Spotlight Slideshow: Grinding
The February 2015 product spotlight focuses on equipment for grinding. Click through the slideshow for technologies related to cylindrical grinding, tool grinding and more.
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Grinding has an incredible range of uses in the machine shop—from roughing out a geometry to finishing workpieces with tight tolerances to threading parts to machining cutting tools. The selection of equipment featured in February’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight slideshow reflects that variety of applications. Click on the image above for a slideshow of grinding equipment ranging from grinding wheels and abrasives to complete grinding systems equipped with automation and metrology capabilities.
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