GlobalSpec has asked its users about the latest design trends and features related to Grinders and Grinding Machines. They have also shared their product applications and tips on how to buy and use these products.
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What new technologies are influencing grinder and grinding machine design?
21 answers
Fastest moving technology is undoubtedly grinding wheel technology. Superabrasives have led to markedly shorter cutting times, meaning that sometimes loading and unloading the workpiece takes longer than the grind cycle. Superabrasives make demands on machine stiffness, thermal stability and guarding (safety and retention of the high-pressure coolant system required), and may require advanced dressing technology.
~Engineering, Design, Colchester, Great Britain
1 ) CN driving
2 ) High speed grinding technology ( over 63 m/sec )
3 ) in-process dressing and trueing
4 ) linear motors
~Roberto Mancina, Production Engineer, Fino Mornasco, Italy
Development of actual skating surfaces, differing materials including carbon & stainless steel.
~Ian R, Partner in specialist skate co, Blackburn, Lancs, U K
High accuracy, linear motor technology, in process gauging, high productivity
~Prabhakar J, General Management, Bangalore, India
Rugged build, auto part changer, online dimension measurement and diagnosis
~Shyam Sundar S, Deputy General Manager - Manufacturing, Bangalore, India
Linear motor,linear guide, hard material grinding, precision
~JQ X, General Management, Hamburg, Germany
Controls such as CNC and wheel materials and selection
~Yogesh B, General Management, Umbergaon, India
HT-TC ,Or hardface applications carbide over lay
~SKR R, Mfg.Mgr., Shreveport, Caddo
Abrasives quality, uniformitu and cutting factor
~Cesare T, Process Engineer, OLGIATE OLONA, ITALY
digital read out are more reliable,and accurate
~JIM M, Technical Support, GUADALAJARA, MEXICO
CNC, axis drive systems and metrology systems.
~Robert S, Maintenance & Engineering Manager., Solihull, United Kingdom
Sensors, roller bearings Lubrication Tools
~Marc V, Project Manager, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Air turbine motors, high frequency motors.
~Marketing/Sales, Brasov, Romania
Difrent motors tec. and gear applicationer
~Helgi Thor, Project Manager / Engineer, Odense, Denmark
Exotic steels,Alloys and Super Abrasives
~Other, Lewisville, TX
New abrasives. Decrease time of process.
~Gustavo Poirier, Technical Support, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Flexiabilitys of part change over
~Douglas T, Facilities Manager, Boonton, NJ
Primarily the abrasives used.
~Daniel S, Sales Manager, Norwich, UK
Grinding Wheel
~Engineering, Process/Production, Itajubá, Brazil
bondings
~BHAVESH B, MANAGER, VADODARA, INDIA
Tooling
~Yusof Rusli, Design Engineer, Kuantan, pahang, Malaysia
From your perspective, which companies are creating the most innovative grinders and grinding machines?
16 answers
There are several out there with good ideas such as Super Tech, but we ran into many problems. With some work they could be a good grinder. My old mid-size seems to be better than my new sharp design. The column moves, where on the old sherp, just the table moves. Which is more ridged.
~SKR R, Mfg.Mgr., Shreveport, Caddo
1 ) Junker and others for high speed grinding
2 ) Walter and others for the CNC technology
3 ) EWAG and others for the PCD grinding
4 ) Okamoto and others for the linear motors technology
~Roberto Mancina, Production Engineer, Fino Mornasco, Italy
I will take an old brown & sharpe any day, but okamoto, mitsui, harig are as good as it gets today.
~JIM M, Technical Support, GUADALAJARA, MEXICO
At the moment Hitachi, Bosch, Milwaukee,Makita and Metabo
~Helgi Thor, Project Manager / Engineer, Odense, Denmark
Studer, Okamoto, Automat, Jones and Shipman among the few.
~Shyam Sundar S, Deputy General Manager - Manufacturing, Bangalore, India
STUDER for machines
Meister Abrasives for tools
~Marc V, Project Manager, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Undoubtedly Curtis Machine Tools Ltd!!
~Engineering, Design, Colchester, Great Britain
Blohm machines, Okamoto machines.
~Fernando Pereira, Research & Development, Gondomar, Portugal
ICE skate conditioning equipment
~Ian R, Partner in specialist skate co, Blackburn, Lancs, U K
Atlas Copco, Fein
~Marketing/Sales, Brasov, Romania
Studer and Landis
~Other, Lewisville, TX
Bosch, Makita,
~Daniel S, Sales Manager, Norwich, UK
We are!
~Engineering, Design, Laurel, MS
Okamoto
~Yusof Rusli, Design Engineer, Kuantan, pahang, Malaysia
Beasly
~Douglas T, Facilities Manager, Boonton, NJ
Studer
~Yogesh B, General Management, Umbergaon, India
