Grinder Guide

In the field of metal working, a grinder is used a continuous grinding mechanism that uses a variety of cutting methods to shape the outer, inner, or surface side of the work piece. Although this is a comparatively rough description, there are several types of grinders, such as centerless grinder, surface grinders, cylindrical grinders, roller grinders, etc. These grinders, or say, grinding machines, have different functions based on multiple uses and have their own unique working functions.
 
There are various types of grinders in the market. About grinder stocks, there are belt grinders, bench grinders, cylindrical grinders, surface grinders, tool and cutter grinders, jig grinders, gear grinders, die grinders, angle grinders, roller grinders, etc. Among many grinders, cylindrical grinders very popular models and could be used for a wide range of grinding purposes, including inner diameter, outer diameter, and other detailed profiling.

Cylindrical grinding

Not all cylindrical grinding tasks are cylindrical grinding, that is, some are roller grinding. Even though roller and cylindrical grinding are basically the same, there are still some significant differences between the two. First, roller mills show specific problems and often require machines specifically designed and developed for such heavy engineering. These roller mills are much larger in size than ordinary cylindrical mills, they are also heavier, and have higher rigidity.
 
Therefore, they are not prepared for cone work. Regarding working capacity, the length of the rollers can be varied, ranging from a few centimeters to six meters, and in some cases even longer. In the approximate length, high finish is the premise. The roller can provide the required high finish for sheet metal without the aid of polishing or further polishing. In addition, the main premise is that there should be no distance between the two rollers when running together, as this is a very basic condition. In addition, their roundness should be 0.002 mm, and the surface finish should be 0.02 microns.
 
In the metal forming industry, once a roll is used to cold-form metal, the huge pressure between the workpiece and the roll may cause the roll to rebound in the center. If this happens, using a roll with a completely uniform diameter, the thickness of the rolled metal center will be thicker than the thickness of the edge, which is the reason for this phenomenon. Therefore, before all the work is completed, the correct curve of the roller surface must be calculated carefully and accurately. In addition, the roll grinding task should be performed based on convex or convex surfaces. Rolling mills usually take measures to rotate the rollers on their own bearings, they may also rotate in the center of the tailstock and topstock.

 

Grinding wheels and grinding controls

Regarding the tooling component, the grinding wheel is not limited to a cylindrical shape and could have a variety of options. These are useful for transferring unique geometries to the object being processed. Straight wheels could be trimmed by the operator to produce custom geometries as well. When grinding the surface of an object, the shape of the wheel will be changed to the material of the object because of the abrasion.
 
The grinding process is to produce a smooth finished surface on flat or other specific surfaces. It is a widely used abrasive processing technology, through which a spinning wheel is covered in rough particles (termed as grinding wheel). It cuts chips of metallic or non metallic substance from a work piece, which is a flat or smooth face. Therefore, the materials prepared on the grinding wheel are big issues for the final grinding quality and that is the reason why many wheels are very expensive.
 
Among all the grinding wheels and the corresponding processes, the vertical grinding method is the most common of all the other options, and the PLC vertical grinding is a finishing process. The PLC vertical grinding utilizes a rotational abrasive wheel to smooth the surface of metallic or non-metallic materials in order to provide a refined physical situation by removing the layer and impurities on the work piece surfaces under the control of PLC computer driven by programmed processes. Taiwanese grinding machine suppliers offer customized PLC systems for customers around the world to achieve their operating goals in a more flexible way, while reducing the difficulty learning and reading.

 

Conclusion

Obviously in the modern metalworking industry, grinding is necessary process after the general process of turning, milling, boring or drilling. Only after the grinding process is completed, the work piece could be ready for the next processing step. Therefore, in the manufacturing plants, almost all manufacturers will prepare grinding machines on the production lines to meet this demand. Combined with the processing procedures, some grinding machine suppliers now even install the CMM system on the grinding machine, which will obtain the instant results of the machines, and the final results will be close to the expected quality after the completion. It is expected that this combination of equipment will be very popular in the field of machinery in the future.

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