Precision Grinding and Cutoff Manufacturing Case Studies
12.05.2017
Ball Grinding Case Studies Case Studies
Challenge: To mass produce golf ball cores at a low cost, while holding tight tolerances with maximum throughput.SolutionGlebar designs and builds networked machines with the ability to gather production data. Inspection and conveyor systems designed for mass production have made our machines the standard method to fabricate g...
12.05.2017
Ball Grinding Case Studies Case Studies
Challenge: To mass produce golf ball cores at a low cost, while holding tight tolerances with maximum throughput.SolutionGlebar designs and builds networked machines with the ability to gather production data. Inspection and conveyor systems designed for mass production have made our machines the standard method to fabricate g...
11.05.2017
Case Studies General Case Studies
Challenge: To grind felt tips for pens. Customer required a high volume turnkey solution. SolutionBefore finding Glebar, the customer was grinding these felt tips manually. Glebar sold the customer a fully automated form grinder to grind the shape from rod to felt tip, processing 8 pieces per cycle with intricate geometric shapes and radii. C...
11.05.2017
Case Studies General Case Studies
Challenge: To grind felt tips for pens. Customer required a high volume turnkey solution. SolutionBefore finding Glebar, the customer was grinding these felt tips manually. Glebar sold the customer a fully automated form grinder to grind the shape from rod to felt tip, processing 8 pieces per cycle with intricate geometric shapes and radii. C...
10.05.2017
Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies
Current ProcessZirconium tubes are cut one at a time using carbide tools on a lathe. A lathe cutoff leaves burrs requiring deburring to achieve a smooth surface finish. Carbide tooling wears quickly when cutting zirconium and is expensive. ChallengesDeliver a cost-effective process to cut zirconium tubes which reduces the number of steps in pr...
10.05.2017
Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies
Current ProcessZirconium tubes are cut one at a time using carbide tools on a lathe. A lathe cutoff leaves burrs requiring deburring to achieve a smooth surface finish. Carbide tooling wears quickly when cutting zirconium and is expensive. ChallengesDeliver a cost-effective process to cut zirconium tubes which reduces the number of steps in pr...
09.05.2017
Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies
Challenge: To grind a ceramic insulator body for lean burn gas engines for use in cogeneration plants and containerized power generation units. Customer required four diameters as well multiple compound angles and radii to be ground concentric to the ID within .003”.SolutionBefore finding Glebar, the customer was grinding th...
09.05.2017
Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies
Challenge: To grind a ceramic insulator body for lean burn gas engines for use in cogeneration plants and containerized power generation units. Customer required four diameters as well multiple compound angles and radii to be ground concentric to the ID within .003”.SolutionBefore finding Glebar, the customer was grinding th...
08.05.2017
Case Studies General Case Studies
Challenge: To process carbide and polycrystalline diamond with complete automation, conserving grinding wheels and using little power, all on a machine within a small footprint SolutionGlebar’s GT-610-SD uses machine intelligence and data to predict and preempt the machine’s operational parameters. The machine is a fully ...
08.05.2017
Case Studies General Case Studies
Challenge: To process carbide and polycrystalline diamond with complete automation, conserving grinding wheels and using little power, all on a machine within a small footprint SolutionGlebar’s GT-610-SD uses machine intelligence and data to predict and preempt the machine’s operational parameters. The machine is a fully ...
07.05.2017
Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies
Challenge: To accurately grind alumina spacers used in nuclear power plant control rods. The length of the components are extremely critical to the efficiency of the fuel rod. The components need to be processed at a high rate and length verified for all parts.SolutionA DD-7 double disc grinder was configured with 0.1 micron closed loop spindl...
07.05.2017
Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies
Challenge: To accurately grind alumina spacers used in nuclear power plant control rods. The length of the components are extremely critical to the efficiency of the fuel rod. The components need to be processed at a high rate and length verified for all parts.SolutionA DD-7 double disc grinder was configured with 0.1 micron closed loop spindl...
06.05.2017
Case Studies Machine Upgrades Case Studies
The DM-9CNC Wheel Dressing Machine allows a grinding wheel to be contour dressed offline using a fully programmable single diamond or rotary diamond roll. Having the ability to dress wheels offline allows the wheels to be ready for production, reducing setup time and improving machine efficiency.Current Process:The wheel is dressed on the grinding ...
06.05.2017
Case Studies Machine Upgrades Case Studies
The DM-9CNC Wheel Dressing Machine allows a grinding wheel to be contour dressed offline using a fully programmable single diamond or rotary diamond roll. Having the ability to dress wheels offline allows the wheels to be ready for production, reducing setup time and improving machine efficiency.Current Process:The wheel is dressed on the grinding ...
05.05.2017
Ball Grinding Case Studies Case Studies
Current Process:The balls are formed one at a time from bar stock on a lathe in multiple roughing and finishing tool paths. Molded balls are purchased from a contract manufacturer, then turned to achieve the desired diameter and to remove mold imperfections such as parting lines.Challenges:Purchasing the balls can be expensive, and...
05.05.2017
Ball Grinding Case Studies Case Studies
Current Process:The balls are formed one at a time from bar stock on a lathe in multiple roughing and finishing tool paths. Molded balls are purchased from a contract manufacturer, then turned to achieve the desired diameter and to remove mold imperfections such as parting lines.Challenges:Purchasing the balls can be expensive, and...
