Manual machine grinding steel tubes for the medical industry replaced with a CE Certified micro grinder | TF-9DHD
Challenge Numerous manufacturers around the world find themselves with legacy equipment incapable of meeting the changing environmental and safety standards recommended by regulatory standards. The customer in this case was operating an outdated grinding system lacking mist control with minimal safety features. Maintain CE safety and environmental standards without hampering the functionality of the machine. Thrufeed […]
Wider Work Wheel Grinds 6ft Nitinol Tubes in 1 Pass | TF-9DHD
Current Process: A legacy thrufeed centerless grinder with a narrow work wheel is used. Multiple passes to grind the Nitinol tubes to size are required. Highly skilled technicians are necessary to ensure proper setup. Challenges: Long cycle time limits output per shift. Multiple passes can reduce the quality of the tubes. Shorter work wheels apply […]
Stainless Steel Bone Pins | GT-610 CNC
Challenge: The customer is looking for a turnkey, one-operation automated process allowing a single-pass solution for Stainless Steel Bone Pins, for example. Solution Able to hold extreme tolerances and fitted with a six-axis robot, cleaning, drying, and gauging stations, Glebar’s automated GT-610 CNC Infeed/Thrufeed High Precision Centerless Grinding System answered the call. This solution delivers […]
Centerless Grinder with Lights-Out Automation Improves Quality and Consistency for Hydraulic Spring Lifters Manufacturer
Glebar Company, Ramsey, NJ– Glebar partnered with a manufacturer to move its grinding inhouse and integrate the new process with its existing automation and superfinishing line. The manufacturer wanted to automatically grind a high volume of stainless-steel shafts used for Hydraulic Spring Lifters. Outsourcing the grinding process led to higher costs as well as quality […]
Centerless Grinder with Lights-Out Automation Improves Quality and Consistency for Hydraulic Spring Lifters Manufacturer
Glebar Company, Ramsey, NJ– Glebar partnered with a manufacturer to move its grinding in-house and integrate the new process with its existing automation and superfinishing line. The manufacturer wanted to automatically grind a high volume of stainless-steel shafts used for Hydraulic Spring Lifters. Outsourcing the grinding process led to higher costs as well as quality […]
Arthroscopic Shavers (Outer Sleeve | GT-610 )
Challenge: To grind two mating metal components, with a tight clearance requirement between their surfaces, to create a powered arthroscopic shaver used in orthopaedic joint surgeries. Solution In this application, two tubes are assembled, with as minimum a gap between the two parts as possible ‐sometimes as small as 0.0005” ‐so that the inner tube moves […]
Offline CNC Wheel Dresser Improves Grinder Efficiency
Glebar Company, Ramsey, NJ — Dressing grinding wheels offline allows manufacturers to use their grinding equipment for production, reduces set up time, improves quality, and ultimately increases throughput. Manual contour dressers are operator-dependent and inconsistent, affecting the quality of the grind and increasing scrap rates. Utilization of a contour dresser generally requires more frequent dressing, […]
Offline CNC Wheel Dresser Improves Grinder Efficiency
Glebar Company, Ramsey, NJ — Dressing grinding wheels offline allows manufacturers to use their grinding equipment for production, reduces set up time, improves quality, and ultimately increases throughput. Manual contour dressers are operator-dependent and inconsistent, affecting the quality of the grind and increasing scrap rates. Utilization of a contour dresser generally requires more frequent dressing, […]
Automated and CE Certified Form Grinder Reduces Scrap Rates-4
Glebar Company, Ramsey, NJ — Pre-sintered or green ceramics are brittle materials requiring manufacturers to use precise and delicate processes to ensure the parts maintain their structural integrity. A manufacturer’s legacy equipment was breaking the ceramic shafts which increased scrap rates. Glebar partnered with the manufacturer to deliver a new process that integrated with their […]
Automated and CE Certified Form Grinder Reduces Scrap Rates
Glebar Company, Ramsey, NJ — Pre-sintered or green ceramics are brittle materials requiring manufacturers to use precise and delicate processes to ensure the parts maintain their structural integrity. A manufacturer’s legacy equipment was breaking the ceramic shafts which increased scrap rates. Glebar partnered with the manufacturer to deliver a new process that integrated with their […]