GF Machining Solutions

GF Machining Solutions was the precision machining division of Georg Fischer AG. In 2025 the UNITED GRINDING Group announced the strategic acquisition of the GF Machining Solutions Division of Georg Fischer AG; with the takeover, one of the largest machine tool manufacturers in the world emerged, with total sales of over USD 1.5 billion and around 5,000 employees at over 50 global locations. The company was renamed UNITED MACHINING SOLUTIONS and retains its headquarters in Bern, Switzerland, effective 1 July 2025. During its existence the division pursued digitization and portfolio expansion, including the 2017 acquisition of Germany-based Symmedia, a specialist in software for machine connectivity, and the 2016 acquisition of Microlution, a specialist in micro-machining based on milling and laser technologies.

GF Machining Solutions was the precision machining division of Georg Fischer AG. In 2017, in line with its strategy to digitize its offering, GF Machining Solutions acquired the Germany-based company Symmedia, a specialist in software for machine connectivity solutions. In 2016 it acquired Microlution, a specialist in micro-machining based on milling and laser technologies, in line with its strategy to enlarge its technology portfolio to cover the needs of its key target sectors such as aerospace and medical. In 2018 GF Machining Solutions announced a strategic cooperation with 3D Systems, a leader in additive manufacturing, for jointly developed, integrated manufacturing solutions based on 3D printing; the first jointly developed machine, the DMP Factory 500, was presented at IMTS in Chicago in the same year. In 2025 the UNITED GRINDING Group announced the strategic acquisition of the GF Machining Solutions Division of Georg Fischer AG. With the takeover, one of the largest machine tool manufacturers in the world emerged, with total sales of over USD 1.5 billion and around 5,000 employees at over 50 global locations. The company was renamed UNITED MACHINING SOLUTIONS and retains its headquarters in Bern, Switzerland. UNITED GRINDING Group and GF Machining Solutions became UNITED MACHINING SOLUTIONS as of 1 July 2025.

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