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Professional article about the CAD/CAM process chain at the KOMET GROUP and the award in the Machining Expert Competition ((about 9000 characters)) On the fast track to special tools KOMET customers benefit from optimised process chain Increasing customer requirements for special tools in terms of delivery time, costs and flexibility have prompted the KOMET GROUP to optimise the process chain – from the customer order to CAD and CAM through to production. Time and quality advantages are the result. A prize was awarded at EMO 2013 for this commitment: The KOMET GROUP achieved second place thanks to outstanding performance in the category CAD/CAM at the first Machining Expert competition held by the machine tool manufacturer DMG Mori Seiki and the Institute of Production Engineering and Machine Tools at the Leibniz University of Hanover. The KOMET GROUP, Besigheim, is one of the leading single-source suppliers of precision tools. Managing Director Dr. Christof B?nsch describes his company as follows: Our core competencies lie in the solution-oriented development, manufacture and sale and distribution of metal cutting tools and forward-looking services. The KOMET GROUP is constantly striving to provide the best delivery service and binding adherence to delivery dates. Short delivery deadlines are also crucial for the important area of KOMET? special tools which are usually developed and produced in a quantity of just one. In order to precisely implement the customers requirements in a suitable tool with as little effort as possible, the KOMET GROUP has continuously expanded the CAx process chain and adapted it to fit particular needs. Thus, a separate CAD/CAM engineering team permanently looks after the automation of the CAx process chain with the aim of efficiently creating special tools. Oliver Gl?ckle, Team Leader in the area of CAD/CAM research and development, reports: Integrated CAD/CAM processes have top priority with us. The Siemens NX CAD/CAM system, with its