INCREDIBLE 5-Axis Machines: Hermle Factory Tour!

Hermle Factory Tour: NEVER BEFORE SEEN! Today, we're in the tiny, beautiful village of Gosheim, Germany with Gunther Schnitzer, President & CTO of Hermle, USA. Although Gosheim only has a population of 4000, it is home to one of the best high-end 5-axis machine tool builders in the world--and that's not all.
Hermle heavily emphasizes understanding the combination of all key elements of machining such as workholding, tooling, and programming. The incredible 3.5 year comprehensive apprenticeship program ensures that students learn everything from the basics of machining to how to service machines in the field!
You know, I'm getting pretty hungry...are you? If so, make sure to watch until the end to see the CNC delicacy Hermle's serving. It's going to be delicious! A big thanks goes out to Hermle for allowing us to film and share it with all of you.
P.S. Don't forget that Hermle is helping Johnny 5 come to life! Stay tuned for more videos about the J5 project and their contribution.
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Links for this video:
Hermle USA | www.hermleusa.net/en/home_en
Hermle Apprenticeship Program | bit.ly/2MwXYcm
IMTS 2018 | bit.ly/2Pc33XE
Apprentice Project: Heidenhain & Hermle | bit.ly/2Zbzg2m
AMAZING 5 Axis Machine Shop: Miltera! | bit.ly/31aGxBw
Binge Watch SHOP TOURS | bit.ly/31gI6Of
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[@Pow3llMorgan]

I love the comically German pragmatism of "We built a larger building around our old building, fitted it with cranes and used them to dismantle the old building". But more importantly, I really love how much effort Hermle puts in their trainee / apprenticeship program. I wish more big manufacturing businesses invested more in that.

[@gwharton68]

It is really great that the president of the company can explain his product so well. Fantastic company both in plant and personnel.

[@nyccnc]

Agree! Thanks!

[@stumccabe]

gwharton68 True. The Germans really value and respect engineering in a way that the movers and shakers in the U.K. don't - our "elite" is composed of money men and lawyers. It saddens me that British engineering has declined while Germany's has continued to grow and improve. In the U.K. engineering is looked down on as a dirty business for the lower classes - I despise our "leaders".

[@markdavis2475]

@@stumccabe Got to agree with you mate! There is still a good engineering base in the UK, but its decline started in the early 80,s and is reaching a critical point now. But you may want to ask some large UK water companies what their opinion of modern German engineering is, e.g. pumps, there are some real horror stories out there! Sadly the new German stuff replaced old UK stuff which was no longer available.

[@anarcowhatever]

Not only does he know the machines and processes perfecly; he is also quite pasionate about them

[@pentachronic]

@Stu McCabe, you are 100% correct which is why I left the UK for the USA. I would say that a lot of my school and university friends who were in Engineering or Applied Sciences left the UK because the UK companies got idiots in to manage them. Basically everything in the UK is short sighted as far as Engineering is concerned, along with the fact that Engineering is thought of as a dirty job done by not so smart people. Disgusting. Engineering in Germany, Japan, China and the USA is a top echelon job.

[@mortenbrodersen8664]

A President & CTO who actually knows what he is talking about? How rare is that. No wonder they are world class.

[@peepopalaber]

thats pretty common in germany.

[@gunchief0811]

They have a U.S. Marine mindset approach to things, In other words even a Marine general is damn Rifleman... U gotta know what your doing to know how to talk about what your doing...

[@TowerMemoir]

There's a few rich American celebrities that play dumb, but rich people rarely are. Most founders are obsessed with their creations, and can explain them beyond most people's attention span.

[@kjcsomerville]

Morten Brodersen German thinking, well it ain't shrinking !!!

[@joshschneider9766]

It's not rate at all in Germany. It's pretty unacceptable not to be like this guy there

[@ElementalMaker]

Im in awe. What an amazing tour. It's unbelievable to see a corporate head who knows his product so intimately rather than just catering to share holders. What a machine.

[@pronay90]

That's probably the wonder of German apprentice program Called ''Ausbildung''.

[@scratchbuiltdesigns]

@Fast Cara Nobody commits suicide because she/he/it(?) has an Ausbildungsplatz. People commit suicide, because they cannot cope with their issues...

