Grinding machines for gun-related tooling and components

Grinding machines for gun-related tooling and components

The GrindSmart 630XW 6-axis tool grinding machine and ShapeSmart NP50 5-axis pinch/peel cylindrical grinding machine are suitable for use in the following fields: manufacturing parts for the weapons industry, rifle chamber manufacturing and reconditioning, cold forging in radial forging machines, and punches for ammunition tooling manufacturing.

June 30, 2021

Rollomatic, a leading machine tool manufacturer based in Le Landeron, Switzerland, maintains its global leadership position in the field of multi-axis CNC grinding by presenting two grinding machines which have specific capabilities for grinding a variety of gun-related tooling and components. Rollomatic has worked with many leading manufacturers in the firearm and ammuni•on industries to develop and fine•tune grinding processes for the following fields:

Manufacturing parts for the weapons industry:

  • Production grinding of firing pins
  • Prototyping cylindrical parts for guns


Rifle chamber manufacturing and reconditoning:

  • Chamber reamers in tungsten carbide for rifle chamber cutting

Cold forging in radial forging machines:

  • Forging mandrels in high-cobalt tungsten carbide
  • Forging hammer dies (in sets of 2 and 4) in tungsten carbide

Punches for ammuni•on tooling manufacturing:

  • Solid carbide draw punches for bullet casing manufacturing

GrindSmart® 630XW 6-axis tool grinding machine:

  • With 6-station wheel and nozzle changer
  • Automatic tool loader/unloader
  • Linear motion technology for improved surface finish
  • Universal workhead with high-speed capability to combine high-accuracy cylindrical grinding and geometry grinding
  • Large variety of workholding and tool holding solutions including custom-made fixtures
  • Laser measuring included

ShapeSmart® NP50 5-axis pinch/peel cylindrical grinding machine:

  • Automatic 3-axis tool loader/unloader
  • Pinch/peel grinding process in combina•on with V•block part support and with simultaneous grinding of roughing and finishing passes
  • Multi-pass grinding for efficient heavy stock removal
  • Amazingly large diameter range from 0.0008" to 1"
  • Patented non-round pinch/peel grinding for all non-round shapes such as square, rectangle, oval, corner radius and any other non-round profile
  • Onboard diameter gauge included

Glossary terms in this article

  • cylindrical grinding
    Grinding operation in which the workpiece is rotated around a fixed axis while the grinding wheel is fed into the outside surface in controlled relation to the axis of rotation. Th…
  • grinding machine
    Powers a grinding wheel or other abrasive tool for the purpose of removing metal and finishing workpieces to close tolerances. Provides smooth, square, parallel and accurate workpi…