Grinding (Surface, Cylindrical, Tool & Cutter)

Rollomatic Inc. in Mundelein, Ill., has appointed Brian Twohey as national sales manager for the United States and Canada. He will also join the Group Management Team at Rollomatic/Strausak North America.

Jorgensen Conveyor and Filtration Solutions will spotlight its new FlexFiltration line, including the company's new Flex G Series of modular filtration systems, in Booth 338164 at IMTS 2022. The systems feature pre-engineered modules that ensure flexible filtration configurations and add value to virtually any application.

Rush Machinery has hired Doug Lewis as a new sales manager. He joins current sales manager Rob Robbins as the company continues to grow.

The Grinding Doc addresses cylindrical grinding coolant and the affects of loading.

The operation can produce a countless variety of components.

With six machine sizes available, this series is capable of producing complicated shapes along with finer finishes, resulting in highly accurate workpieces. The heavy-duty slide rails, one-piece base casting and hardened wheelhead guideways create a solid, rigid machine structure that minimizes vibration, movement and displacement.

In a floor space of less than 2.3 sqaure meters (24.8 square feet), the cost-efficient HELITRONIC G 200 offers tool grinding at its best. Grinding and re-sharpening of rotationally symmetrical cutting tools ranging from 1 to 125mm (0.039" to 4.92") in diameter with a grinding wheel up to 150mm (5.91") is possible. The HELITRONIC G 200 can accommodate a maximum tool length of 235mm (9.25") and a tool weight of up to 12 kg (26.45 lbs).

ANCA recently launched "The ANCA Academy," a series of videos that cover a different technical topic each month. The second video in the series is called "Machine Basics: Starting Up Your Machine Before Grinding."

A good thermal model can help minimize cycle time and burn risk, but according to The Grinding Doc making one is not easy.

Explained in the guide, Norton abrasives are classified in BEST, BETTER, and GOOD performance/ price tiers to help users choose the right product for a specific application. The product guide is color-coded for the eight key application processes found in metal fabrication including cutting, heavy-duty grinding, stock removal, blending/ refining, deburring, surface preparation/ cleaning, finishing, and polishing. A "BEST product" solution is referenced for each application. In addition, an application matrix provides a product selection guide divided by material and cost requirement, whether by performance or economy criteria.

Effective complete machining of DAF camshafts for commercial vehicles is based on the sophisticated interplay between high performance high-performance linear motors, ultra-precise in-process measuring systems and easily accessible components. The Dutch truck manufacturer is extending its camshaft machining operations by adding the modular concept on the new platform 6.

This Star Cutter Co. video highlights the company's NXT 5-axis tool grinder, a versatile CNC machine featuring a small footprint and a large grind zone.