Precision Grinding and Cutoff Manufacturing Case Studies
04.04.2021
Case Studies Orthopedic Devices Case Studies
ChallengeThe operator would manually feed the stainless steel orthopedic pins into the centerless grinder then manually clean and gauge each pin. Manual input and adjustment were required during the process to ensure quality.Increase process throughput and quality production by integrating automation. Produce a part every 13 se...
04.04.2021
Case Studies Orthopedic Devices Case Studies
ChallengeThe operator would manually feed the stainless steel orthopedic pins into the centerless grinder then manually clean and gauge each pin. Manual input and adjustment were required during the process to ensure quality.Increase process throughput and quality production by integrating automation. Produce a part every 13 se...
03.04.2021
Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies
ChallengeNumerous 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 The customer in this case was operating an outdated grinding system lacking mist control with minimal safety features.Maintain CE safet...
03.04.2021
Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies
ChallengeNumerous 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 The customer in this case was operating an outdated grinding system lacking mist control with minimal safety features.Maintain CE safet...
02.04.2021
Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies
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. Shorte...
02.04.2021
Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies
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. Shorte...
01.04.2021
Case Studies Medical Device Case Studies
Challenge: The customer is looking for a turnkey, one-operation automated process allowing a single-pass solution for Stainless Steel Bone Pins, for example.SolutionAble 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...
01.04.2021
Case Studies Medical Device Case Studies
Challenge: The customer is looking for a turnkey, one-operation automated process allowing a single-pass solution for Stainless Steel Bone Pins, for example.SolutionAble 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...
12.04.2020
Case Studies Medical Device Case Studies
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.SolutionIn 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 i...
12.04.2020
Case Studies Medical Device Case Studies
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.SolutionIn 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 i...
11.04.2020
Case Studies Medical Device Case Studies
Challenge: To size implantable spinal cord stimulation devices that deliver precise doses of electricity to targeted nerve sites for patients suffering from chronic back problems. The device is long and flexible, which made it difficult to handle. It is also constructed of dissimilar materials of varying diameters, from metal ...
11.04.2020
Case Studies Medical Device Case Studies
Challenge: To size implantable spinal cord stimulation devices that deliver precise doses of electricity to targeted nerve sites for patients suffering from chronic back problems. The device is long and flexible, which made it difficult to handle. It is also constructed of dissimilar materials of varying diameters, from metal ...
10.04.2020
Case Studies Medical Device Case Studies
Asthma inhalers are comprised of a medicine canister fitting inside a plastic sleeve. When the patient pushes the canister, the stem, a small metal pin, releases an actuator inside the sleeve allowing the medication to be released and inhaled by the patient. The stem must mate properly with the actuator to ensure the medication is ...
10.04.2020
Case Studies Medical Device Case Studies
Asthma inhalers are comprised of a medicine canister fitting inside a plastic sleeve. When the patient pushes the canister, the stem, a small metal pin, releases an actuator inside the sleeve allowing the medication to be released and inhaled by the patient. The stem must mate properly with the actuator to ensure the medication is ...
09.04.2020
Case Studies Medical Device Case Studies
Challenge: To thrufeed grind ceramic pellets, which are used to manufacture radiopharmaceuticals (radiotracers) used in CT scans. The pellet count had to be tracked through the machine and the customer needed to measure a set frequency of parts that would be programmable. In addition to accounting for all the components, the m...
09.04.2020
Case Studies Medical Device Case Studies
Challenge: To thrufeed grind ceramic pellets, which are used to manufacture radiopharmaceuticals (radiotracers) used in CT scans. The pellet count had to be tracked through the machine and the customer needed to measure a set frequency of parts that would be programmable. In addition to accounting for all the components, the m...
