Beth Daniels

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

Spindle Repair You Can Trust

Even though they’re a grinder’s heart and soul, spindles seem to fall in the “set it and forget it” category. Their long lifespan – often 10+ years – mean they frequently are out of mind. Eventually, every spindle will begin to fail, either stopping outright or, more likely, no longer holding the specified tolerances. Decreased part quality, … Spindle Repair You Can Trust

An Ounce of Centerless Grinder Preventive Maintenance is Worth a Pound of Cure

Everyone’s familiar with Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote, but few people know it doesn’t refer to human health. Franklin coined the phrase after visiting various fire stations in Boston, his birthplace. He declared that Philadelphia, his adopted city, should implement similar fire safety precautions to protect that city’s growing population, eventually establishing the first firefighting organization … An Ounce of Centerless Grinder Preventive Maintenance is Worth a Pound of Cure

Make Your Centerless Blades Work for You

When it comes to centerless grinders, work blades can often be taken for granted. Spindle assemblies, accessories like filtration units or upgrades like servo infeed systems get a lot of attention, while the centerless blade is expected to just keep on working, grinding parts to the right size and shape. But the proper selection of centerless blades, combined with appropriate use … Make Your Centerless Blades Work for You

A CNC Controls Retrofit Puts Your Grinding Operations at the Forefront

We’ve written previously about the direct benefits of updating to modern CNC controls, but there are also larger issues that make a retrofit a good idea. Upgraded CNC controls allow your shop to take advantage of four major manufacturing trends: Intuitive HMI Modern CNC controls provide intuitive HMI, allowing operators to quickly and easily program and … A CNC Controls Retrofit Puts Your Grinding Operations at the Forefront

Training to Bring out the Best in Your Grinder Operation

A grinder won’t run itself. At the very least, you need a competent operator to set it up for each shift’s run. Actually, a good operator can do so much more than that, ensuring the machine is well-maintained and running at peak efficiency. But competent grinder operators don’t grow on trees. The best way to … Training to Bring out the Best in Your Grinder Operation

GCH Remanufacturing Process Ensures Long-Lasting Spindles

Our spindle repair and rebuild services include a coating process that further extends spindle life. Our unique new spray system melts Rokide® chrome oxide rods in a patented spray unit. It will only project the particles onto the spindle when the rods are fully melted. The particles’ high kinetic energy and thermal mass keep them molten … GCH Remanufacturing Process Ensures Long-Lasting Spindles

Retrofit Your Centerless Grinder to Reach New Production Goals

Even the most reliable centerless grinder can be a good candidate for a retrofit. While there may not be anything wrong with the machine, production demands may require more output or a greater level of accuracy than the grinder can currently provide. In those cases, a retrofit – adding new components to an existing centerless … Retrofit Your Centerless Grinder to Reach New Production Goals

CNC Controls & Your Centerless Grinder

Upgraded CNC Controls Can Improve Your Centerless Grinder Performance A mainstay of the machining world, centerless grinders provide important advantages unavailable through machining alone. Centerless grinders can correct pieces that are left out of round from a turning machine and can address other issues related to dimension, materials and surface finish. They’re also well-suited for … CNC Controls & Your Centerless Grinder

Get More from Your Blanchard Grinder with New CNC Controls

The Blanchard surface grinder is much beloved for its durability, reliability and straightforward operation. This rotary-type surface grinder uses a magnetic chuck to hold a part securely while a grinding wheel processes the part from above. Blanchard grinders can accommodate parts as large as 24” to 90”, much larger than other surface grinders can handle. Identified by … Get More from Your Blanchard Grinder with New CNC Controls