Glebar Blog

Kirk Gino Abolafia, Technical Sales & Marketing Manager, Voxel Innovations  Elecrochemical grinding (ECG) and electrochemical machining (ECM) are two non-conventional manufacturing processes with some similarities and differences. While both utilize electrochemistry to dissolve metal, the fundamental difference between ECG an...

Since 1952, when Miner Gleason and Robert Barhorst founded Glebar, the spirit of innovation (as our tagline “Innovation Manufactured™” suggests), is still very alive and well at the company. Let's review some important milestones in our history.Compact Grinders, a First  Going back to the early fifties, the very first innov...

With machines that range from 1250 – 5800 individual parts, having everything ready for assembly is a crucial milestone in our builds. By looking at the sequence of the assembly to understand the various schedule constraints we can better leverage time and resources.  In a lean manufacturing environment, having the rights p...

The Glebar GT-610 Series of infeed/thrufeed machines as well as the Glebar GT-9AC machine, used for grinding medical components, are available with a variable frequency drive on the work wheel spindle for increased wheel surface feet when running super-abrasives such as vitrified CBN. Spindle RPM can be varied depending on the wheel type and wh...

At Glebar, we don't just build machines, ship them out and say goodbye. We consider each customer a partner and continue to support them long after the system is installed. Let’s highlight one of our customers overseas. Remote Diagnostics and 24/7 support are an integral part of maximizing their uptime and driving efficie...

Glebar hosted high school students from Pearl River High School (NY) for an exclusive VIP tour of Glebar’s Ramsey, NJ, manufacturing facility. The students were exposed to all the steps involved in designing, manufacturing, and assembling a custom precision centerless grinding solution.The group’s day began in the executive conference room...