‘To be more innovative than others’ is a mantra that Hannes Fuchshofer adopted during his apprenticeship in the 1980s, and as an independent entrepreneur, he has been living by this philosophy for more than 25 years. Today he runs a highly successful business, underpinned by regular investment in the latest technology – a case in point being a recently purchased ultra high accuracy Kern Micro HD 5-axis machine. PES reports.