»As an OEM of medical instruments, we are always faced with stricter requirements for our manufacturing processes. Since the beginning of the year, the new European Medical Device Regulation (MDR) has required even greater efforts when it comes to validating and documenting our processes, particularly for removing production-related residual material from components and instruments. So that these rising costs are not generally passed on to our customers, we must not ignore any opportunity to streamline our existing processes. We believe that purchasing the double-spindle five-axis machining center from CHIRON is a key step in this direction since we can operate this machine productively around the clock and with minimal staff supervision, « says Andreas Bacher, Production Manager at Bacher.