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Through a single and competent point of contact, key turbine manufacturers worldwide will benefit from the Turbine Group’s ability to provide the most complete solutions adapted to their specific needs in a business requiring deep expertise, extensive consulting and responsive support.

“Our international Turbine Group brings together extensive turbine knowledge from across GF Machining Solutions’ organisation worldwide and capitalises on our greatest asset: our global network of our own sales and service companies,” said GF Machining Solutions’ president, Pascal Boillat. “Together, these characteristics make us a strong and unique asset to aerospace and energy turbine manufacturers around the world.”

GF Machining Solutions’ Turbine Group will leverage the 4P (Plan, Performance, Partnership, Profit Increase) approach to ramping up manufacturers’ productivity and profits. Originally implemented by GF Machining Solutions’ Liechti Engineering technology unit, this model has proven to add value for customers and will ensure key customers’ direct access to all technologies and services within GF Machining Solutions. The 4P model allows customers to plan their profits with solutions engineered to their specific production requirements; boost their performance with innovative technology ensuring highest quality and quantity output; and get a reliable partnership with GF Machining Solutions which provides support and performance updates over the entire machining solution life cycle. As a result, customers can obtain the lowest cost per part and achieve profitability increases of more than 30%.

The Turbine Group broadens GF Machining Solutions’ sales and service approach to encompass all of its technologies, from milling and EDM to new technologies including laser, micromachining, and additive manufacturing post-processes.

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