Grinding (Surface, Cylindrical, Tool & Cutter)

Ensuring optimal grinding of stainless steel medical instruments.

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.

Thinking about using cluster diamonds? Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, suggests going at least 4x faster than with a single-point diamond in the 5th episode of the video series.

Productive Times. End user: Specialty Carbide Products. Challenge: Productively and consistently grind carbide burs. Solution: A CNC grinding machine integrated with a robot for loading/unloading. Solution provider: Excalibur Tool Inc.

Grinding Doc column for December 2009 issue.

A further examination of the grinding process through the lens of an electron microscope.

Tool and cutter grinder software continually evolves to expedite production of advanced cutting tools by toolmakers and machine shops.

Production and application of cermet-tipped circular saw blades continues to grow, eating into carbide's market share.

Why are all your parts turning into toast? Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, offers insight into rotary diamond dressing.

Do you have the right grit for a smooth finish? Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, takes a look at a common problem shops have with getting the surface finish that they want in the 3rd episode of the video series.

Creating awareness about productivity boosting machining technologies and implementing them are playing a major role in making military parts.

Productive Times report covering dedicated wheel truing, includes a brief video report about Myles Tool using the Rush Machinery Wheel Truer.