14. October 2025

Process optimization in the manufacture of industrial knives

Spinworx® in use at Weber Food Technology SE & Co. KG
  • Customer case studies
  • Food technologies
  • Spinworx®
  • Milling cutter bodies
  • Non-ferrous metals / non-metals
An industrial knife manufactured by Weber Food Technology SE & Co. KG, using milling tools from Pokolm Frästechnik GmbH & Co. KG.

Weber Food Technology SE & Co. KG is a leading global system provider of cutting and automation technology for the food industry. In the manufacture of industrial knives, the company faced the challenge of machining the difficult-to-cut material 1.4162 (X2CrMnNiN22-5-2) efficiently and reliably.

The challenge

Stainless steel 1.4162 (X2CrMnNiN22-5-2) is ideally suited for applications in the food industry in terms of corrosion resistance and strength. In machining, however, stainless steel requires stable processes that ensure both high quality and economical processing times.

The solution

Test series with Spinworx® copy milling cutters in diameters of 20 mm, 52 mm, and 100 mm showed after only a short time that the Pokolm Premiumtools are impressive across the board.

  • Process optimization: Processing time has been reduced by 5–10%.
  • Downtime: Indexable inserts now only need to be replaced one-tenth as often as before.
  • Setup effort: Three sister tools have been reduced to one.

The result

The combination of high process reliability, lower setup costs, and reduced downtime results in significant efficiency gains at Weber Food Technology. At the same time, the quality of the industrial knives manufactured is maintained at a consistently high level.

“Pokolm's Spinworx® indexable insert milling cutters are the ideal tool for our automation solutions, as they require very little setup time.”

Weber Food Technology SE & Co. KG
An industrial knife manufactured by Weber Food Technology SE & Co. KG, using milling tools from Pokolm Frästechnik GmbH & Co. KG.
An industrial knife manufactured by Weber Food Technology SE & Co. KG, using milling tools from Pokolm Frästechnik GmbH & Co. KG.
An industrial knife manufactured by Weber Food Technology SE & Co. KG, using milling tools from Pokolm Frästechnik GmbH & Co. KG.

Weber Food Technology SE & Co. KG

Weber Food Technology SE & Co. KG is a German family-owned company founded in 1981 that specializes in the development and manufacture of cutting and packaging lines for the food processing industry. The company is recognized as the global market leader in this field, particularly for sliced products such as meat, sausage, cheese, and vegan alternatives. Weber offers complete production lines that include precise cutting, portioning, and packaging, and operates production facilities in Germany and other locations worldwide.

It ranks 10th in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in Focus Online's 2026 growth champions ranking.