[@MicroageHD]

We call this "Mittelständisches Unternehmen".

[@rihardskruminliepa9554]

Welcome to Germany

[@geoffcarter6924]

The Germans are so good because they invest in their youth. Brilliant company brilliant results!

[@libertarian1536]

They have intelligent youth

[@kevinsippeljr9984]

@@libertarian1536 That observation is made possible because they invest in their youth.

[@carlfrye1566]

Democrats tell American youth to study LGBTQ, racism, and feminism, and they also invest in illegals/youth.

[@TRFerron]

The nice thing is also the Hermle Support. They have a file on every machine they produced. When we purchased our used Hermle we called Hermle and they could tell us the whole history of that machine including the setup and recieved services. Amazing! Danke Hermle!

[@stumccabe]

I had s similar experience with a Spirig oxy hydrogen generator I bought of eBay - I contacted the company in Switzerland to ask a technical question - they asked for the serial number and they knew the whole history of the machine.

[@sp10sn]

If you open a milling machine to reveal a gold foil wrapper, you and your grandpa win a tour of the factory!

[@mordantly]

C40U cost us $500K each in 2006. I met Gunther in 2007 when he came on site to work with openmind to demonstrate their software on our 5axis product. The thing that I have never forgotten was that he recognized one of the hsk holders was put into the magazine 180' out and in the 1.5 seconds to change the tool prevented our spindle from attempting to clamp that holder. Lightning reflexes.

[@tristanpatterson3843]

Longest ad on youtube, loved every minute of it. The guy showing you around was basically schooling Americans about what's wrong with your business practices.

[@rupert5390]

you shouldn't be too down on US manufacturers - for example HAAS is not a shabby operation - admittedly germans are pretty engineering orientated however historically the US manufacturers are very very world class - also remember these guys get to sell their stuff into the US market without tariffs - I wonder how many haas machines get into germany - luckily for them the US is very very forgiving.

[@rupert5390]

Also these really really smart germans just sold their top robotics firm Kuka to the chinese so that it can be plundered for the IP and expertise.

[@adriannedelcu7500]

@@rupert5390 you would be surprised to see how many HAAS machines are here, in my region, in Italy.

[@bort_1265]

@@rupert5390 I don't think he meant, that you guys are bad at engineering or couldn't compete in high end machining. You are right, many US manufacturers are top notch. But US business practices and management don't have a positive reputation here. As in management doesn't really care about the products or the workers but only money.

[@irvine175]

I am a manufacturer from Ireland and am always impressed with the quality and scale of USA manufacturing.

[@salmonfisher22]

Loved the fact that the CEO knew everything! Everything was amazing.

[@publicprofile1]

Wow! I think that CEO could do everyones job if he has to. Awesome.

[@frogman708]

I think it was cto But anyway impressive how detailed he knows his machines

[@Krispykashew]

Thats the way it should be. sadly upper management in the US rarely has clue what it actually takes to produce their products.

[@billgreathouse1913]

@@Krispykashew Yes. Here in the US, we get management that knows very little about the product outside marketing and sales figures. Yet they attempt to micromanage the process on the day to day. They fail to listen to those who do have knowledge or undermine them for their own gain. And we think the Chinese business modle is bad. We make it possible.

[@arvedludwig3584]

@@billgreathouse1913 damn that's very close to soviet russia. They had a member of the communist party as a supervisor in every major company. Chernobyl wasn't that big of a surprise. For further information check out the Ushanka show on KZbin

[@casiwaszkiewicz5196]

@@Krispykashew Not knowing what a business is founded on is one of the reasons why Lehman Brothers and many others failed. You gotta know what and where the risks and commensurate value are. That's not confined to the US and is to be found worldwide - happy to organise site seeing trips for your education and profit.

[@886014]

I don't generally watch longer videos but couldn't let this one go. Fantastic video, thanks John. A real lesson in how Germany overcomes high production costs to be the powerhouse it is by playing to its strengths. Fantastic to see the level of social responsibility too.

[@GILLARDONGmbHCoKG]

42:03 very proud to see our drilling machines in their shop. 😀

[@Juxtaposed1Nmotion]

cool!!!

[@irvine175]

Well done 👍

[@AppliedMachinery]

We absolutely LOVE representing Hermle in the Australian market place. The quality and precision of the machines speak for themselves.

