Grinding (Surface, Cylindrical, Tool & Cutter)

Dear Doc: I sell grinding wheels and frequently find myself pulling my hair out when recommending wheels to customers. One customer achieved great success with a resin-bond, 400-mesh diamond wheel when grinding ¾"-dia. carbide endmills.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 253 vibration/shock absorption mounts in inch and metric sizes. These RoHS-compliant mounts are also known as shock absorbing mounts, vibration mounts, antivibration mounts, vibration bobbins or rubber bumpers.

PFERD INC. says its latest depressed-center grinding wheels feature an advanced pure ceramic-oxide grain that delivers excellent stock-removal rates, long service life and cost-cutting performance. Ideally suited for working with steel and stainless steel, the new wheels, designated CO 24 Q SG, have a hardness grade Q and excel at a variety of applications, including weld grinding, chamfering, deburring and surface grinding.

Chemetall introduces high-performance glass grinding and drilling coolants. Acecool 5679 increases glass grinding and drilling processing speeds while reducing the amount of dressings. The result is increased output of glass parts at low coolant concentrations without burning and greater tool life, according to the company.

Palmgren says its Powergrind XP bench grinders provide more horsepower, torque and value-added features. They are designed for heavy-duty use and long duty cycles.

Got a grinding problem? Diagrind says it has a solution. Since 1967, the company has been successfully tackling the toughest internal grinding applications.

The demand of the tool grinding industry for high-performance grinding fluids with excellent air release and non-foaming properties led to the development of PolyGrind NT-US from oelheld. Benefits are elevated grinding performance, superior surface finish, improved wheel life with less redressing, enhanced filtration capabilities with higher flow levels and excellent temperature stability, according to the company.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.