Grinding
The Right Tool, Right Away
In-house custom tool grinding extends the reach of CNC machining.
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The New Face Of Creep Feed Grinding
Creep feed grinding allows a hardened workpiece to be machined from the solid in a single pass, replacing milling, broaching or other types of grinding. Compact, more affordable creep feed grinding machines now make this process attractive in a wider range of applications.
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Shop Adds CNC Grinding To Its Mix
Of all the metalworking processes, grinding is probably the most application specific. In a job shop environment, however, flexibility is the key to successful grinding. Here's a look at how one captive job shop successfully transitioned from manual to CNC grinding while standardizing its grinding process parameters to accommodate the demands of low volume, high mix production requirements.
Read MoreECD Grinding - A Super Solution
Add ECD to the alphabet soup of metalworking abbreviations becauseelectrochemical dressing may indeed be coming to a superabrasive grinding machine near you.
Read MoreA Little Sizzle With That Steak
I was recently a guest of Studer Grinder Company at its manufacturing headquarters in Thun, Switzerland. Every couple of years, Studer invites its sales force and some selected customers and guests to see what's new with Studer grinders.
Read MoreCylindrical Grinding Machine Provides Solutions To Accuracy And Production
Jeff and Gary Caron of Caron Precision, Inc. know grinding. They know grinding so well that their business is strictly grinding--no other machining at all. But not even the Carons ever thought they would invest in a cylindrical grinding machine to facilitate a single application.
Read MoreSuperabrasive Grinding Reduces Turbocharger Balancing Cycle Time
It used to take too long to balance turbocharger wheels and shafts on a CNC balancing/correction machine. Engineers at American Hofmann set out to develop a one-step, fully automated process to more accurately correct the imbalances in turbochargers.
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Does Your Grinder Have The Shakes?
Poor results from cylindrical grinding may be traceable to harmful dynamic forces coupled to the wheel/workpiece interface. A new system of sensors/actuators is helping detect the causes—and leading to a cure.
Read MoreGrinders Boost Quality, Productivity At Power Tool Plant
To keep up with consumers' demands of greater quality, ISO 9001-certified Black & Decker U.S. Power Tool Operations knew it needed to seek the best technology.
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For Superfinishing Excellence, Start With The Right Finish
The key to excellence in superfinishing operations is the incoming grinding finish on the workpieces. With the right start, superfinishing is a very effective and economical process for achieving mirror-like finishes.
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