Published 3/25/2024

Haimer Partners With TCM Group to Distribute Tooling Technology

The TCM Group will rely on Haimer as a strategic supplier in the field of toolholders, shrinking, balancing and presetting machines in the core business of tool management.

Edited by: Chris Pasion

Managing Editor, Modern Machine Shop | Production Machining

Source: The Haimer Group

The Haimer Group has become a shareholder in WinTool AG and agreed to a strategic partnership with the TCM Group, which grants Haimer global distribution rights to WinTool and Toolbase. Prior to the decision to acquire this stake in the company, WinTool and Toolbase were introduced in the company’s own production facilities and tested in continuous use. Going forward, TCM will rely on Haimer as a strategic supplier in the field of toolholders, shrinking, balancing and presetting machines in the core business of tool management.

Haimer’s partnership with the TCM Group, which includes WinTool AG and Achterberg GmbH, includes a 25% shareholding in WinTool AG and is consolidated by further global distribution agreements. This enables Haimer to offer and distribute both product lines to its worldwide distribution partners and customers.

As a software solution for tool and data management, WinTool enables the collection and use of tool, master and operating equipment data, as well as CNC machine programs and processes. The software can be used as a library for working materials as well as for CNC data, process and inventory management. The benefits include shorter programming and setup times, reduced tool inventory, integrated documentation and ultimately higher productivity.

Markus Temmel, CEO of TCM, says, “The product portfolios of Haimer and the TCM Group complement each other seamlessly and our shared understanding of our customers’ requirements will lead to even more powerful overall solutions.”

Andreas Haimer, president of the Haimer Group, adds, “The strategic partnership with TCM and the investment in WinTool fit perfectly with our strategy: We want to offer our customers worldwide a coherent system concept with regard to digitization and automation of tool room management. This requires easy-to-implement products and intuitive software solutions that enable users to increase productivity on the shop floor. With our new WinTool and Toolbase products, we are able to offer our customers the most complete solution on the market.”