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TMV Staff 1 min

December 21, 2020

Ann Arbor, Michigan — German Machine Tools of America (GMTA) carries Stiefelmayer GmbH (Denkendorf, Germany) laser machines in North America. Stiefelmayer offers lasers for various cutting applications, including motor laminations, plus laser hardening.

The agreement is effective immediately and was announced by GMTA President Walter Friedrich from the headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Friedrich commented, “The Stiefelmayer line is a highly regarded brand in Germany. Coupled with our Arnold line of laser systems, the new lasers will give us a formidable offering to the North American market, especially in automotive and the burgeoning EV market.”

Stiefelmayer further prides itself on their blue effective program of energy saving technology and sustainability, designed to create both environmental and economic benefits to the user.

The Stiefelmayer laser is particularly well adapted to cutting precision shapes in thin substrates, including mild steel, stainless, copper and brass. Motor laminations are a particular specialty and this fact matches the drive to EV in the American auto industry.