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INDEX-Werke GmbH & Co. KG

Plochinger Str. 92 73730 Esslingen Baden-Wuerttemberg +49-711-3191-0 info@index-traub.com www.index-traub.com ~2,100 1914

~€575m

Member of With its INDEX and TRAUB brands, the INDEX Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of CNC turning machines. The Esslingen group of companies is active around the world with five production sites, five international sales and service companies, as well as 80 representative offices.

Progress has a long tradition

INDEX-Werke was set up in 1914 by Hermann Hahn, who began that year with the production of automatic turret turning machines. He was a Swabian entrepreneur through and through, who laid the foundation for an impressive enterprise with creative ideas and an aspiration for quality. Within four decades, more than 20,000 turning machines had been sold and these formed the basis for the excellent reputation of INDEX around the world. In 1975, INDEX began with the production of multi-spindle turning machines. A few years later, the company entered the market for CNC technology, in which it soon assumed a pioneering role. After the death of Eugen Hahn, the son of the company’s founder, 85% of the company shares were put into a foundation. In 1992, INDEX introduced a new generation of turn-mill centres based on a modular component system. In 1997, TRAUB Drehmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG from neighbouring Reichenbach/Fils was taken over and integrated into the INDEX Group. The company pursues a two-brand strategy to this very day.

Optimal production solutions for the customers

Since 2002, INDEX has offered multi-functional production centres in which different process technologies can be integrated in one machine. The complete machining means not only that quality and precision are higher but also that production costs, in particular, are reduced as a result of the shorter throughput times. This benefit is appreciated by INDEX customers worldwide, as it strengthens their competitiveness. The main customers of INDEX turning machines include, above all, companies from the automotive and automotive supplier industries, from the mechanical engineering,

electrical engineering, and electronics sectors, as well as manufacturers of fl uid technology and of controls and instruments. Growth markets are to be found in medical technology and in the aerospace industry.

INDEX has many years of experience with diffi cult-tomachine materials such as titanium, cobalt, chrome and stainless steel and is a competent partner for the production of implants, e.g. hip, shoulder and spine. In addition, INDEX has high-tech solutions for the production of a wide variety of bone screws and dental abutments. The solutions are designed individually with the customer reduce machining times and ensure safe processes.

Everything from one source

The particular strength of the INDEX Group lies in the development of the best production solution for each customer. With its INDEX and TRAUB brands, the Group offers the largest programme for complete machining of turned parts, both for series and single-item production. The application engineers can draw on this basis when developing ideal production strategies for their customers. Particularly with geometrically demanding and highly precise workpieces, the engineering services for customers are of inestimable benefi t. Engineering, along with research and development, has a key role at INDEX. More than 10 percent of all staff are employed in this fi eld, and they contribute with their know-how and their ideas to ensuring that INDEX and TRAUB customers have a competitive advantage.

Quality, made in Germany

INDEX and TRAUB consciously count on Germany as a production location and produce important components on their own turning machines and turn/mill centres. Motivated and superbly qualifi ed employees ensure the high quality of the machines, each one refl ecting their diligence and attention to detail.