GF Machining Solutions

GF Machining Solutions, a division of GF, won orders worth approximately USD 100 million from aircraft engine manufacturers and their suppliers in North America, to be delivered from 2019 over four years.

GF Machining Solutions, a subsidiary of Georg Fischer, held a ground-breaking ceremony for a $48 million Phase II project in Changzhou National Hi-Tech District, China. The 32,000-square-meter facility will focus on R&D and production of high-end machine tools.

GF Machining Solutions is building a new 40,000 m² plant in Biel, Switzerland, with an investment of about €75 million, to produce high-end machine tools starting mid-2019.

GF Machining Solutions, a machine tool manufacturer, will acquire Symmedia GmbH, a software provider specializing in machine connectivity systems, to expand its digitalization portfolio.

GF Machining Solutions won an order to supply three advanced CNC machine tools to Nemein Ltd for its facility in Pyle, Bridgend. The machines will be delivered and installed later in 2017 via a staged process.

GF Machining Solutions has won an order to supply three CNC machine tools to Nemein for its facility in Bridgend, UK, to manufacture components for downhole oil and gas tools.

GF Machining Solutions won a significant order from GKN Aerospace New England for high-precision milling machine tools, software, and automation, to be built by Liechti Engineering and delivered between Q3 2017 and Q2 2018.

Nuter Aerocomponents pre-ordered a Liechti go-Mill 350 vertical 5-axis machining center from GF Machining Solutions to support production for Pratt & Whitney's PW800 turbofan engine family.

GF Machining Solutions held the groundbreaking ceremony for a new innovation and production center in Bözingenfeld, Biel. The plant will produce machine tools and spindles, house R&D and application centers, and create around 450 jobs. GF is investing CHF 80 million, with completion expected by end of 2018.