Grinding (Surface, Cylindrical, Tool & Cutter)

Products • March 29, 2016

Cutting and Grinding Wheels

Weiler Corp. says its cutting and Grinding wheels help welding and fabrication professionals get the most-demanding jobs done right, and done fast. The company's high-quality line helps end users select the best solution for the toughest jobs. Applications include heavy stock removal, beveling, grinding, notching, cutting and edge softening.

Videos • March 24, 2016

Grinding Doc offers some crack advice

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering's Grinding Doc Video Series, helps a shop that appears to be grinding good pistons, but complaints about cracking from the customer suggest otherwise. In his 68th episode, Badger explains what's happening and how the shop could miss potential problems despite inspection efforts.

News • March 16, 2016

Rollomatic Inc. appoints new team leader

Daniel Franklin, who began his career at the Rollomatic factory in Switzerland in 1999, will take over the team leader's position with immediate effect, according to a recent Rollomatic news release. Franklin takes over for Mac MacKenna, who transitioned into a sales manager position in the Northeast.

Products • March 16, 2016

QUANTUM3 Depressed-Center Grinding Wheels

Saint-Gobain Abrasives has introduced Norton QUANTUM3 (NQ3) depressed-center grinding wheels. Featuring a proprietary grain along with a tough bond system that contains a unique combination of fillers and bonding agents that reportedly allow for much better mix quality in manufacturing, NQ3 provides substantially faster grinding for more metal removal and longer wheel life, with less operator fatigue, to significantly increase grinding output. Test results conducted with NQ3 and competitive wheels revealed that NQ3 removed almost twice the amount of carbon steel at five minute intervals.

Products • March 14, 2016

InternalS121 Universal Grinding Machine

With regular new developments every 6 months, Fritz Studer AG says it has surprised users of internal cylindrical grinding machines in the last 2 years. What still appeared as a separate machine with the S141 universal machine (component length up to 1,300 mm) in May 2014 has evolved into a complete machine platform with the universal machines in the S141 and S151 series in autumn 2014, the S131 universal machine and the S122 production machine in spring 2015 as well as the S121 universal machine in autumn 2015.

Products • March 8, 2016

QUICKPOINT Grinding Machine

The Junker Group says its ingenuity and expertise are put on display with the flexible, high-performance QUICKPOINT grinding machine. High-speed grinding combines Junker precision with maximum flexibility.

Videos • March 7, 2016

Episode 67: Tool Quality & Surface Finish

A shop seeks the Grinding Doc's advice regarding plans to improve cutting tool quality by improving surface finish in the 67th episode of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series.

Products • March 4, 2016

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.

Articles • March 1, 2016 • William Leventon

A control system for quickly programming industrial robots

Teach your robot well: A new control system can reduce the time to set up and program industrial robots from an hour or more to just minutes, according to the Finnish research organization that developed it.

Products • March 1, 2016

Flute-Tech diamond grinding wheels

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.

Products • February 3, 2016

LASER P 400 3-axis, LASER P 400U 5-axis machines

GF Machining Solutions, Lincolnshire, Ill., today announced the expansion of its line of laser texturing solutions with the LASER P 400 3-axis machine and LASER P 400U 5-axis machines. The machines provide easy, repeatable laser engraving texturing and structuring for small parts, such as for watches, jewelry, cutting tools, small inserts and micromachined workpieces, according to the company.

Products • February 3, 2016

Lach Diamond drebojet-plus

The drebojet®-plus, a new diamond dressing roll from Lach Diamond Inc, Grand Rapids, Mich., will make its debut at GrindTec, which is set for March 16-19 in Augsburg, Germany, according to a company news release issued today. The drebojet-plus is intended for contour-controlled dressing and profiling of grinding wheels.