Fabio Schoppet was the delighted winner of the two-day live ‘Grinder of the Year’ competition held last month at the GrindingHub exhibition in Stuttgart. The 28-year-old apprentice from KH Müller Präzisionswerkzeuge GmbH won against Max Bergner (2nd place), Laurin Mink (3rd) and Arman Hamidi (4th). All finalists received training vouchers worth between 3000 and 500 euros.

“The competition was a challenge,” says Schoppet, “but it was really fun and a very cool experience. I made a lot of great contacts and had some enjoyable conversations. When I realised that I was the winner, I was pretty overwhelmed. It was an absolute highlight.” After completing his apprenticeship, Schoppet wants to use his 3000 euro voucher to finance a course at an engineering school.

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High-speed milling machine manufacturer Datron AG celebrated its move into its new headquarters in Ober-Ramstadt with a high-profile ceremony. Around 80 guests from politics, business, government, banking, as well as planning and construction, gathered to mark the milestone together with Datron. Following the event, attendees were given a tour of the new corporate headquarters building, which has approximately 17,000 m² of floor space on a 45,000 m² site. The technical section of the facility houses the technology centre, milling shop, training workshop and assembly areas.

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Mastercam Italia, an affiliate of Mastercam, has completed its strategic acquisition of Cadline, a long-standing Mastercam channel partner. With the transaction signed and sealed, Cadline is now operating as Mastercam Italia, expanding Mastercam’s direct presence across the Italian manufacturing market. “This marks an important milestone for Mastercam and our customers in Italy,” states Russ Bukowski, president of Mastercam. “Customers will benefit from closer collaboration, faster technical support and solutions tailored to their regional manufacturing needs.” 

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