MACH SHOW PREVIEW
NEW EXHIBITS
ADVANCED GRINDING SOLUTIONS
Advanced Grinding Solutions at MACH
Advanced Grinding Solutions (AGS) has
booked one of its largest ever stands, stand
17-320, at the forthcoming Mach show where
it will be exhibiting no less than 6 machines
and additional associated products. Most
of these machines have never been
exhibited here before and therefore many
UK engineers will be getting their first
opportunity to see this range of advanced
grinding and finishing machines.
Rollomatic, a leading manufacturer of Tool
Grinding machines, is demonstrating its
intention to increase its UK market presence
by exhibiting two grinding machines
including one of its multi-axis cutter grinding
machines that’s being shown in the UK
for the very first time. These machines are
used by many of the leading cutting tool
manufacturers to manufacture rotary tools
such as end mills and drills to the tightest
possible tolerances band one has never
been shown at a UK exhibition before.
After its great success at the last Mach show,
that resulted in several sales, Rollomatic
has again decided to also exhibit its NP
pinch-peel cylindrical grinding machine as
used by many UK cutting tool manufacturers
to quickly and easily cylindrically grind
carbide and HSS tool blanks to diameter
and form shape rather than to do so on
multi-axis tool grinders whereby the blank
preparation process on those machines
takes considerably longer, is more expensive
and is generally not as accurate. Cutting
tool manufacturers are invited to receive
a demonstration on the many advantages
of the Rollomatic NP machine for blank
preparation and to understand more about
Rollomatic’s wide range of multi axis CNC
tool grinding machines.
New to the AGS range, and also receiving
its UK debut, is a DLyte machine produced
by GPA Innova; The World’s First Dry
Electro Polishing System. The DLyte range
of machines use a totally unique, single
step automated process, for polishing
metals by ion transport using free solid
bodies. This is a revolutionary dry non-
abrasive electro polishing process that
does not use any liquid as the electrolyte.
These new patented machines polish and
deburr Steel and Stainless-Steel, Cobalt
Chrome, Titanium, Aluminium, Nickel and
precious metal alloys components for the
Dental, Medical, Aerospace, Automotive
and other industries. Typical applications
include bone screws, artificial hip and knee
joints, turbine blades, cutting tools, and any
similar component whereby fine surfaces
finishes to under 0.09um Ra are required
without altering key part geometry after the
previous grinding or milling process. Unlike
traditional polishing systems, the DLyte
system obtains a consistent finish avoiding
any polishing marks on the surface, such as
those generated by conventional machining,
and is able to process complex geometries
without generating any micro scratches on
the surface.
Tschudin has chosen to exhibit its new Cube
machine at Mach– a brand new and unique
design of CNC Centerless Grinding machine
that receives its UK debut and, like other
machines within the Tschudin range, benefits
from a granite bed and a unique axis
arrangement that sees the workrest blade
being mounted onto its own CNC axis.
This allows components to be loaded to the
centerless grinding machine outside of the
working range of the machine. The Cube
is targeted at those companies needing to
quickly and easily centerless grind parts
from 0.1mm to 20mm in diameter where
operator’s safety and easy and secure hand
loading is also a consideration as are the
very fastest set-up times. Also receiving
its UK debut is a Comat super-filtration
system that delivers 2-3μm filtration quality
throughout the entire working cycle thus
maximising the quality of parts produced
on machine tools whilst minimising lifetime
running costs and maintaining maximum
coolant consistency.
Comat systems are customized to meet
a specific client’s needs allowing for
maximum efficiency of the filtration process.
Oil is filtered to a better quality than new
unused oil on Comat systems. The remote
monitoring of the performance of their
filtration systems ensures effective after
sales support and systems can be monitored
in real-time during manufacturing processes
and fine-tuned by Comat to ensure that
the optimum filtration quality is obtained at
all times. FLP (Fine Grinding, Lapping and
Polishing Machines) are exhibiting a single
sided lapping machine suitable for a variety
of applications. The broad range of FLP
machines includes for both twin wheel -
double sided CNC Lapping Machines and
also single sided Lapping machines. The
size of machine ranges from the most basic
of 400mm in diameter up to the world’s
largest 100 ton 4-meter diameter monsters.
Sadly, logistics prevent FLP from exhibiting
the world’s largest lapping machine at
Mach but visitors to the AGS stand will
see a relevant single sided machine from
the latest FLP range with visitors invited to
attend to discuss their requirements for the
face machining of components. Specialists
from Krebs & Riedel will be present to
discuss all grinding applications and best
use of their range of grinding wheels; this
includes conventional internal and external
grinding wheels up to 900mm in diameter
manufactured using aluminium oxide and
silicon carbide with ceramic and synthetic
resin bonds for most industrial grinding
applications. Krebs & Riedel also offer
Vitrified Diamond and CBN grinding wheels
with ceramic bonds with a working speed
of up to 200m/s for internal, external and
special grinding processes. Krebs & Riedel
are constantly introducing new types of
wheels with improved grain structures
and novel bonding systems that enhance
grinding wheel quality and optimise
performance.
ADVANCED GRINDING SOLUTIONS LTD
Stand: 17-320
For further information, please visit www.advancedgrindingsolutions.co.uk
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