Grinder Features New Guideway Design
StuderGuide combines the advantages of hydrostatic and hydrodynamic guideways.

Wire EDM with a Twist
Most wire EDM units feature a wire electrode that passes vertically from an upper to lower wire guide system.

United Grinding Expands ID Grinding Capabilities
Studer’s CT 730L internal cylindrical grinding machine is suited for small- to medium-sized ID grinding applications.

Grinder’s Hybrid Hydro Guides Offer Speed, Precision
A hybrid guideway system on Studer's new S41 universal cylindrical grinder is designed to ensure the linear motors driving the machine’s axes are employed to maximum effect.

Cylindrical Grinding Machine Boosts Metal Removal Rate
The S41 CNC universal cylindrical grinding machine is designed to increase precision, surface quality and metal removal rates while decreasing cycle time.

Multi-Axis Machine Improves Cycle Time
United Grinding’s Blohm Aeromat multi-axis machine for small turbine components features linear motors designed to minimize idle time and improve cycle times.

Cylindrical Grinder Built For Rigidity, Precision
The Studer S41 CNC universal cylindrical grinder designed for precision, high removal rates and short cycle times in complex grinding jobs.

United Grinding Expands ID Grinding Capabilities
The recent addition of Studer’s CT internal cylindrical grinding machine series adds eight new models to United Grinding’s ID grinding product line, which also includes the Studer S120, S145 and S151.

Advanced Grinding, Plain and Simple
A Walter Vision five-axis grinding machine at this shop is equipped with an automatic wheel changer and an autoloader. These features enable quick changeovers for short-run jobs and unattended operation for “lights-out” production of large batches.

Last Glance at IMTS 2010
It would be impossible to cover all of the key exhibitors at IMTS 2010—even if every booth got merely a quick glance. However, the editors of MMS did get glimpses of some interesting technologies exhibited at the show...

Grinder for Micro-Sized Tools
The Walter Helitronic Micro combines a new design with linear motors to achieve 30 percent faster speeds and as much as 50 percent better surface finishes than machines with conventional ball-lead screws, the company says.

Grinder for Micro-Sized Tools
The Walter Helitronic Micro combines a new design with linear motors to achieve 30 percent faster speeds and as much as 50 percent better surface finishes than machines with conventional ball-lead screws, the company says.

ID, OD and Five-Axis Grinders
The CT450L is one of the latest models in Studer’s line of affordable ID grinding solutions, the company says.

Universal CNC Grinding
 The Studer S33 from United Grinding delivers universal CNC grinding for complex workpiece geometries.

Automated Tool Grinder
 Available from United Grinding, the Helitronic Power ECO-Loader Plus auto-loads as many as 165 tools in one setup while occupying minimal floor space. Also available is Tool Studio software, which can handle geometries including variable helixes on a step tool as well as both concave and convex cam-relieved forms. 

Wear Compensation Ensures Accurate Wheel Contours
Profile grinder manufacturer Blohm Jung's GEOID system automatically compensates for wear in diamond dressing tools. By removing variables that require operator attention, the system is said to ease wheel dressing, ensure accurate profiles and extend the service life of dressing tools.  

Universal Cylindrical Grinding Machine
Studer’s S33 universal cylindrical grinding machine said to provide low cost per part during external and internal cylindrical grinding of small and medium-sized workpieces in a single clamping. The machine is designed for both single-part and large-series production runs and is suited for toolmakers in job shops and manufacturers.

Machine Measures Cutting Tool Edge Prep

Grinding Machines With Pictogramming Software

Grinding Machine Designed For Micro Applications

Hard Turning And Cylindrical Grinding Were Made For Each Other
Combining different machining processes on the same platform has been a major theme in machine tool design for two decades or so. The Studer S242 combines cylindrical grinding and hard turning. A look at this machine shows that both of these machining processes benefit when they share the same platform.

