Grinding Machines & Equipment

The Ecotech Machinery is a single-source of the following top-quality products: CNC cylindrical grinders, CNC Roll grinders, CNC vertical rotary grinders, CNC crankshaft grinder and special customer-built grinders. Ecotech grinders feature a heavy base design and hydrodynamic wheel spindle, which are reportedly essential to the Ecotech grinders ability to accurately machine larger parts.

GCH Machinery says it has both the machine tool remanufacturing experience and know-how to take your older machine and restore it to the original OEM specifications (and beyond) using the most modern mechanical and electronic technology available. The result is a high-precision machine or grinding cell that has been remanufactured to your exact requirements, fully supported by GCH Machinery's technical staff.

Micron USA's new heavy-duty, dual-support centerless grinder offers 16" (405 mm) wheel width capabilities and twin-grip. This design improves on the company's existing designs and integrates the latest control technology.

With the new JUMAT 6S 18-20-18, the engineers at JUNKER have once again expanded their proven portfolio. The simultaneous use of three grinding wheels guarantees maximum quality by utilizing a single clamping set up with an extremely short grinding time, according to the company.

Okuma says its GI-10NII CNC grinder is now equipped with the OSP-P300G open-architecture control and features extremely rigid, high-speed grinding wheel spindles that produce high-performance production in automated environments. Capable of simultaneous 2-axis control, this model is flexible in handling a variety of workpiece shapes in a simple data setting.

Palmgren says its two-speed belt grinders provide the ultimate flexibility from roughing, to intermediate grinding and blending, to final finishing. By changing the belt, the grinder quickly converts from heavy stock removal to shaping, forming, snagging, deburring, chamfering and finishing operations.

For machine types STUDER S31 and STUDER S33, United Grinding offers a loader solution featuring a portal loader system with dual grippers. The loader system is said to be suitable for shaft components up to a part length of 300mm and a grip diameter of 4mm to 75mm, which covers the majority of the spectrum of parts produced on these machines, according to United Grinding North America.

Liebherr offers a new internal gear tooth profile grinding technology, based on its OPAL grinding technology, involving a belt-drive spindle, which can be fitted to the standard GH 4.0 grinding head, as well as to the new GH 5.0 and GH 6.0 grinding heads.

PFERD Inc. has introduced the POLIFAN Z SG-POWER flap disc. The new flap disc features product enhancements that reportedly deliver up to 236 percent longer tool life than conventional flap discs.

Many machines on the factory floor are able to deliver an enormous amount of information that can increase their productivity exponentially. With Smart Connectivity, Agathon offers a comprehensive Industry 4.0 package.

Fives introduces the next product out of its ID/OD line-up to the market. The Landis-Bryant UL2 is an internal high-speed production grinder, ideal for processing bores, faces and contours of bearing rings, valve lifters, gears, universal joint cups and CVJ components, especially suitable for machining workpieces with an external diameter of up to 177 mm.

The AGS (Advanced Grinding System) from Tratech Corp. is a specialty-built CNC grinding machine for the demanding needs of machining fully sintered ceramics at a competitive price point. The AGS is a 3-axis CNC machine that includes integrated coolant filtration and temperature control, as well as mist control.