Challenge: To grind diameters on parts of many sizes and lengths for a manufacturer of aerospace fasteners. The goal was to provide a solution that gave the customer a machine with intelligence, in-process inspection, ease of use and to maximize up time and production rates.
Solution
Before finding Glebar, the customer had to grind one component at a time on a rebuilt Cincinnati machine. Glebar’s GT-610 CNC gives them the capability of running millions of fasteners per year (8 pieces at a time) to micron precision. The machine provides automatic size compensation by station, and the machine can run 12,000 parts before redressing the wheel on certain components. The GT-610 CNC wheel life was competitive with the larger Cincinnati wheel.
When a requirement exists to infeed grind aerospace components in a high production environment using a high level of automation, the GT-610 CNC significantly outperforms alternative processes. Glebar also offers an off-line dressing machine to eliminate downtime associated with wheel forming. In addition, the GT-610 CNC has advanced programming capabilities that allows the machine to communicate with an inspection system (in or off-line). The in-line gauging system allows the machine to auto correct the wheel dress profile by station, which allows the machine to run production in a lights out environment.
Explore | GT‐610 CNC Infeed/Thrufeed Centerless Grinding Machines
GT‐610 CNC
Found at the highest end of the GT‐610 series spectrum, the GT‐610 CNC High Precision Automated Infeed/Thrufeed Centerless Grinding Machine excels at grinding a wide range of materials and is the complete “lights‐out” solution for applications where a high degree of automation, data gathering and gauging feedback is required. In addition to our 10″ work wheel design, Glebar is now offering an ABEC 7 twin-grip work wheel spindle design (with 12″ work wheel option) on the GT-610 CNC for increased rigidity, faster component processing speed and larger diameter parts.
