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Consistent quality in a wide range of different applications – these are the requirements today. To allow its customers to produce such versatility, the premier Swiss grinding machine manufacturer Rollomatic is offering the new GrindSmart629XS. This precision tool grinding machine is ideal for producing high-performance tools as well as inserts, threading tools, medical or dental tools and many more.

"It's definitely the first choice for tool manufacturers when it comes to a reliable, efficient and accurate production process," notes Damien Wunderlin, Head of Marketing and Sales at Rollomatic SA.

Much like its predecessor, the new GrindSmart629XS is designed for tools ranging between 0.1 and 16mm in diameter and features a unique sixth axis. This allows the operator to incline grinding wheels during operation and offers increased flexibility and freedom of movement especially for producing complex tool geometries. "In addition, the sixth axis ensures that the contact point on the grinding wheel remains constant at all times – resulting in even more precision," adds Damien Wunderlin.

The kinematics of the machine is also of fundamental importance to achieve unbeatable grinding results. The GrindSmart629XS is designed so that the movements of the axis between the operations are minimized. In addition, scales on all linear axes as well as the rotation axes are fitted as standard. The highlight among all features is the direct drive motor on the rotary B-axis. This precision technology enables high-performance servo tuning which provides an outstanding surface finish quality and form tolerance, particularly on tools with corner radii and a ball shape. In addition, the patented SmartGuide – the new shank guide system developed by Rollomatic – ensures perfect concentricity within 0.002mm.

To further increase productivity, the GrindSmart629XS features an extremely reliable integrated robot loader with a capacity of up to 20mm in diameter. Thanks to the compact design of the loading system, work pieces are changed in just over eight seconds. With a machine availability of 99 percent, the GrindSmart629XS thus produces an average of between 6,000 and 10,000 tools a month, depending on the tool type in question. The StickSmart system automatically cleans up the grinding wheels during the grinding process to ensure that abrasive wheels have the same performance for short and long batches. A further step towards light out production is offered by the JobManager in the VirtualGrindPro software. This new feature allows the user to produce a series of tools with different geometries out of the same blank diameter with no human intervention.

The GrindSmart629XS is equipped as standard with Rollomatic's latest generation of programming software. This powerful and flexible software offers total freedom of design while its user-friendly interface enables programming of standard or specific tools in only a few clicks using the programming wizard. To stay in tune with the latest software capabilities on the GrindSmart629XS, software upgrades are free of charge during the entire machine life. Damien Wunderlin: "Current and future tooling solutions can be easily retrofitted at any time to always keep your GrindSmart629XS up to date and give you a competitive edge."