One of North America’s premier rotary screw compressor manufacturers has ordered a new, ultra-precise TG 350E CNC rotor grinding machine from
PTG Holroyd. The machine will be used alongside a previous generation TG 350 model that has been in reliable daily operation at the compressor rotor manufacturing facility since 2008.
Valued in excess of $1.7 million, the new TG 350E rotor grinder is currently in build at PTG Holroyd’s Rochdale technology centre and is scheduled to ship in the spring of next year. It will be used by the customer to precision-grind screw rotors of up to 350mm in diameter and 1,800mm in length and will bring even higher levels of flexibility to its manufacturing capability.
Mark Curran, PTG Holroyd sales director, said: “Around the globe, PTG Holroyd’s rotor milling, rotor grinding and gear grinding machines are renowned for their accuracy, reliability and longevity. Offering the most up-to-date control technologies, new TG Series models further build on the uncompromising capabilities that have helped establish PTG Holroyd rotor grinding machines as a favoured choice for many manufacturers of refrigeration compressors, helical rotors and threads.
“Although we are not able to name this North American customer, it is nonetheless rewarding to know that the positive experience gained by using one of our machines over so many years, played a significant part in its decision to order a second PTG Holroyd machine.”
High speed and high accuracy PTG Holroyd TG Series machines are widely recognised as providing the industry benchmark for high speed, high accuracy, efficient stock removal. Advanced automation means reduced set-up time, while a significant amount of production time can be saved due to the fact that each machine’s diamond dressing discs are continuously dressed during the semi-finish grinding cycles.
The TG range starts with the TG 50E, a machine designed to precision grind components of up to 50mm in diameter and 610mm in length, with models offering stepped increases in capability up to the production of helical components measuring 450mm in diameter and 2,020mm in length.
Equally suited to prototyping, batch and volume production, TG Series machines are designed primarily for the finish grinding of helical screw components such as worm screws and rotors after they have been milled to a rough or semi-finished state. TG models offer production rates and accuracies to suit precise manufacturing strategies. Fully automated on-machine probing provides closed loop feedback of corrections to the dresser wheel and does not require a high level of operator skill.