Liechti Engineering AG Celebrates 150th Anniversary
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. – Liechti Engineering AG, a subsidiary of GF Machining Solutions, is celebrating its 150th anniversary in the month of September. Established in 1865 as a farm equipment manufacturer, Liechti Engineering is now a global leader in the production of airfoil machining solutions for the aerospace and power generation industries.
Throughout its 150-year history, Liechti Engineering’s driving goal has been to produce high-quality machines that increase customers’ efficiency. That goal has led to a wide range of innovations.
In 1983, the company began specializing in single- and multi-spindle milling machines for high-speed cutting of complex curved surfaces such as turbine blades and impellers. Advancements in this area continued, with the Turbosoft plus CAM programming system for 5-axis airfoil manufacturing in 1987, Turbomill 5-axis machining center for medium-sized turbine components in 1994 and Turboblisk machine for highly dynamic 5- and 6-axis machining in 1997.
Liechti Engineering introduced the g-Mill in 2002, substantially expanding the range of applications served by its technology. In 2008, the company introduced the first Turbomill with g- technology, representing another significant innovation within the industry.
The company merged with GF Machining Solutions in 2014 and continues to develop and offer standard-setting single-and multi-spindle machines. Liechti Engineering has been a leader in creating solutions for ultra-dynamic machining of titanium, Inconel, titanium aluminide and high-alloy steels. The resulting technologies are used by such luminaries as General Electric, Pratt Whitney, Safran-Snecma, Siemens, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems and Sulzer.
For more information on Liechti Engineering, please visit liechti.com.
About GF Machining Solutions
GF Machining Solutions is the world’s leading provider of machines, automation solutions and services to the tool and mold making industry and to manufacturers of precision components. The products range from electric discharge machines, high-speed and high-performance milling machines, including clamping and palletization systems, and 3D laser surface texturing machines, to services, spare parts and expendable parts, consumables and automation solutions. GF Machining Solutions is a globally acting division of the Georg Fischer Group (Switzerland) and maintains a presence on 50 sites worldwide within its own organization. Its 3,008 employees generated sales of CHF 905 million in 2014. More information can be found at www.gfms.com/us.
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