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Abrasive machining - manual and CNC machines
News Release from: Service Network | Subject: SN400-I Internal and the SN200-E External grinders
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 March 2004
Grinders finished bearings for Mars
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High production internal grinders finish precision bearings used in components for NASA's Mars Rovers - the 'Sprint' and 'Oppurtunity'.
Internal grinding machines, manufactured by Service Network (SNI), have been used to produce precision bearings for NASA's Mars Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity The Timken Company recently announced that super precision bearings, manufactured by their Keene, NH facility, were used on numerous Rover designs including the deployment and operational gearboxes on wheel transmissions, solar array panel drives, rock abrasion tool drives, and all four actuators that deploy, rotate and maneuver the pan cameras, or camera mast
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 10 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Timken utilizes a number of Service Network's machines in the manufacture of precision bearings used in applications around the world.
The SNI machines are high production internal grinders designed for a variety of precision applications.
Bearing race outers and inners, universal cup joints, bushings, rollers, and a variety of other thin-walled components are just a few.
Service Network recently introduced two new lines of precision grinding machines, the SN400-I Internal and the SN200-E External, both are targeted to manufacturers of bearings, automotive, aerospace, industrial, and heavy equipment components.
SNI is proud to have played a roll in this extraordinary mission and to be a valued supplier to The Timken Company.
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