Veteran of sharpening technology honoured by Ligna

11 June 2013

This year, Vollmer took part in the Ligna international woodworking fair in Hanover for the 20th time. For this reason, the Swabian specialist for sharpening and eroding machines was honoured with a certificate and a thank you speech. Vollmer therefore ranks among the veterans of Ligna and has been part of every trade fair since 1975, the year it was established.

"Vollmer is one of the few companies to be represented at every fair since Ligna began," says Alexander Wurst, manager of the international trade fairs division at Deutsche Messe AG in Hanover. "Over the decades, the loyalty and dedication of the Swabian sharpening specialist has contributed to the success of the woodworking fair and has fundamentally shaped it and for that we warmly thank them."

At Ligna, Alexander Wurst handed over the 'Certificate of Appreciation' to Sieglinde Vollmer, the daughter of the company founder and a member of Vollmer's supervisory board to this day, who travelled specially to pick up the certificate. Since 1975, the international forestry and woodworking fair has taken place in Hanover every two years. Previously, exhibitors from the fields of woodworking and forestry were integrated in the Hanover trade fair.

As a specialist in sharpening and eroding machines, Vollmer uses Ligna to present the latest technologies and services in relation to the sharpening of band and circular saws as well as PCD (polycrystalline diamond) rotary tools. This year, the focus was on the new eroding machine QXD 250, with which PCD tools can be produced up to 30 per cent faster than before.

Thanks to Ligna's international focus, the trade fair is the ideal platform for Vollmer to speak directly to its customers and partners worldwide. 2013 was a particularly successful fair for Vollmer, as around 40 per cent of the trade visitors came from abroad. In total, the fair included 90,000 trade visitors from 100 countries. For Vollmer, the global expansion of the business is of central importance in order to continue to grow in the future. The technology and service company therefore boasts over 30 sales locations worldwide and has its own branches in a total of eleven countries – outside of Germany, these are located in Austria, Great Britain, France, Italy, Poland, Spain, the USA, Brazil, Japan, China and for the past few weeks also in India.

"Ligna's international character was also reflected in the visitors to our stand," says Dr Stefan Brand, Managing Director of the Vollmer Group. "We had more guests from all over the world than ever before, particularly from North America and Russia."