Advanced Grinding Solutions

Coventry based Advanced Grinding Solutions has 4 of its principals exhibiting at the forthcoming AMB show in Stuttgart; Tschudin (centerless grinding machines) Hall 5, stand 5C11, Rollomatic (Tool grinding machines) hall 5, stand 5B41, Gerber (deburring machines, hall 6, stand 6B71, and lastly their newest Principal, Danobat (external, internal and universal grinding machines) hall 5, stand 5B64.

Tschudin will be highlighting their Cube 350 centerless grinding machine. The Tschudin Cube centerless grinding machines enable end users to achieve significant productivity gains and the machines particularly quick and flexible changeover times help to minimise machine downtime. What sets the Cube machine apart in particular is its very small size and radical open design for easy access. Users only need access to the rear of the machine to perform maintenance and servicing tasks, which means that several machines can be positioned together without any gaps. The Tschudin Cube centerless grinding machine uses Tschudin’s patented W-axis which has the workrest blade mounted onto its own CNC axis that allows for parts to be loaded to it outside of the grinding area making loading efficient, fast, and very safe. Traditional centerless grinding machines require parts to be loaded to a fixed work-rest blade that sits inside of the machine between the grinding wheel and control wheel making loading difficult, more expensive, and sometimes unsafe. This also makes changeovers more complex and therefore lengthier.

Rollomatic are one of the world’s leaders in Tool Grinding and more rotary cutting tools are manufactured in the UK and in Eire on Rollomatic grinding machines than on all others put together. Rollomatic will be exhibiting several machines including ones from within the GrindSmart® range. GrindSmart® machines excel at producing cutting tools of up to 20mm in diameter, and the superior Swiss manufactured quality of every Rollomatic machine is demonstrated with their industry leading 3-year unlimited hours parts and labour warranty that comes as standard on all new Rollomatic grinding machines. GrindSmart® machines are available with a 6th CNC axis to ensure perfect tool geometry because the contact point of the grinding wheel remains constant over the entire grinding path during production. The latest linear motor technology provides more benefits such as enhanced surface finishes and reduced maintenance costs.

Gerber offers a range of brushed based deburring and polishing machines for a large variety of components. With their comprehensive range of modern machines and over 60 years of experience in deburring, rounding edges and polishing, René Gerber AG is also your reliable specialist when it comes to outsourcing work as they have a fully equipped workshop for processing parts on a sub-contract basis for you.

AGS’s newest Principal, Danobat, are using the AMB show to showcase their latest machines. The Danobat group comprises of 3 leaders in their chosen fields. Danobat, Overbeck and Hembrug. The Danobat range includes internal grinding machines, external grinding machines and combined internal/external machines. It also covers for machines with multiple grinding spindles (up to 4 in the case of internal grinding) and machines that can also grind faces and radii as well as OD and ID work”. Overbeck, who are celebrating their 100th anniversary this year, manufactures a range of internal grinding machine for bores down to just 1mm in diameter. Hembrug is a Dutch leader in ultra precision hard turning lathes and hybrid machines, bringing its fine turning and grinding capabilities to the forefront. Their machines are capable of achieving dimensional tolerance of around 2um, and 0.5um roundness values with a surface finish of 0.1um Ra.

You can find out more about AGS and their range of machinery on their website www.advancedgrindingsolutions.co.uk or contact AGS on+44 (0) 2476 22 66 11