Heimatec Relocates, Offers New Literature


Tooling supplier expands headquarters, offers specific machine tool brand product lines, detailed in new full-specification catalogs

Heimatec, Inc., the North American operation for a world leader in live tools, angle heads and multi-spindle drill heads, today announces it has relocated to substantially larger headquarters near Chicago. According to company president Preben Hansen, "We made this move to increase our inventory and our staff to better serve the growing ranks of our customers, both end users and distributors alike." The new location is in Prospect Heights, Illinois, previously home to Heimatec. It represents a 50% increase in the office and warehouse capacity for this growing supplier to the North American machine tool market. Hansen anticipates hiring new staff for the facility soon.

In related news, Heimatec has introduced complete lines of tooling, each designed for specific brands of machine tools, including the major builders of turning machines used in the North American market, such as Haas, Okuma, Mazak, Spinner, Miyano, Nakamura and others. This full-specification literature by machine brand is immediately available from the company in print and online pdf versions. Interested parties should contact the company. Heimatec also offers its new corporate capability brochure, in which all lines are presented.

Heimatec is an international tooling manufacturer, based in Renchen, Germany. Its experienced staff is dedicated to providing customers the most innovative tooling technology possible. In 2010, the company opened Heimatec Inc. in Prospect Heights, IL, near Chicago, to serve its growing North American customer base with sales and service, plus an extensive inventory of products. Heimatec serves the auto, aero, medical, woodworking, composites and other industries, as well as an ever-increasing number of machine tool OEM's worldwide.

Heimatec will display a complete line of high-quality live tools for all major turning machine brands, as well as angle heads for milling applications, during the upcoming IMTS 2012 in Chicago. The company will feature its unique HT quick-change system and patented u-tec flexible machining system.

New literature from Heimatec details the various tooling lines developed by the company for specific machine tool brands. New corporate capabilities catalog, too.

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