The smartLine variant is a flexible, modular machine concept. "The secret of our smartLine range is its modular structure," points out Dr. Markus Stanik, managing director of Elb-Schliff. "We leverage a modular machine kit for the customized assembly of both surface grinding and complex profile grinding machines."

The two-part machine base is made of mineral casting and is bonded together in the final production process. The existing front and back parts can be freely combined with one another, thus providing three different grinding widths and four different grinding lengths. The mineral casting used ensures the machine base of superior vibration damping in combination with high thermal stability. Machine damping is especially important when it comes to
grinding, which is why mineral casting has emerged as the optimal material for the machine bases of grinding machines used in production applications. As these grinding machines are used in a wide variety of industries, manufacturer Elb-Schliff supplies various axis drive and guide way options.

"Our decades of experience haves shown that this variety is important for many customers with quite different requirements, and reflects the difference between normal and top-quality products, both for the machine and the tool that is manufactured on it," explains Dr. Stanik. This allows users to choose from linear guides and flat guides, ballscrews, toothed belts and hydraulic drives, always according to the grinding task.

Increased grinding performance and higher coolant pressure result in stronger coolant mist. Therefore, most machines are now completely enclosed to comply with the latest safety and environmental regulations and facilitate optimal ease of use for the machine operator. Modern machines with a full enclosure and mist extraction systems protect the machine operator's health and ensure cleanliness in production – a basic requirement for high-precision manufacturing.

In addition, you can also choose from a wide range of grinding spindles with a wide variety of performance levels and dressing devices. These range from a fixed single point diamond to an overhead dresser through to multi-axis table dresser, all of which are available for this machine concept.