Grinding

Ensuring optimal grinding of stainless steel medical instruments.

Ask the Grinding Doc column by Dr. Jeffrey Badger for April 2010 Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

END USER: Specialty Saw Inc., (860) 658-4419, www.specialtysaw.com; CHALLENGE: Increase the size of the saws it manufactures and resharpens while reducing turnaround time. SOLUTION: Two saw grinding machines. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Vollmer of America Corp., (412) 278-0655, www.vollmer-us.com

Ask the Grinding Doc column for June 2010 Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

The development of large diamond wheels for machining large parts.

Ask the Grinding Doc column for the August 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Toolmakers combine technologies to meet growing demand for PCD tools.

More flexible grinding machines allow part manufacturers and toolmakers to fine-tune their production processes.

December 2010 Grinding Doc column in Cutting Tool Engineering answers questions from our readers.

END USER: General Broach Co., (517) 458-7555, www.generalbroach.com. CHALLENGE: Increase capacity and maintain quality while grinding broaches for aerospace applications. SOLUTION: CNC surface and creep-feed grinder with auxiliary grinding head and large work volume. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: United Grinding Technologies Inc., (937) 847-1214, www.grinding.com; and Tooling Systems Sales Inc., (248) 656-2035