Balzers, Liechtenstein / Moscow, Russia, 12 May 2021 – Oerlikon Balzers, a world-leading supplier of surface solutions for the metal and plastics processing industry, has opened a new regrinding centre in Moscow in response to the demand from global and local customers for reconditioning services for their high-end cutting tools, including re-coating and delivery. With the new centre in Russia, Oerlikon Balzers now operates reconditioning service centres in 18 countries in Europe, North and South America and Asia.
With the new regrinding centre in Moscow, Oerlikon Balzers has responded to the demand from global and local customers for reconditioning services for high-end cutting tools, including re-coating and express delivery on demand.
The “one-stop shop” enables customers to benefit from Oerlikon Balzers’ expertise and high-quality services across all reconditioning process steps, as well as a wide range of high-end coatings to meet the requirements of specific applications. Cutting tools can be reconditioned several times, producing a quality and service life comparable to new tools. In addition to reducing costs for customers, reconditioning makes a substantial contribution to sustainability and environmental protection by saving valuable resources. The complete reconditioning service follows a globally defined standard process including incoming inspection, de-coating, regrinding, pre-treatment, re-coating and express delivery service on demand.
Anton Vasiliev, General Manager Russian Federation at Oerlikon Balzers, says: “Opening the new regrinding centre in the Moscow area allows us to give our global and local customers value-added services. By offering comprehensive reconditioning of cutting tools based on Oerlikon Balzers’ renowned high-quality and expertise, our customers benefit from the quality level of a new product and much faster lead times.”
