Beth Daniels, Author at GCH Tool Group Inc.

The Importance of Grinding Wheel Guards in Grinding Operations

Grinding wheel guards are critical to the maintenance, proper functioning, and longevity of your grinding machines. These grinding wheel guards will catch broken wheel fragments, which in turn reduces the potential for damage to your grinding machines. This is considered a must-have grinder accessory/grinder upgrade, as it will help you get way more use out of … The Importance of Grinding Wheel Guards in Grinding Operations

Extending Your Spindle’s Life: Maintenance, Operator Tips and Spindle Repair

Spindle maintenance is vital to keeping your grinding machines running at their peaks. Even just a few routine checkups and performing general spindle maintenance can increase the longevity of your machines, reduce downtime, and otherwise save you time, money, and headaches. Your machines are constantly moving, producing heat, friction, exhaust, etc. If even one of … Extending Your Spindle’s Life: Maintenance, Operator Tips and Spindle Repair

Why You Need Automatic Grinding Wheel Balancers

Automatic grinding wheel balancers make a substantial difference in the efficiency and precision of your grinding machines. With modern machines boasting much higher rpms, an unbalanced grinding wheel can hamper your production lines or deliver inferior results. Let’s take a deeper look at automatic grinding wheel balancers and how they can help your business. What Causes Unbalanced … Why You Need Automatic Grinding Wheel Balancers

Benefits of Automating Grinding Operations

If you are considering the benefits of automation for your shop operations, there are many compelling reasons to make the switch. Automated machines can address pain points such as high labor costs, inconsistent quality and operator safety concerns. Additionally, they can help you stay ahead of the competition by lowering your cost per part and … Benefits of Automating Grinding Operations

What Causes Spindle Failure and How Can You Repair Them?

Spindle failure is a common issue that can occur in any type of manufacturing or production environment. There are a variety of causes of spindle failure, and each one requires a different approach to repair. The most common cause of spindle failure is impact with workpieces or due to bearing failures. In this article, we … What Causes Spindle Failure and How Can You Repair Them?

All About Precision Grinding: Types, Benefits, Important Parts, and Accessories

Precision grinding is a process that is used to achieve very precise dimensions on a workpiece. The term precision grinding can be used to describe a number of different grinding processes, including centerless grinding, cylindrical grinding, and surface grinding. It is used across a diverse range of industries. In all of these cases, the goal is to … All About Precision Grinding: Types, Benefits, Important Parts, and Accessories

Grinding Wheel Dressers: Why Does Your Grinding Wheel Need One?

Over time, grinding wheels will become glazed with buildup or worn down from use. This causes them to lose their cutting ability and can cause accuracy and part characteristic issues to your workpiece. Dressing the wheel removes this build-up or wear, restores the wheel’s cutting ability, and helps to prevent damage. Below we explain everything … Grinding Wheel Dressers: Why Does Your Grinding Wheel Need One?

Make Your Centerless Grinder More Productive

Keeping your centerless grinding machine operating at peak efficiency sounds like a no brainer. More parts = more dollars, right? That’s good for everyone. Fortunately, productive centerless grinding can be achieved by adopting some simple habits: Let GCH Tool help you with your preventive maintenance and spare parts plan. Download our Centerless Grinding for Pros E-Book, … Make Your Centerless Grinder More Productive

Add Free Centerless Grinding E-book to List of Training Tools

If you’ve been in the centerless grinding business a long time, you probably have a standard training process for new machinists. You’ve got basic company orientation, plus machine training and safety training. GCH Tool would like to offer one more tool for your training arsenal – a free “Centerless Grinding for Pros” e-book, available for … Add Free Centerless Grinding E-book to List of Training Tools

Grinding Wheel Dressers Keep Centerless Grinders Humming

Centerless grinding machines experience a lot of wear and tear over time, which can cause poor surface finishes and part quality. Truing and dressing throughout the grinding process can counteract those issues, enabling your centerless grinder to consistently produce parts with the required size and surface finish. Truing and dressing the grinding wheel typically occur … Grinding Wheel Dressers Keep Centerless Grinders Humming

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Spindle Repair, Remanufacturing Service in a Class of its Own

A single machine tool spindle failure can spell disaster for your entire production line. Whether the cause is due to contaminants, human error, improper maintenance, lubrication issues, or poor spindle design, a failed or damaged spindle means more downtime and less productivity, hurting your operation’s bottom line. That’s why it’s so important to find CNC spindle … Spindle Repair, Remanufacturing Service in a Class of its Own

Getting the Most out of Your Grinder

There are many factors involved in any type of grinding, but today we’re going to discuss just five issues that can have an impact on your grinding operation. Vibration Vibration is the enemy. Grinding is all about precise movements, and vibration destroys that precision. The causes can range from a deteriorated spindle to tremors caused … Getting the Most out of Your Grinder