GrindDialog 2020: The Premiere

The GrindDialog emerged in a moment of standstill. A moment in which professional exchange was hardly possible, encounters were missing, and discussions fell silent. What was missing was more than an event. What was missing was a space for orientation, for contradiction, for thinking further together. This is exactly where the GrindDialog began.

The Impulse

Not as a response to limitation, but as a deliberate decision: to enable dialogue, to not only share knowledge but to develop it, and to place exchange back into a meaningful context. Within clearly defined conditions, a space was created in Trossingen that was consciously conceived differently.

The Form of the Dialogue

No traditional event. No sequence of presentations. Instead: direct exchange — from expert to expert. Impulses from industry and technology came together and were not only presented, but questioned, contextualized, and further developed. Enhanced by digital formats, a dialogue emerged that extended beyond the physical space.

The Impact

GrindDialog 2020 was not a finished format. It was a beginning. A first step towards a new understanding of how knowledge is not only communicated, but developed collaboratively. The origin of a thinking space that continues to evolve to this day.

Opening Impulses

  • Realising potential in machine tools with edge computing and virtual | Siemens Industry
  • Precision meets automation in tool grinding technology | SCHUNK SE & Co. KG
  • If you can not dress, you don’t even need to grind | DR. KAISER Diamantwerkzeuge GmbH & Co. KG
  • Access to all areas with connected machines | Odion
  • Innovation in Precision Grinding Tools | 3M
  • Grinding of artificial knee joint | EHWA Europe GmbH
  • Splitting the µ in Closed Loop | Haas Schleifmaschinen GmbH
  • Visualize your data with perfect precision | Haas Schleifmaschinen GmbH
  • Innovative grinding technology since 1895 | Krebs & Riedel Schleifscheibenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG