What’s in store for manufacturing?
Manufacturers expect wages to grow at a record rate as companies struggle to attract and retain workers.
Operation / Process
Grinding (Surface, Cylindrical, Tool & Cutter)
Grinding with a taper
The Grinding Doc shares a technique that can reduce roughing times from eight hours to 45 minutes with no increased risk of burn
Monitoring system lightens up
With its BLÚ LT modular system, Marposs scales down its high-end offering for applications requiring less complexity.n
Rollomatic appoints national sales manager
Rollomatic Inc. in Mundelein, Ill., has appointed Brian Twohey as national sales manager for the United States and Canada. He will also join the Group Management Team at Rollomatic/Strausak North America.
Jorgensen to highlight new machining filtration line at IMTS
Jorgensen Conveyor and Filtration Solutions will spotlight its new FlexFiltration line, including the company's new Flex G Series of modular filtration systems, in Booth 338164 at IMTS 2022. The systems feature pre-engineered modules that ensure flexible filtration configurations and add value to virtually any application.
Rush Machinery hires new sales manager
Rush Machinery has hired Doug Lewis as a new sales manager. He joins current sales manager Rob Robbins as the company continues to grow.
Gummy bear stickiness and blobs
The Grinding Doc addresses cylindrical grinding coolant and the affects of loading.
Get on a roll with centerless grinding
The operation can produce a countless variety of components.
SMART-IV Grinders
With six machine sizes available, this series is capable of producing complicated shapes along with finer finishes, resulting in highly accurate workpieces. The heavy-duty slide rails, one-piece base casting and hardened wheelhead guideways create a solid, rigid machine structure that minimizes vibration, movement and displacement.
HELITRONIC G 200 Tool Grinding Machine
In a floor space of less than 2.3 sqaure meters (24.8 square feet), the cost-efficient HELITRONIC G 200 offers tool grinding at its best. Grinding and re-sharpening of rotationally symmetrical cutting tools ranging from 1 to 125mm (0.039" to 4.92") in diameter with a grinding wheel up to 150mm (5.91") is possible. The HELITRONIC G 200 can accommodate a maximum tool length of 235mm (9.25") and a tool weight of up to 12 kg (26.45 lbs).
ANCA’s new video academy
ANCA recently launched "The ANCA Academy," a series of videos that cover a different technical topic each month. The second video in the series is called "Machine Basics: Starting Up Your Machine Before Grinding."
Using temperature models
A good thermal model can help minimize cycle time and burn risk, but according to The Grinding Doc making one is not easy.