Abplanalp Baltic stand will have special discounts and a meeting with Eastern European drift champion Kristaps Bluss

Abplanalp Baltic (stand No. C2) will offer special discounts on high-quality end-mill sets and other tools for Tech Industry 2022 visitors. On all three days of the trade show, there will be a possibility to consult with knowledgeable specialists about the right choice for tools and equipment.

Meet Kristaps Bluss, the champion of Eastern European drift!
May 20 at 13.00 at the Abplanalp Baltic stand, visitors to the exhibition will be able to meet Eastern European drift champion Kristaps Bluss (HGK). He is the first Latvian to participate in the FormulaDrift Championship and win several prizes. All three days of the show in Ķīpsala you will be able to see the "HGK Racing Team" drift car.

’’HGK Racing Team’’
The HGK team was founded in 2006 with the aim of promoting motorsport in Latvia. Over time, with growing enthusiasm and goals, the team began to compete internationally. In 2015, HGK reached the Formula Drift USA (unofficial world championship) world drift mecca, where by 2018 it gained unforgettable emotions, achievements, experience and recognition all over the world. Since 2019, the HGK Racing Team has been participating in European competitions. In parallel with the competition, which tests all the novelties created by their own engineers and specialists, HGK builds and manufactures world-class sports cars for drift. At the moment, it would be difficult to find a continent without any of the cars built by HGK.

’’HGK Racing Team’’ is one of Abplanalp Baltic’s clients. HGK uses the Haas VF-3SSYT CNC machine. Abplanalp Baltic offers various CNC solutions for metal processing from various manufacturers, including CNC equipment. Abplanalp Baltic is the official representative of Haas Automation in Latvia.

About Kristaps Blush
Kristaps Blušs has been participating in professional motorsport competitions since 2005, starting from 2010 as the leading pilot of the HGK team.

• Two-time winner of the Eastern European Drift Championship (EEDC);
• The first Latvian to participate in the Formula Drift Championship and win several prizes: in 2018 - 5th place in the overall standings, in 2019 - victory in the “Atlants GA” stage;
• Winner of many international championships.

All days of the exhibition will be an opportunity to consult with Abplanalp’s knowledgeable and experienced engineers. In addition, visitors to the exhibition will be able to purchase quality tools at a particularly advantageous time during the exhibition.

Abplanalp is one of the largest companies in Central Europe, which has been providing the world’s leading manufacturers of metalworking technology for 42 years. Abplanalp been working in Latvia since 2013. We offer technological solutions that guarantee competitive advantages for our business partners. Our long-term presence in the market, cooperation with leading machine tool manufacturers, extensive experience, versatile offer and technological support and, above all, the recognition of customer needs makes our services unique.

We provide complex solutions for business - coolants, machine tools, service, CNC certification training, spare parts, tools, financing opportunities, applications, CAM software and more. In addition, it is now possible to purchase tools in the online store (www.abplanalp.lv).