Following a strategic acquisition process that is now complete, United Grinding Group and GF Machining Solutions (previously a division of Georg Fischer AG) have become United Machining Solutions. The new group, which has 15 brands, around 5000 employees at 50+ locations and total global sales in excess of $1.5bn, says it is now one of the largest machine tool manufacturers in the world.

Retaining its headquarters in Bern, Switzerland, the new group will have two divisions: United Grinding for the Mägerle, Blohm, Jung, Studer, Schaudt, Mikrosa, Walter, Ewag and IRPD brands; and United Machining for the Agie Charmilles, Charmilles, Mikron Mill, Liechti, Step Tec and System 3R brands. United Machining Solutions plans to showcase eight world firsts at the EMO 2025 exhibition in Hanover this September.

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