The Tschudin Cube 350 centreless grinding machineCoventry-based
Advanced Grinding Solutions (AGS) has four of its principals exhibiting at the forthcoming
AMB exhibition, taking place 10-14 September at the Stuttgart exhibition centre.
These include: Tschudin centreless grinding machines (Stand 5C11); Rollomatic tool grinding machines (Stand 5B41); Gerber deburring machines (Stand 6B71); and its latest principal, Danobat external, internal and universal grinding machines (Stand 5B64).
Tschudin will be highlighting its Cube 350 centreless grinding machine which enables end users to achieve significant productivity gains and the machine’s 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 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 centreless 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.
Cutting tools ground on a Rollomatic machineRollomatic 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 grinders than on all others brands put together, according to AGS. The company 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 its industry leading three-year unlimited hours parts and labour warranty that comes as standard on all new Rollomatic grinding machines.
Rollomatic 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.
Meanwhile, Gerber offers a range of brushed based deburring and polishing machines for a large variety of components. With its comprehensive range of modern machines and over 60 years of experience in deburring, rounding edges and polishing, René Gerber AG is also a reliable specialist when it comes to outsourcing work as they have a fully equipped workshop for processing parts on a sub-contract basis.
Danobat, AGS’s newest principal, is showcasing its latest machines at
AMB. The Danobat group comprises three leaders in its 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 four in the case of internal grinding) and machines that can also grind faces and radii as well as OD and ID work.
Overbeck, which is celebrating a 100th anniversary this year, manufactures a range of internal grinding machines for bores down to just 1mm in diameter. Meanwhile, Hembrug is a Dutch leader in ultra precision hard turning lathes and hybrid machines, bringing its fine turning and grinding capabilities to the forefront. its machines are capable of achieving dimensional tolerance of around 2µm, and 0.5µm roundness values with a surface finish of 0.1µm Ra.