[@ninjaroo882]

How many Hermle out in the wild down under?

[@dampfexpress]

I've been there to do a final acceptance for an Hermle C52 with RS2 robot cell. Impressive company, friendly people, high end machines and a long term friendship between our companys (Heidenhain). Thanks for that tour!

[@Fumingzeus]

This is the proper way of training our young people. Germany has got it right again......

[@MrSidiox]

Absolutely fantastic tour as always John. It's great that you don't just show the fancy machines but also the place where the students learn! That part is just as important or even more important and they also deserve some attention and it's interesting to see how well they've set up their study area. Hermle seems like a fantastic company!

[@12346798Mann]

I'm doing a apprenticeship (mechatronics) in Germany in combination with studying at uni. During the apprenticeship I had an exam, the stuff at 28:04 is exactly what I had to prepare and then finish during the examination. Right now I'm busy studying, but I really miss the practical side.

[@TheAefril]

God Bless brother!

[@jlknapp505]

I was most impressed by the part of this amazing factory where apprentices are trained! Well done, Hermle!

[@JSomerled]

Thanks Hermle for the opportunity to see your facility.You must be proud of all that you are building

[@rfengr00]

German CEO: Make everything in Germany. USA CEO: Outsource everything to China.

[@Bigkevsperformance1]

It's sad but true in alot of cases these days.

[@excitedbox5705]

Also notice that when you go to a German Factory the quality of the peoples English compared to Chinese factory tours.

[@automan1223]

most CEO's are sociopaths.

[@peepopalaber]

sadly there are many german companies that are doing this. glad to see that hermle is not doing this.

[@davidbrayton1143]

But you will pay a hefty premium for German quality. I buy Festool for my woodshop because of the high quality but I pay twice the price as the nearest competitor. Not everyone needs Festool levels of quality however.

[@stevegood3224]

Awesome. Great factory tour. Thanks.

[@drubradley8821]

That was AMAZING!!! The speed of that machine during the pretzel demo, I had no idea they were that fast, and that quiet.... That was one great tour, Mr. Gunther Schnitzer was great, and you can tell, he really enjoys what he is doing, and is very proud of the company and the employees that work to build these units, in efforts to be extremely competitive in the world market. I am impressed !!

[@wrighty338]

What a great company with great values and great people. The robot cells and the speed of the 5 axis were amazing! totally worth 1hr23 of my time thank you

[@SneerfulWizard]

Immensely impressed with their apprenticeship program

[@rtrThanos]

This looks like an amazing place to work for. You can tell they really take pride in what the do.

[@Truthcanbeconfusing]

Absolutely the greatest content out there on cnc that I know of. I love your dedication and love for the industry! THANK YOU!!

[@jdxtube68]

Outstanding video. Outstanding factory and great president and CTO doing the tour!!!!! Thank you.

[@anarcowhatever]

Now, that's taking it seriously. Congrats to SMW and specially Hermle.

[@TheBedriu]

Awesome leader with large knowledge! Schön zusehen das es noch so Firmen gibt. Respekt an euch.

[@MrJTJINX]

Fantastic tour - thanks Jon

[@edmundzadurian8908]

Wow, I love the HERMLE machines

[@starlyabadillo6529]

Keep them coming loved every second of the video CEO a Amazing man thanks for the video.

[@cncnutz]

Thank you for this video. Absolutely fantastic. I love the fact that the students learn all parts of the product from using to building. You just don't see that as everyone learns one thing and that's it. Even better the learning to write Gcode by hand before starting surf cad cam software. Amazing. Cheers Peter

[@chrismate2805]

Thanks for showing, no outsourcing, and the most incredible factory & tour I have seen.

[@davidl.579]

Exellent tour. Ceo is so easy to understand. Worth all 1hr 20 min.

[@danb7211]

I've been to the Hermle factory a couple of times. It's always amazing to see.

[@hunati31]

I used to work in the mold making field. Hermle is by far the best CNC milling machine I had ever seen in my life, unfortunately I was stuck on a 5-axis OKK while my great colleague had the privilege to work on this state of the art equipment. This machine is absolutely fantastic, Super accurate and fast. Hats off to Hermle and thank you making this tour public.

