Look Ahead: A grinding machine designed for sintered ceramics
Most manufacturers finish their sintered ceramic parts with grinding equipment designed for metals. Tratech Corp., however, has introduced what it says is the first commercially available CNC grinding machine designed specifically for the demanding needs of machining fully sintered ceramics.
An increasing number of parts for multiple industries are being made of strong, heat-resistant, lightweight ceramics. This increase is because the craft of sintering ceramic materials has improved in recent years, allowing parts of appropriate density to be made more cheaply and easily than ever.
Most manufacturers finish their sintered ceramic parts with grinding equipment designed for metals. Tratech Corp., however, has introduced what it says is the first commercially available CNC grinding machine designed specifically for the demanding needs of machining fully sintered ceramics.
Tratech says its Advanced Grinding System (AGS) features an ultrahigh accuracy, 42,000-rpm, through-coolant spindle capable of material-removal rates of 0.06 in.3/min. (1.52 mm3/min.).
The AGS 3-axis CNC machine is designed for grinding fully sintered ceramic parts. Image courtesy of Tratech.
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May 2017
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