Grinding

Industrial Bench Grinders

Solid, dependable and engineered to meet increasing machine shop demands, characterize the new line of JET 8, 10 and 12 in. industrial bench grinders. These powerful, hard-working benchtop machines with 1 hp, 1-1/2 hp and 2 hp heavy duty capacitor motors, are smooth operators, anchored with cast iron bases for rigidity and minimial vibration.

Flute-Tech diamond grinding wheels

TechMet diamond grinding wheels feature universal hybrid bond system

TechMet Carbides Inc. says its Flute-Tech diamond grinding wheels have a universal hybrid bond system that performs better than polyimide bond systems at a similar price point. The diamond wheels are easy to true and dress on conventional truing equipment and are suitable for use with all spindle powers.

EWAG Laser Line Precision Grinder

Deemed the most compact laser production center in diamond tool manufacturing, the new EWAG LASER LINE PRECISION serves as an alternative to conventional grinding and eroding methods that are unable to handle the level of precision required for processing complex cutting contours and narrow tool tolerances in CBN, PCD and CVD-D materials.

Gemini NGM and Sirius NGS Tool Grinding Machines

J. Schneeberger Machinen AG offers two new grinding machines: the Gemini NGM (pictured) and the Sirius NGS. With both machines, space requirement was give special attention to achieve smallest footprint with a large work envelope.

Product focus: GrindSmart Nano6

As part of its occasional product focus video series, Cutting Tool Engineering Plus presents a closer look at the GrindSmart Nano6 from Rollomatic SA.

Tech swap

Part of CTE's October cover story, this video sidebar follows tool grinder Jim Clark as he employs the ANCA CNC toolgrinding machine at Hamill Manufacturing to create custom geometry onan endmill for a military application.

Multitasking video

A Studer brand S242 machine, which combines hard milling and grinding, is shown hard milling a toolholder without coolant, then grinding the holder's taper with coolant to achieve the required surface finish. This video is a supplement to the January 2010 Cutting Tool Engineering feature—"Finish Line"—about finishing hardened workpieces on multitasking machines.

Revolution in Centerless Grinding

Ryan Michels, a sales manager with Tru Tech Systems, Mt. Clemens, Mich., discussed centerless grinding during his Fast Track Seminar hosted at the Cutting Tool Engineering booth during IMTS 2010.

Centerless grinding close-up

A 420 stainless steel part is ground on a Monza 410 centerless grinder at M&S Centerless Grinding.

Creep-feed grinding

Larry Marchand, vice president of the Profile Grinding Technologies Division at United Grinding Technologies, provides a brief look at the company's Magerle MFP 50, which features an automatic tool changer that enables grinding, milling and drilling in one setup.