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Jun 30, 2025

Grob Systems to Host Machining, Automation Technology Event | Modern Machine Shop

Grob’s event brings together 21 industry partners for informative seminars and live machining demonstrations highlighting machining strategies for optimizing the production of complex aerospace,

Grob’s event brings together 21 industry partners for informative seminars and live machining demonstrations highlighting machining strategies for optimizing the production of complex aerospace, medical and mold/die parts.

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Grob Systems Inc. will host its 5-Axis Live technology event at the company’s North America headquarters and production facility in Bluffton, Ohio on August 5, 2025. The event, which features 21 of the company’s industry partners, will include informative seminars and live five-axis machining demonstrations highlighting machining strategies for optimizing the production of complex aerospace, medical and mold/die parts. Tours will be offered of Grob’s 500,000-square-foot facility, which features vertically integrated manufacturing of machining centers and automation. The event is complimentary, and manufacturing professionals are encouraged to attend.

In addition to live demonstrations on a full range of Grob machining centers, other industry partners participating at the event are leaders in machining applications, software, cutting tools, automation design and integration and more. Partners include Allied Machine and Engineering, Benz Tooling, Blaser Swisslube, Blum-Novotest, Caron Engineering, Concepts NREC, Complete Capital Services, Emuge-Franken USA, Haimer, Harvey Performance Co., Heidenhain, Lang Technik-USA, Mapal, Koma-Precision, Open Mind Technologies, Rego-Fix, Renishaw, Seco, Siemens, Third Wave Systems and Zoller. Presentations will be conducted by Seco, Open Mind Technologies and Lang Technik-USA.

A broad range of Grob five-axis machining and automation solutions will be under power for attendees to see live demonstrations on a range of equipment such as Grob G150, G350 and G550 five-axis universal machining centers, including a turn-mill systems. Automation solutions include pallet and part handling/storage systems and robot systems. Grob will also have a customer panel available for attendees. There will also be an opportunity to learn how the Grob’s apprenticeship program supports manufacturing workforce development to address the manufacturing skills gap.

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