cylindrical grinder


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cylindrical grinder

[sə′lin·drə·kəl ′grīnd·ər]
(mechanical engineering)
A machine for doing work on the peripheries or shoulders of workpieces composed of concentric cylindrical or conical shapes, in which a rotating grinding wheel cuts a workpiece rotated from a power headstock and carried past the face of the wheel.
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For example, the S31--a cylindrical grinder designed for producing workpieces in individual, small-batch and high-volume production--now offers four distances between centers (from 15.6 to 62.9 in.), compared to the two of the previous version.
Experience Results in Better Grinders: When Fritz Studer redesigned two of its universal grinders, it went at the task so as to increase the capabilities and productivity of both
External cylindrical grinder builder Fritz Studer A.G.
Swiss Grinder builders merge
LT1-1200 flexible CNC cylindrical grinder features a turret with two-spindle pod-mounting positions for use with different size grinding wheels and may be optionally fitted with left- or right-hand wheels for specific applications.
Cylindrical grinder
Crankpin grinding using an indexing-type cylindrical grinder involves rotating the crankshaft in a fixture in which the shaft's main bearings are offset by one-half the distance of the stroke while the crankpin sidewalls, radii and diameter are plunge-ground using a wheel dressed to full width.
Away from the usual grind: new system targets greater flexibility, productivity in machining of diesel engine crankshafts
The company has also introduced a new large-diameter capacity cylindrical grinder. In addition to a number of smaller ovens and the large capacity vacuum heating treating ovens, Best Cutting Die has large, state-of-the-art cryogenic chilling chambers with the capability of subzero treating to 300 degrees.
Best Cutting Die
What: Studer CT550 internal/universal cylindrical grinder
Internal cylindrical grinder
The Studer S120 production cylindrical grinders have a modular design for quick setup and changeover, state-of-the-art digital control and drive systems, and user-friendly step-by-step programming.
Cylindrical grinder
For Strite, the answer to these requirements was a new Studer S31 universal cylindrical grinder, a compact machine for medium-size workpieces from United Grinding, Miamisburg, OH.
The same old grind isn't enough: when it comes to machining hard materials, this north-of-the-border company puts its expertise on the line, a line now measured to a tolerance 10 times better than before
Modularly designed for quick setup and changeover, state-of-the-art digital control and drive systems, and user-friendly step-by-step programming makes the $31 universal cylindrical grinder a flexible solution to a wide variety of internal and external grinding applications.
Cylindrical grinder-precision, flexibility

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