Augsburg, Germany. GrindTec has established itself as the world's leading trade fair in the field of grinding technology. The product range in the area of grinding technology will be represented by approx. 600 participating companies from 30 countries. Highlights additive manufacturing, electrochemical polishing methods and laser processing of hard materials, whilst at the same time offering the market highly functional solutions for tried and tested processes. Visitors to GrindTec can expect additive manufactured grinding discs, grinding discs with integrated sensor technology, additive manufactured flow-optimized cooling lubricant nozzles, hybrid grinding machine concepts that also integrate other manufacturing technologies, direct drives in the grinding machine shafts to improve dynamic stiffness and precision as well as improving performance. Digitalization, networking and automation form the basis for companies wanting to be successful on the world market. The manufacturers of machines and periphery systems as well as process and tool technology also supply answers at GrindTec to the new demands made of tool grinding.