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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