Grinding

Rollomatic Open House 2021

Rollomatic USA and Strausak featured two new tool grinding machines during its three-day open house held Nov. 9-11 at Rollomatic's Mundelein, Illinois, facility. Making their North American debut were:

Crankshaft unpleasantness

12/14/2021

Author:

Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

The Grinding Doc offers coping strategies to handle the pain and suffering of crankshaft grinding.

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Using past ideals, ANCA builds tomorrow’s grinders today

ANCA honors its history by producing technology for the need of manufacturers today and in the future.

Gorilla Mill grows up with ANCA

Branding for Gorilla Mill, a manufacturer of carbide drills, endmills and cutting tools, is simian-themed, aggressive and fun, and it comes with the tagline “Weapons of Mass Production.” The company has grown in employees, distributors and a diverse spread of customers. ANCA's CNC machines have played a large role in Gorilla Mill's progress.

Hot trends in cutting tools

Fast, flexible custom tooling, easy access to tool data through cloud technology and automation are some of the technologies driving tool production processes, according to a recent discussion between two industry executives.

Rusty versus damaged parts

09/15/2021

Author:

Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

The Grinding Doc defines and eliminates grinding burn.

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Versatile 5-Axis Grinder

Star Cutter’s NXT 5-axis Tool Grinder is a versatile 5-axis CNC machine, features a small footprint and a large grind zone. The machine can run small and large diameter wheels and is designed in a modular fashion that offers quick adaptation to application requirements.

Grinding Meets Erosion!

Two technologies, one machine: The new VOLLMER VHybrid 360 combines the strengths of an innovative grinding machine and a proven powerful erosion machine. Allowing you to switch between the two functions in no time! Efficient processing and powerful machining of carbide tools with diameters of up to 50 mm.