GRINDING, HONING & SURFACE FINISHING EAR TO THE GROUND
pick up and handle the insert/nail
combination. In addition, robot loading
software was developed to support the
insert pick-up operation and load and unload
the nail via an interchange station. Inserts
can now be ground in a cycle time of less
than six minutes.
Alfred Lyon, AB Tools’ shop supervisor,
says: “ANCA impressed me from day one.
Creating a whole new type of machine for AB
Tools is not merely impressive, it’s
extraordinary. We could have purchased
another machine similar to the one we were
using, but we asked ANCA for help, because
we wanted to expand our capabilities and
simplify the process. This new machine has
exceeded both desires.”
Of course, not all budgets extend to a
new grinding machine, a factor being
increasingly recognised at Studer (https://
is.gd/ulonos). A good example of Studer’s
refurbishment expertise can be seen with
the recent overhaul of a 14-year-old S40
grinding machine owned by LMT Kieninger,
based in Lahr, Germany. Part of the LMT
Tools group, LMT Kieninger specialises in
the manufacture of cutting tools for the
mould and die sector.
REBUILD IS AS GOOD AS NEW
With 45,000 hours of run time on the clock,
the S40 was subject to a complete rebuild
at the Studer factory in Switzerland, which,
in the meantime, provided LMT Kieninger
with a loan model to ensure production
could continue uninterrupted.
At Studer, rebuild specialists
disassemble machines down to their
individual parts. The team completely
refurbishes guideways, overhauls
Grinding industry news & products in brief
Broadbent Stanley and Czech Republic-based Fermat Group
have signed an agency agreement that will give the Halifax-based
heavy duty machine tool
specialist exclusive rights to the
full range of Fermat grinding
machines, as well as its large
capacity horizontal oor and
table mills. Fermat grinding
machines provide extensive
capacity, with between-centre
distances of up to 6,000 mm
and a capability to grind parts
weighing up to 5,000 kg.
Broadbent Stanley will be
focusing its sales activity for the
Fermat product range on the oil
and gas, rail, power generation,
marine and yellow goods
sectors. Full story:
https://is.gd/hoqupe
Walter will be launching two
machines at this month’s
GrindTec exhibition (18-21 March
2020, Augsburg, Germany), and
while full details will not be
released until the doors open, it
can be revealed that one of the
arrivals will be the twin-spindle option for the Helitronic Power
400 tool grinder and Helitronic Power Diamond 400 ‘two-in-one’
tool eroding and grinding machine. The twin-spindle option
machines offer 24 kW and are able to accommodate tools up to
520 mm long and 380 mm diameter. Full story:
https://is.gd/jecexu
assemblies and replaces all worn electrical
cabinet components, as well as all worn
hydraulic and lubricating systems and
valves. If spare parts are no longer
available, Studer provides alternative
solutions. For the nal stages of the rebuild,
the casting and components are sandblasted
and receive a fresh coat of paint.
Once reassembled, the machine’s geometry
is said to be like that of a new machine.
“After our rebuild, we really noticed the
difference,” says Heiko Braun, group
manager of cylindrical/surface grinding and
assembly at LMT Kieninger. “Since the
overhaul, we’ve been grinding with the
precision of a new machine. The rebuild
process went without a hitch, and the
investment has paid off because a
1,600 mm grinder is worth its weight in
gold to us.”
Jaguar Compressors, a division of the Xiamen East Asia
Machinery Industry Company, is the latest company to order a
Holroyd TG350E rotor grinder, for
parts up to 350 mm diameter by
1,795 mm long. Currently in build,
and costing some £1.3 million, the
machine will be shipped to Jaguar’s
Xiamen, China-based manufacturing
facility in mid-2020. According to
Holroyd, the TG350E rotor grinding
machine is rapidly making a name
for itself as the preferred choice
among industrial refrigeration
specialists globally. There are
currently in the region of 70 TG
series machines in use around the
world and each year Holroyd
typically receives orders to build
several TG models. Full story:
https://is.gd/ayemom
arodok
portfolio by acquiring CNC-Technik
Weiss GmbH, a specialist in
cylindrical grinders. Founded in
1993, CNC-Technik Weiss initially
built its expertise by performing
The Emag Group (https://is.gd/
arodok) has expanded its technology
Fermat grinders,
available from Broadbent
Stanley, have between-centre
distances of up to 6,000 mm
maintenance and upgrade work on Karstens external cylindrical
grinders. The service provided by the company quickly resulted in
demand for in-house production solutions, leading to the
development of its own cylindrical grinders. CNC-Technik Weiss
expects that being part of the Emag Group will open up additional
opportunities for its products. Full story: https://is.gd/voyuvo
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