The Returns On Automation
Machine tool automation, particularly grinding machine automation, offers various returns on investment. Different shops notice different advantages, and sometimes shops overlook important benefits when they are deciding whether to automate.

The Case For Hydrostatic Ways
Moving on oil can let a grinding machine deliver more power along a smoother pass.

In It For The Long Haul
Curt Reed uses advanced grinding techniques in the pursuit of short-run, sub-micron work that other shops can’t perform or won’t attempt. His shop’s commitment to its customers is reflected in the high level of equipment sophistication and applied grinding acumen.

Cylindrical Grinder For Small-Run Jobs

Making Chips Vs. Making Value
In a cycle that is 90 percent grinding and 10 percent more basic metal cutting, letting the grinder perform the last 10 percent may make sense.

Cutting With A 0.001-Inch End Mill
JPL’s Space Instrument Shop does this routinely, but it takes some special equipment and some unusual procedures. Above all, it takes patience.

Blade Grinding’s Need For Speed
A grinding technique akin to high speed machining offers an alternate method for grinding nickel-alloy blades and vanes used in turbine engines.

Accuracy Of Grinding Cell Eliminates Selective Assembly Of Bearings
Following a sustained period of growth, 600 Group subsidiary Gamet Bearings has invested in a new grinding cell to increase capacity, improve bearing accuracy, reduce costs and improve both process consistency and customer satisfaction.

Switzerland Is Learning To Be Lean
Earlier this year, visited a cross section of metalworking manufacturing companies in Switzerland to find out how they are meeting the challenge of globally competitive manufacturing.

Creep-Feed And Flat Surface Grinding

Milling On A Grinding Machine
A grinding machine is not a machining center, but it can sometimes take on milling and drilling (or even turning) to make the overall process more efficient.

Grinding System For Lean, Cellular Production

Grinder Offers Large Capacity And Flexibility

CNC Grinder Helps Start A Business
This Cleveland grinding shop owner discusses the challenges and rewards of starting a business in downtimes, and what it takes to stay competitive.

A Simpler Way To Automatically Load Grinding Machines
Custom automatic loading systems for grinding machines often lack the flexibility to allow quick job change-overs. These off-the-shelf loading systems were designed with intuitive set up in mind.  

Turning/Grinding Center Cuts Processing Time

Surface And Profile Grinding System

Technology And Skill Are Keys To Mold Shop Success
The domestic die/mold industry is today going through considerable change-a good deal of which is being driven by an urgency to become more competitive coupled with advances in technology. Here's how one shop combines skill and technology to be more than just competitive, but to excel and grow.

Grinding Shop Steps Up To CNC Machining
When Absolute Grinding shifted gears to CNC machining, the company saved a significant amount of time. The new machines were capable of performing many tasks simultaneously, making the shop more efficient.

High Speed Grinding Machine

Large-Capacity Cylindrical Grinder

Grinding Carbide--A Niche Within A Niche
If one must pick a manufacturing specialty, grinding carbide might not be the first choice because it’s perceived to be very difficult. RPM Carbide Die, however, has worked the material for nearly 40 years and, as specializing seems increasingly to be the order of the day, this northern Ohio shop is in a good position to thrive.

Hybrid Grinders For High-End Parts
This manufacturer now applies hybridization to the task of machining complex parts that require flexible grinding configurations. In addition to ordinary face grinding, for example, these machines also have the capability to grind bores, diameters and tapers.

Grinding In Lean Operations: Setup Makes The Difference
Find out how these grinding centers helped this major aerospace supplier become more efficient and reduce waste.

Gearing Up With CNC Grinding
By adding a CNC OD/ID grinder, this California gear manufacturer brought a lot of farmed-out work in house, improved quality, slashed lead times—and saved money.

Between Centers And Centerless Grinding In One Setup
It sounds like a contradiction in terms-between centers and centerless grinding on one machine. But for some categories of workpieces, it's a viable production process that can yield machining time reductions of 45 percent over separate grinding operations.

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.

Cylindrical 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.