GrindSmart Model 528XS 5-axis grinding machine
Rollomatic Inc.'s GrindSmart Model 528XS 5-axis grinding machine is available with an optional robot.
Operation / Process
Grinding (Surface, Cylindrical, Tool & Cutter)
Tired of all the chatter
In the 14th episode of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, Dr. Jeffrey Badger helps a shop that's getting chatter when performing multi-pass cylindrical OD grinding. Though the shop keeps dropping the plunge speeds, nothing seems to help. They ask the host of the Grinding Doc Video Series what they can do?
Superhard vs. Superhard
Toolmakers combine technologies to meet growing demand for PCD tools.
Adjustable Grind
More flexible grinding machines allow part manufacturers and toolmakers to fine-tune their production processes.
Up vs. down grinding
December 2010 Grinding Doc column in Cutting Tool Engineering answers questions from our readers.
Ground to order
END USER: General Broach Co., (517) 458-7555, www.generalbroach.com. CHALLENGE: Increase capacity and maintain quality while grinding broaches for aerospace applications. SOLUTION: CNC surface and creep-feed grinder with auxiliary grinding head and large work volume. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: United Grinding Technologies Inc., (937) 847-1214, www.grinding.com; and Tooling Systems Sales Inc., (248) 656-2035
Micron Macro-S Creep-Feed Grinder
Peter Wolters GmbH, a manufacturer of high-precision machine tools headquartered in Rendsburg, Germany, today announced the release of its newµm Macro-S tool for CBN rotor grinding.
WP11-150 Quick 6″ Angle Grinder
Metabo Corp. now offers the WP11-150 Quick 6" angle grinder with the added safety feature of a non-locking paddle switch for safer tool operation.
TGT Genius
The TGT Genius 6 Axes is a versatile tool-grinding machine for the manufacturing and resharpening of solid carbide and HSS tools, according to Tool Grinding Technologies Inc., an India-based company.
Grinder Safety Training CD
To help America's grinding workers stay safe, MANCOMM, a Davenport, IA, company that produces regulatory compliance products, recently released its Grinder Safety Training CD, which is intended to help workers improve safety and minimize risk by focusing on a personal protection system for pedestal and bench grinders.
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.
Eliminating burr?
Watch the 13th episode of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series as host Dr. Jeffrey Badger fields a question from a shop seeking a recommendation for a wheel that can eliminate burr.