“best-Award”: Werner Schmid’s Innovative Research Project Wins Prestigious Metalworking Industry Award

Werner Schmid GmbH was honored with the prestigious industry award “best-Award” for an innovative research project in the field of metal forming. The Fulda-based family-owned company is one of the leading specialists in stamping and forming technology, and this award once again underscores its commitment to actively shaping the future of metal processing.

Through joint research projects with various universities and partners, Werner Schmid GmbH has consistently contributed to the ongoing advancement of technical capabilities in the field of forming technology, thereby helping to make manufacturing processes for metal components more precise and efficient.

The “best-Award” is presented every two years at the international trade fair “Blechexpo/Schweisstec” in Stuttgart—one of the world’s most important industry gatherings, featuring over 1,200 exhibitors from 40 countries. A jury of industry experts and editorial professionals recognizes outstanding innovations in five categories. Werner Schmid GmbH took third place in the “Press and Forming Technology” category with its innovative “Multi-Cool” tooling concept—and was also the only metal forming company to receive an award this year.

In a technical presentation, project manager Dr. Janosch Günzel from Werner Schmid introduced the innovative project as part of the trade show’s supporting program. “‘Multi-Cool’ is an innovative approach to cooling tools during multi-stage metal forming processes,” he explains. “Additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, offers us entirely new possibilities for designing cooling channels in tool components. This results in a significant improvement in cooling performance, with positive effects on the stability of the production process and the quality of the manufactured components.”

The “Multi-Cool” project is a joint research project led by Werner Schmid in collaboration with 3D printing experts from FKM Sintertechnik in Biedenkopf and the Institute for Production Engineering and Forming Machinery (PtU) at TU Darmstadt—supported as part of the Hesse Innovation Promotion Program with funding from LOEWE – Landes-Offensive zur Entwicklung Wissenschaftlich-ökonomischer Exzellenz, Förderlinie 3: KMU-Verbundvorhaben.