Grinding machine shortly referred as grinder is one of the most popular forms of machine tools used to precisely finish and shape up the materials. A grinding machine works by removing small quantities of the materials in order to achieve the desired finish for a better surface quality with low roughness. Grinders are used in number of industries like engineering, electrical, automobile etc., for performing operations like hogging, roughing, finishing and can be employed for processing of hardest materials and also the grinding tools.
Work piece to shaped is held tight with the help of fixed guide attached with the bed of the machine. There is a power driven grinding wheel which is responsible for the spinning of work piece at a set speed. The machine may consist of a mobile or a stationary tool for grinding. In the case mobile tool, grinder tool of the machine can be set to move across a fixed work piece; or in the former case the work piece can be moved towards the grinding head thereby enabling the grinding task possible. The position of the grind head or table can be fine controlled by using a hand wheel, or a computerized numeric controller.
Talking about the latest grinding machine tools, they are available in sophisticated computer-controlled formats and are best machineries for performing bulk operations with better efficiency within shortest possible time. These CNC machines can perform the operation automatically as per the guidance of the fed computer program in it. They are easy to operate and can replace the manual workforce required at workplace. Therefore the production costs are greatly reduced and time is saved leading to better production rate.
Grinding machines are today available in different formats and can be selected depending on the type of work and desired performance at the workplace. Some of the popular forms of machineries used for grinding materials like metals and wood at workshops and industries include surface grinding machine, tool & cutter grinders and cylindrical grinder machines.
A surface grinding machine is the most appropriate form of machinery for finishing the surface of the materials. Irregular and rough surfaces of different kinds of materials can be finished precisely with the help of surface grinders. It is this machine which gives a coarse and uneven material a smooth polishing touch so that it gets a refined look.
Casting cylindrical shapes out of different materials is the task of a cylindrical grinder. A cylindrical grinder machine works upon the material to chip off the undesired material from it thereby producing axis symmetrical objects with a shape resembling a cylinder. Objects like precision tubes, rods, bushing etc can be casted from these grinding equipments.
Not only materials, even the milling cutters and the tool bits used at the workshops can be processed for sharpness with the modern tool & cutter grinder machines. Tool & cutter grinders can be employed for production of customized parts for various industries like aerospace, medical, automotive and other. These machines are available in latest CNC formats and can generate even the complex shapes out of hardest materials with ease.
