Grinding
Centerless Grinder With Deep Bed Design
The 620/350 CNC TG “twin-grip” centerless grinder runs a 24" OD × 14" wide grinding wheel with a 50-hp spindle. With a new wheel, it can grind a workpiece with a maximum OD of 8". It uses a Fanuc control and is capable of heavy stock removal as well as achieving sub-micron tolerances.
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CNC Tool Grinding System
The MX7 can machine unattended with a variety of tools ranging to 5/8″ (16 mm) in diameter. Designed for rapid processing of batches of precision tools, the system offers a 10-second, automated wheel exchange and a 10-second workpiece change with its MLX integrated loader. Six standard HSK 50 wheel packs offer production flexibility and the potential for unattended productivity.
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Rigidity Required When Grinding Challenging Materials
Effective centerless grinding of hard materials requires a machine that is capable of damping process vibration at high wheel speeds and providing the rigidity to withstand very high cutting forces.
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Compact Gaging System Allows In-Process Inspection On Small Grinding Machines
This new gaging system not only is compact enough to install on small grinding machines, but also can measure a part’s OD, ID and length to sub-micron accuracy.
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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 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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