATIZIT. The
demand for tools is very high ranging from drills to
high-speed tools.”
Željko Domislović, production manager for milling states:
“The great thing about working together with CERATIZIT
is their short response time. The tools are always on time,
which is one less worry. Tools for test purposes are also
always delivered in a short time. Cooperation is extremely
uncomplicated. Problems are discussed openly and
together we think about how things can be improved
upon. In addition there are regular visits, which has
ensured that we are on good terms with each other.”
“We are delighted with the cutting tools from CERATIZIT!”
The cutting tool engineers at ZRINSKI Tehnologija know
that CERATIZIT does not only offer highly efficient
tools for aluminum machining. Domislović: “We are
really delighted with the cutting tools for titanium