[@akosbuzogany2752]

Herstellung und Schulung unter einem Dach - schön gemacht, Hut ab :)

[@kn4579]

Just simply awesome!!! As an amateur metal worker, I had tears in my eyes!!

[@buvaneswaranpadmanabhan3254]

my sincere thanks to Hermle Staff and team I enjoyed it

[@richasay9077]

John I think I have watched this tour 3 times now, and I am in awe of the quality and performance of the Hermle operations. I wish you and John G, and even Titan G existed when I was 16, to have shape my future in a manufacturing focused way. I hope to have a similar impact in my own way! Thank you for all you are doing to educate and expose others to the wonderful world of manufacturing and specifically machining.

[@berntinulkshredder]

That was one incredible tour, amazing shops. Amazing people and amazing smile along your way. The table swing me into 20years ago swinging with my brothers in a avocado branch when we all came down with branch on our backs. It is never enough watching the video, bring their would be unmentionable. Great tour it me. Thanks.

[@6407709]

HI John, I really love your factory tour series, wish you could do just that full time!

[@MrMORITU]

hermle are my fav mc's...THANK YOU FOR THE TOUR!!!!

[@ThePogi0210]

Love watching this video,pure perfection

[@jonpardue]

Inspiring video, smooth camera and editing, clean audio with a live presence. An education in applying yourself.

[@martineastburn3679]

A fine gentleman knowing the business and his machines. I've traveled the world with a large company servicing the customer - often taking a Tech Support and service with me. This is a real fine person and represents his company so well.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Absolutely fantastic John, mind blowing the scale of this factory, unbelievable just how clean it is, the educational side is really fantastic, really hands on which in my eyes is the only way to learn, you can read as much as possible listen to teachers for years but nothing compares to hands on, thank you for the tour and to all the company staff, very enjoyable thank you, Matty🇦🇺

[@stevenewman5117]

Ok I had to watch that again! Thanks John your a truly lucky guy to have had that tour!hence us too!

[@scalor]

This is quite special. So excited for your success.

[@waynegutschmidt7586]

Incredible. What a company, What a product.

[@charleyjohnson7286]

The tool change speed though. What an amazing company! Incredible! Das ist wonderful!

[@Yesitisflat]

So so Beautiful ....I wanna cry !

[@incubatork]

Reminds me of my days at school in the uk, Our firs year at age 11 was divided into metalwork, woodwork, engineering drawing, cooking, sewing and painting/artwork, from those subjects you picked 3 for your second year, 3rd year you also picked 3 but could only change 1 of the first years 3, and then you carried those on till leaving at 16. This was ontop of your main subjects like maths, english, science etc. I first used a lathe at 13 and on retiring at 55 i bought a small lathe and remembered almost everything. All schools had these workshops and you may get 3 hours a week in each subject. Companies applied to the svhools looking for teainees and you could gain an apprentaship. Nowadays its all theory, books videos and homework, not suprising the kids get bored and don't study, your interest is not captured and amplified towards a job. Another great tour into a top class company. thanks for sharing.

[@johanolij913]

yes same in holland

[@dougseag67]

Just fantastic. Great tour.

[@artmckay6704]

Awesome factory tour! Awesome machines! Thanks!

[@Pleasestopthat]

This is my second favorite video on all of KZbin, right after the starrett factory tour.

[@TechTomVideo]

that's not comparable

[@alexgreenhalgh935]

I have done the Hermle factory tour 3 times at their open house and it really is a good as it looks. Factory is spotless, how else can you build machines of the highest quality!

[@davelessard3688]

I work for a large cutting tool company in the US which is part of a huge parent company. We use Hermle extensively to produce our indexable tool bodies. The machines are workhorses and offer unbeatable machining bay access. We develop our own post processors and utilize laser systems for tool measurement. The HSK workholding they spoke about is used heavily and offers critical location accuracy. For 5 axis machines, I don't believe you can do better than Hermle, it's all they make. The Hermle US manager on this tour shows what a leader should know... All the details, excellent tour and thanks for sharing it!

[@Nickgowans]

the enthusiasm of this guy is inspiring.

[@Allan-mf1he]

Wow! Real awesome thanks.

[@EABayuaji]

Amazing, thanks for sharing ...

