Mike Page, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Creep Feed Grinding",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Manufacturingtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Flexible machines grind turbine components from
Hardinge Machine Tools, which we summarised at the time by saying "Turbine components manufacturing operation has added four flexible, travelling column type grinding systems after an in-depth period of trials and tests".
A few weeks before,
we featured the news release Dedicated VIPER grinding centre is 10% faster from
NCMT: "For creep feed grinding of nickel alloy components in the 'VIPER' process, a purpose dedicated 7-axis machining centre is 10% quicker than the original modified horizontal machining centre".
In July 2007, we covered the news from Tyrolit
concerning its 'Strato-Ultra' creep feed grinding wheels
- take a look at Vitrified wheels raise creep feed grinding output
which says: "Highly porous, vitrified wheels for creep feed grinding hold a profile more consistently and longer, bringing a productivity gain of 30-50% when compared with conventional wheels".
Take a look also at the news release from Jones and Shipman Precision, Two machine tool companies act as 'one',
as well as Best parameters found for grinding wheel dressing from Tyrolit,
and Aluminium oxide wheels can be customised from Tyrolit.
See also:
Abrasive machining ousts milling and broaching
(June 2006)
'Very impressive performance extreme removal' - or VIPER - grinding is 10 times faster at removing metal than milling when machining aerospace and industrial turbine blades
Viper grinding seminars, demonstrations planned
(May 2006)
To launch the Makino-NCMT Grinding Division, the division will host the biggest ever Viper (very impressive performance extreme removal) grinding UK seminars and demonstrations
Solid carbide drills, mills ground at lower cost
(April 2006)
A new generation of diamond impregnated grinding wheels provide low cost, high productivity manufacture and resharpening of solid carbide drilling and milling tools
MACH seminar programme includes aerospace focus
(February 2006)
Running from Monday afternoon till Friday morning, 20 seminars will take place at MACH 2006 in a purpose built theatre and cover areas like metal forming, metrology and grinding technology
Profile grinder saves costs on 'difficult' metals
(January 2006)
Profile grinding machine brings rapid stroke grinding and high-speed grinding to minimise heat input to the workpiece and lower grinding tool costs - particuarly for 'exotic' alloys
Grinding machine builder focuses on nano-machining
(February 2005)
The world's largest manufacturer of grinding machines sees the next five years as being most critical and regards the business 'front end' as nanometre machining technology
High porosity grinding ups output, avoids burning
(January 2005)
Highly porous, permeable grinding wheel, used to creep-feed grind a groove in a steering wheel part increased parts/wheel by 150% and reduced production cost/part by 27%
Machining time in Inconel reduced from 8h to 12min
(July 2004)
A super abrasive machine has been integrated with a Mitutoyo CMM to replace seven conventional milling and grinding machines to machine a hard Inconel part in 12 min instead of 8h before
Superabrasives reduce eight hour job to 12 min
(August 2003)
A single 5 axis superabrasive machine replaced seven conventional milling and grinding machines, providing a reduction in the throughput time for a complex finished part from 8 hours to just 12 min
Single set-up HEDG grinding slashes process times
(May 2003)
Using the latest in HEDG grinding techniques, high removal rates - up to 30mm depth of cut - and excellent surface finish - to optical quality - can be achieved on the same machine
Superabrasives machine superalloys productively
(September 2002)
A research project using superabrasive machines has achieved a significant breakthrough in machining superalloys - in terms of reduced cycle times and better surface finish and accuracy
Milling CNC retrofit boosts surface grinder usage
(March 2002)
A three-axis CNC, more usually found controlling milling machines, has transformed the capability of a rebuilt toolroom surface grinder at a tooling manufacturer
Grinding beats milling for aircraft engine parts
(October 2001)
Major reductions in capital investment, set-up times, production costs and lead times have resulted at Rolls-Royce group factories as a result of viper grinding on Makino M-Cs
Machining centres developed for inconel grinding
(July 2000)
Rolls-Royce has developed a new technique called Viper grinding for producing Inconel aircraft engine parts on a machining centre instead of on a creep-feed grinder