Celebrations on the AGS stand at Mach

Mach 2024 was a huge success for Advanced Grinding Solutions (AGS) as it showcased the very latest in grinding and finishing technology to many engineers throughout the week on its 100 sqm stand.

AGS reported although visitor numbers were down on those that visited AGS at the Mach 2022 show, that was of course a bumper year after a 4 year hiatus, and the 2024 enquiry level easily superseded that of the 2018 show and AGS are very pleased indeed with the result.

There were many highlights throughout the show for AGS with the largest being the placement of another order for a Tschudin Cube centerless grinding machine by Gerard King; the Managing Director of Smithstown Light Engineering (SLE). Chris Boraston of AGS comments that whilst there had been ongoing engagement with Smithstown over what has now been confirmed as their 4th Tschudin grinding machine; the order was actually unexpected to be placed at the Mach show and therefore of course came as a very nice surprise. The order is the latest of many that Smithstown has given to AGS as it continues to invest in more Rollomatic and Tschudin grinding machines with Comat Filtration systems as it ramps up the production of medical components. There has been, and will continue to be, record growth at SLE who are based near Shannon in Ireland as it focuses on producing the highest quality of medical components for its customers. AGS very much looks forward to continuing with its very close relationship with Smithstown and playing a small part in its huge success story as it continues to grow and be a recognized world leader in the manufacture of medical parts.

The major exhibits on the AGS stand were the latest Rollomatic NP50 cylindrical and special form grinding machine and Comat EVO Superfiltration system and both of these were purchased by Lawrence Engineering with James Lawrence and many of his colleagues attending the show. Lawrence Engineering are another key existing customer of AGS who are involved in the mould and die industry and also the medical industry. Lawrence collaborate closely with their clients to offer them a full turnkey solution starting from mould and tool design all the way through to validation, manufacturing, and the sub-assembly of highly precise parts of all kinds. James comments that the purchase of the Rollomatic Grinding machine came in response to the growing demand for their high precision core pins and this latest investment in enhancing their capabilities with another Rollomatic NP50 ShapeSmart High Precision Pin and Mandrel Grinder will increase production capacity as they continue to grow rapidly. The purchase of the Comat Super Filtration system was driven by AGS suggesting that the filtration to various machines should be improved upon combined with a need for Lawrence to fully utilize very precious floor space. The Comat will be supporting several grinding machines and will provide filtration levels of under 3um with oil being kept cleaner than new virgin oil and to +/- 0.5 deg. The Superfiltration system can be monitored and controlled by Comat’s engineers from their technical support center in Milan ensuring that the filtration levels are optimized at all times.

AGS were also delighted that the Managing Director of Krebs & Riedel, Mr Florian Riedel, was able to visit the Mach show for the first time to engage with many customers who showed great interest in the range of grinding wheels manufactured by Krebs & Riedel in Germany. Chris Boraston comments that this was certainly a record year in terms of the number of enquires for grinding wheels as many engineers seek to improved their grinding processes. The specialists at Krebs & Riedel will be kept very busy over the forthcoming weeks as it has been tasked with a multitude of aims to reduce cycle times, improve surface finishes and overall surface geometry. The largest number of enquiries were received for the Krebs & Riedel grinding wheels with most interest being shown in the CBN and Diamond super abrasive wheels that they have long since pioneered. These include very small internal grinding wheels, small jig grinding wheels as well as larger wheels for gear grinding and only applications.

AGS ends by reporting that the very high quality of sales leads received at the Mach show demonstrates that engineers remain very keen to understand the latest in grinding and finishing technology and many came with technical drawings and samples to open dialogue as to what’s the best solution for their production needs. It was certainly a challenging time with over 120 visitors to the AGS stand on the Wednesday alone and AGS very much looks forward to working with them and the many others that visited their stand at Mach over the weeks and months to come.

For more information see the AGS website www.advancedgrindingsolutions.co.uk or contact AGS on+44 (0) 2476 22 66 11