 | Machine Control Technologies offers PCD insert grinder
| The Machine Control
Technologies MCT5000I CNC controlled PCD Insert Grinder provides 7 to 8 axis
freedom of movement and adjustment to accomplish a variety of PCD tool geometry
grinding.
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 | Truing and dressing machine is for diamond and PCD wheels
| Ideal for tool manufacturers, grinding wheel manufacturers, and
production grinding facilities, the economical Model FC-250W Diamond/CBN
Wheel Truing and Dressing Machine from Rush Machinery Inc. is for
truing and dressing flats, angles, and radii on diamond and CBN single
wheels and multiple wheel packs.
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 | Norton brand launches next-generation grinding products
| The Norton brand of Saint-Gobain Abrasives
has launched the next generation of grinding products engineered for reportedly maximizing
performance and delivering cost savings in precision applications.
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 | Angle grinders boost productivity, reduce operator fatigue
| Metabo Corp. offers two new
powerful, lightweight angle grinders for cutting, grinding and deburring.
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 | Centrifugal disk finisher has 10-30 times the grinding power
| Rosler Metal Finishing introduced the FKS Centrifugal Disk Finishers.
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|  | A Glass Act
| Author: Alan Richter, Editor Published: May 2013
A new vitrified-bond technology for grinding wheels. | View Article
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 | Push-button Precision
| Author: Alan Richter, Editor Published: May 2013
Software that automatically calculates process parameters for cylindrical grinding. | View Article
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 | Stop The Sticking
| Author: Alan Richter, Editor Published: January 2013
New developments in superabrasive grinding wheels help eliminate the need for dressing them. | View Article
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 | Inside And Out
| Author: Alan Richter, Editor Published: December 2012
Similar to a multitask machine, a machine tool that combines ID and OD grinding enables producing a part in one chucking. | View Article
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 | Multi Grind
| Author: Robin Yale Bergstrom, RYB Communications Published: August 2012
Minnesota shop succeeds by being good at many different part-grinding methods. | View Article
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|  | Rust Never Grinds
| | In this 38th episode of the Grinding Doc video series, Dr. Jeffrey Badger helps a shop deal with the brown, yellow and blue marks that keep appearing on an unground surface. He addresses the difference between oxidation burn, or rust, and genuine thermal damage. | | View Video |
 | What's Your Q Prime Number?
| | A shop that grinds tungsten-carbide endmills using a resin-bonded diamond wheel turned to Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the author behind our Ask the Grinding Doc column and video series, because one of the shop's wheel suppliers keeps talking about Q prime values. | | View Video |
 | Nitty Gritty On Chatter
| | A wheel supplier urged a shop to use a 150 mesh grit wheel to put a 0.005" radius into a part, but when the shop went from its 80 mesh grit to the smaller grit the result was horrific chatter. In fact, the shop always gets chatter from small grit wheels, so the shop wrote to Dr. Jeffrey Badger for the lowdown. | | View Video |
 | A Closer Look
| | Dr. Jeffrey Badger takes a closer look at a string of photos taken at extreme magnifications to better understand what's happening to the wheel surface in a variety of grinding applications. | | View Video |
 | A Sticking Point
| | A shop that grinds tungsten carbide with resin-bonded diamond wheels asked Dr. Jeffrey Badger for help to settle a disagreement over how hard to stick the wheel. Plus, now that there are machines with auto-stickers, shop staffers are even more confused. Badger offers some suggestions in the 34th episode of The Grinding Doc Video Series. | | View Video |
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