At IMTEX in India, Starrag sold the first Dörries VT28 to Thaai Casting in Chennai, India. The newly developed vertical turning machine is used to manufacture planetary carriers for wind energy gear units. With a swing diameter of 2,800 mm and a turning height of 2,600 mm, as well as the robot tool magazine for handling heavy milling heads and 108 tools, the customer is ideally equipped for future requirements. Thaai Casting has been selected as the new supplier for Flender and Winergy and is building a modern, air-conditioned plant for this purpose. This customer order confirms that Starrag's decision to invest in the new development of a single-column vertical turning machine with a focus on wind energy components was a successful one. This expansion perfectly complements the existing product portfolio of the LPMS business unit and strengthens its future viability.

In 1862, physicist Auguste De la Rive and botanist Marc Thury founded the Société Genevoise d’Instruments de Physique (SIP), building scientific instruments that could measure to an accuracy of a hundredth of a millimetre, which was revolutionary at the time. In 1921, the company successfully entered the global machine business with the “Machine à Pointer” jig boring machine. It was the world’s first mass-produced machine tool.