Grinding (Surface, Cylindrical, Tool & Cutter)

Videos • May 5, 2010

Deep dress, deep cuts

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, urges shops to dress quickly and take deep cuts to reduce cycle times in the 8th episode of the video series.

Articles • May 1, 2010

Enabling product line expansion

END USER: The M.K. Morse Co., (800) 733-3377, www.mkmorse.com. CHALLENGE: Eliminate dirt and debris from machine coolant when grinding cermet-tipped saw blades. SOLUTION: Filtration system capable of removing particles to 1μm. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Transor Filter USA, (800) 354-3040, www.transorfilter.com

Videos • April 5, 2010

Cylindrical OD plunge grinding offers options

When cylindrical OD plunge grinding, Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, says you can play around with the parameters without affecting cycle time. Watch the 7th episode of the video series now.

Articles • April 1, 2010 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Loading when grinding cermets

Ask the Grinding Doc column by Dr. Jeffrey Badger for April 2010 Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Articles • April 1, 2010

A world class act

END USER: Specialty Saw Inc., (860) 658-4419, www.specialtysaw.com; CHALLENGE: Increase the size of the saws it manufactures and resharpens while reducing turnaround time. SOLUTION: Two saw grinding machines. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Vollmer of America Corp., (412) 278-0655, www.vollmer-us.com

Products • April 1, 2010

Grinding Bevel Gears

Gleason Corp. has broadened its line of bevel gear manufacturing solutions with a new line of high-performance grinding wheels for bevel gear applications.

Products • April 1, 2010

Rush Machinery Grinding machines

Grinding machines from Rush Machinery Inc. produce carbide and HSS drills and other cutting tools, including taps, reamers, countersinks and endmills.

Videos • March 5, 2010

Cylindrical OD traverse grinding

What's a good speed when cylindrical OD traverse grinding? Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, worries less about the speed, more about the percentage of the wheel being used to do the roughing in the 6th episode of the video series.

Articles • March 1, 2010

Sharp focus

Should you outsource tool sharpening or do it in-house?

Articles • February 1, 2010 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Cutting cycle time

Ask the Grinding Doc column by Dr. Jeffrey Badger.

Articles • February 1, 2010

Precision prescriptions

Ensuring optimal grinding of stainless steel medical instruments.

Videos • January 15, 2010

Multitasking video

A Studer brand S242 machine, which combines hard milling and grinding, is shown hard milling a toolholder without coolant, then grinding the holder's taper with coolant to achieve the required surface finish.