Justifiably Eindhoven can be termed the heart of the Dutch metal industry. Euro-Techniek, the company that has made a name for itself as a specialist for high-precision tools and components, is based here. Euro-Techniek showed financial acumen when it came to defining an advanced solution for metrology. A retrofit by Hexagon Metrology brought the company’s existing 3D measuring machine back to full performance.

Whether components the size of a needle or a shoe box, whether parts made of metal or plastic, whether only the tool or the fully assembled unit, whether one-off or series production with quantities of up to several million per year – Euro-Techniek offers the entire spectrum. Tool making at Euro-Techniek supplies both external customers and also its colleagues in production. By milling, turning, grinding, punching and injection moulding the workers then bring a very wide range of materials into shape. The end results are parts for rotary switches for solar installations, lenses for LED lamps, high voltage enclosures and much more.

The 50-strong business is active in emerging industries like healthcare, medical & life science, electronics or power generation. “We concentrate on high-tech, trend-setting sectors in which mainly high accuracy is demanded, if desired combined with clean room production or resource-saving production processes”, says Dr.Ir. Roland Sniekers, Managing Director at Euro-Techniek. “Our hobbyhorses are high-end tools as well as the production of components that involve a high degree of engineering...