Manufacturing Machinery World April 2022

ADVANCED
GRINDING
SOLUTIONS
HALL: 17 STAND: 320
Advanced Grinding Solutions (AGS) has
booked one of its biggest ever stands of 100
sqm at the forthcoming Mach show with all
of the machines receiving UK debuts on their
stand 320 in hall 17. None of these machines
have been exhibited here before and
therefore many UK engineers will be getting
their first opportunity to see this range of
advanced grinding and finishing machinery;
the widest range on display at Mach.
AGS is showing the new Rollomatic
660XW GrindSmart multi-axis tool grinding
machine with this being the first machine of
several sold into the UK having been
purchased by a leading UK cutting tool
manufacturer.
The unique hybrid design of this latest
Rollomatic machine combines, for the first
time, the power and performance of a blank
prep cylindrical grinder with the flexibility of
a multi axis tool grinder to allow for all
machining operations to be carried in one
single automatic operation on the same
machine and in one clamping. Therefore,
for the very first-time cutting tools may
be machined complete in a highly
efficient single
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grinding process. The use of this technology
also brings dramatic gains in production
efficiency for tool manufacturers and the
savings made are enormous because lengthy
set ups on multiple machines are avoided all
together, and the handling and storage of
partly finished tools between machines is
also negated completely. Typical production
efficiency from the traditional multi
machine production method for standard
end mills is in the region of 11%
and this is increased to some
82% on the
Rollomatic 660XW machine. There are also
large savings in manpower as the number of
different machine types needed is greatly
reduced. This is a totally new design of
grinding machine that despite combining all
necessary grinding operations actually has a
smaller footprint than standard tool grinding
machines that do not have a true cylindrical
grinding capability. Like all Rollomatics it is
also an extremely accurate machine that is
easily capable of holding tight tolerances of
just 2um on tool runout across large batches
of tools and as with all Rollomatic grinding
machines comes with the industry leading 3
years unlimited hours parts and labour
warranty.
Also on display for the first time in the UK
is the latest Tschudin Cube centerless
grinding machine. The Tschudin Cube
machine benefits from a highly radical
design that sets it apart from all other
centerless grinding machines as was
acknowledged by it winning the prestigious
Red Dot Design Award.
The Tschudin Cube machine enables
users to achieve significant productivity
gains and the machines particularly quick
and flexible changeover times help to
minimise machine downtime. What sets the
Cube machine apart in particular is its very
small size and radical open design for easy
access. Users only need access to the rear of
the machine to perform maintenance and
servicing tasks, which means that several
machines can be positioned together without
any gaps. The grinder can be manually
loaded in a very safe and ergonomic way
outside of the grinding zone. The Cube uses
Tschudins patented W-axis which has the
workrest blade mounted onto its own CNC
axis that allows for parts to be loaded to it
outside of the grinding area making loading
efficient, fast, and very safe. Traditional
centerless grinding machines require parts to
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