Grinding
Automatic Diamond, CBN Wheel Truing And Dressing Machines
The FC-250EX and FC-700EX automatic diamond and CBN wheel truing and dressing machines from Rush Machinery are designed to true and dress flats, angles and radii on single wheels and multiple wheel packs. They feature PLC-controlled, automatic dressing cycles with servo-driven dressing wheels in feed, power swing and oscillation. The machines can be fully enclosed for operator safety and dust control.
Read MoreHob And Shaper Cutter Aids Sharpening Of Reliefs
Star SU manufactures Sykes-style herringbone cutters and offers tool resharpening machines for sharpening the face and relief lip on the herringbone cutters. The PTG-1 hob and shaper cutter resharpening system includes software for the special relief grinding of Sykes cutters. This five-axis grinding machine features a Num Axium CNC control, Numrotoplus software, integrated automatic part probing, automatic wheel probing, and on-board wheel dressing.
Read MoreConvertible Abrasive Belt Machine
Dynabrade's Dynafile II air-powered abrasive belt machine features a grinding head that pivots 360 degrees, allowing the tool to get into heard-to-reach areas. The machine features a 20,000-rpm direct-drive air motor that powers abrasive belts 1/4" to 3/4" × 18" long. According to the company, the ergonomically designed motor handle has a 7-degree pitch to help prevent wrist and arm fatigue.
Read MoreCut/Grind Combo Wheels Reduce Production Time, Costs
CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels has expanded its high-performance Super Quickie-Cut line with the introduction of 0. 075" cut/grind combo wheels. Using the wheel for both cutting and grinding can reduce production time and cost.
Read MoreMultisurface Grinder For Complex Precision Components
Bryant Grinder, a division of Vermont Machine Tool Corporation, introduces a new modular multi-surface grinding machine with extended flexibility to grind complex workpieces. The LL2U-MS can be configured as a chucker, shoe-type centerless, roll-type centerless and center-type work (between centers). The machine features 10" (255 mm) of Z-axis travel, 10" (255 mm) of X-axis travel and an optional U axis, also with 10" (255 mm) of travel.
Read MoreBelt Grinders
Dayton's belt grinders from W. W. Grainger can grind, sand, finish, polish, deburr and contour virtually any type of material due to the powerful capacitor motor, the company says.
Read MoreCompact CNC Grinding Machine
The Dominator 624 CNC machine is the smallest in a three-model lineup from Jones & Shipman, yet it is said to offer all the functionality of a high-precision grinding cell in one, compact machine. The machine offers multi-axis creep-feed, surface and profile grinding and a GE Fanuc intelligent terminal CNC within a 2,025- × 1,500-mm footprint. The machine’s compact size makes it ideal for use in shops where space is at a premium, but precision, ease-of-use and high productivity rates are still paramount, the company says.
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Grinding Turbine Rotors Has Advantages
For many aerospace components, grinding systems achieve greater productivity than milling and broaching on today’s lighter, tougher, harder materials. Tests performed at Saint-Gobain Abrasives’ Higgins Grinding Technology Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, showed that along with the latest abrasive and bonding technologies, the systems approach produced remarkable results when applied to grinding turbine rotor root-form slots.
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JIMTOF Report: From the Field
The Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF) is Japan’s most important machine tool show. The 2008 show reinforced the trends observed at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) that took place in Chicago two months earlier. Along with a review of the show, this article summarizes editorial visits to two new machine tool factories. The report shows that Japan continues to be a dynamic force in machine design and construction.
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Fixturing Device Simplifies Squaring
Peter Schmidt of the Hermann Schmidt Company developed a intuitive fixture for squaring blocks for the die and mold industry. The system interfaces well with components from the System 3R catalog and is capable of making a block square within millionths of an inch.
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