[@charlieromeo7663]

Fantastic tour John. Very cool of Hermle to let you photograph it along the way. Hermle machines are super reliable and accurate machines. Hermle mills made every tile for the space shuttles since ‘87 or so and they continue to make silica tiles for the Orion capsule, and Sierra Nevada’s Dreamchaser commercial cargo vehicle. The silica material is really tough on ballscrews and we’ve had Hermle replace them every few years despite elaborate dust collection systems on them. Otherwise, these machines just keep on going and going. You’re a lucky guy to get that tour. Cheers

[@ranjeetsuryawanshi180]

Focused Machine tool builder, great to watch these kind of people and factories.

[@micultimy91]

I will die just to be a simple janitor in that company. That President&CTO is what the whole world needs. I bet that guy motivates everybody under that roof and this is why everything looks flawless around. Just love it! And NYC CNC, I just appreciate your work and your willing to provide us a look inside some niche companies that are producing the machines that are keeping our world moving to the future. Thanks! Greetings from Romania!

[@josuecamilo1226]

One of the best episodes...

[@mxcollin95]

Wow, this place is amazing. Some of those show pieces were nuts.

[@jimstamper7062]

loved this!

[@cesarjoughin4959]

If more people in charge were as knowledgeable and involved as him, the world would likely be a much better place 😀😀😀

[@fiftyracer192]

We have five of their machines at my workplace, great machines. Awesome to see the factory

[@dinezakhar5201]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Great tour!! Thank you!!!

[@lightbody232]

this is so inspiring!, thank you.

[@phovong1]

I love them all the show,thank you for videos.

[@delo3936]

AWESOME ! HERMLA ROCKS.

[@josuecamilo1226]

Laied down in my sofa, knowing factures around The world. You're a knowledge factory...

[@slavepetrich]

Best tour ever!

[@gregleonard6895]

Wow. Thanks for sharing.

[@robpeters5204]

Co op programs are the best and all high schools should implement it. I learned CNC back in 84 when I was 14 years old here in Canada. The birth of CNC.

[@0xdeadbabe240]

what a beautiful factory.

[@rhcpfan142]

I haven’t heard much about this company Hermle in a lot of the videos I have been seeing. I’m starting to see a lot more, and I’m so amazed. The quality they perform at and their standard is just jaw dropping. I thought I have seen so much, and then I see all of these giant 5-axis machines. Just amazes me. This CEO is cool too. He is very Intelligent, and just knows how his company is working. The complete flow. I subscribed to this channel. Cool stuff! Thanks for sharing.

[@MR-yq5rj]

Fantastic !! I love machining 😀

[@wesco123]

A celebration of excellence!

[@1949lwd]

First machine shop I have ever seen that is cleaner than most hospitals! Gotta love those Germans.

[@gintseglitis5764]

Great idea

[@MarcoRychlik]

Epic men! Thanks!!!

[@annaoaulinovna]

Flawless 5 axis machines.

[@simba9225]

it is amazing this company invests in a new generation to be part of current and future innovation. Thanks for sharing this outstanding work.

[@842qwery]

Amazing facility. Impressive people!

[@bcbloc02]

That President is on it! I loved his knowledge and passion about the whole thing from top to bottom. Definitely not s fat cat living off his workers. Super nice facility. Where was the foundry?

[@bernardwill7196]

In Gosheim Germany. That's Hermle. I agree that the President is not a fat cat .

[@davidprock904]

That's what I'm thinking, they should have a foundry! Reuse all those chips/scraps

[@Nterrell7]

Unbelievable!! Very cool!

[@standabednar9792]

Runing new C12U for 3 months, absolutelly gorgeous machine !

[@dennisbradshaw3174]

Great tour , amazing factory , so neat and tidy ,

[@WasNiksIsNiksWordtNiks]

YES YES YES! Excited, I looked forward to this like real bad haha

[@BikiniDuckCreations]

What an awesome factory!

[@antr7493]

yeah I watched the whole thing

[@kocnn]

Awesome German quality and craftsmanship.

[@pattycheng4026]

Blew my mind!

[@berternieartist]

Incredible video!

[@nyccnc]

Thanks!

[@michaelkelly3158]

Just incredible. Straight out of a science fiction movie!