Grinding (Surface, Cylindrical, Tool & Cutter)

Videos • June 6, 2012

The Grinder’s Toolbox

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, offers an overview of his Grinder's Toolbox for those who have grown weary of shop floor calculations.

Articles • June 1, 2012 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Cranking up feed rates

I use resin- and metal-bond diamond wheels and used to manually stick them. Now our machine does it automatically and I don't have the "feel" to determine if the wheel is being stuck hard enough. Is there a way to know how fast I should stick?

Articles • June 1, 2012

Under control

Understanding and controlling wheel truing and dressing forces when rotary plunge dressing.

Videos • May 6, 2012

Dressing diamond etiquette

A shop turned to Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, to find out whether rotating the dressing diamond is really necessary. Check out his response in the 29th episode of the video series.

Products • April 12, 2012

BlueFire Grinding Wheels

Norton is implementing a performance upgrade across their "Better" tier of metal fabricating abrasives products for portable grinding applications. Products in the tier will now be sub-branded as Norton BlueFire and feature a zirconia alumina grain with properties that enable significantly improved performance.

Products • April 12, 2012

Model 2650 Cutting Tool/Burr Grinder

Unison Corp.'s Model 2650 is a Combination Cutting Tool/Burr Grinder which is a rigid, compact, highly precise machine designed for the production of small tools manufactured from numerous materials such as carbide, HSS, ceramic, stainless steel, etc.

Videos • April 6, 2012

No time to dwell

During rotary plunge dressing, a shop worker would like to know if dwelling for 2 seconds is the right amount of time. Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, says it's not a matter of time.

Articles • April 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

United Grinding celebrates 30 years in Virginia

United Grinding Technologies Inc. celebrated 30 years in its Fredericksburg, Va., location with an open house on Feb. 22 and 23. The event included technical presentations, facility tours and a ribbon-cutting event for the newly expanded and renovated facility.

Articles • April 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Amada Machine Tools hosts media briefing

Amada Machine Tools demonstrated its new S-10 modular multitask machine during a recent press briefing at its Technical Center in Schaumburg, Ill.

Articles • April 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Binderless diamond

Look Ahead column for April 2012 looks at binderless nano-polycrystalline diamond cutting tools

Articles • April 1, 2012 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Determining burn depth

Estimating burn depth is tricky. It depends on the thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity of the workpiece material, the maximum surface temperature reached and, most importantly, the time the wheel is in the grinding zone.

Products • March 12, 2012

WEPBA14-125 and WEPBA14-150 Quick Grinders

Metabo Corp. introduces two new angle grinders that are designed to stop wheel rotation in two seconds or less when the Deadman safety switch is released, greatly reducing the likelihood of injuries.