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Sales/Applications Engineer Focusing On Semiconductor/Photovoltaic Industry Meister Abrasives USA is pleased to introduce Sales/Applications Engineer Martin Gruening who will be working closely with customers in the Semiconductor and Photovoltaic industries in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Martin has more Continue Reading →
Meister Abrasives USA expands its large-diameter wheel manufacturing capabilities with processes, materials, and equipment mirroring those used by Meister Abrasives in Switzerland. Meister Abrasives USA has taken delivery of an advanced CNC manufacturing system capable of producing large vit CBN and Continue Reading →
Curt Reed and Precision Grinding Solutions Revisited In January of 2011, we ran a Meister Toolbox interview with Curt Reed, President of Precision Grinding Solutions (Wallingford, CT), about how his company is using Meister superabrasive wheels to obtain a competitive Continue Reading →
Case Study: Unique Triple-Layer Porous Dressing Disk The Application: Our customer has a universal grinding machine with two grinding spindles; one for OD grinding and the other for ID grinding. The machine is equipped with one rotary dressing spindle. The Continue Reading →
Wheel Wear Full Disclosure: As a grinding wheel manufacturer, we don’t always consider wheel wear to be a problem. In fact, it can be a good thing because, as the wheel wears, dull abrasive particles are released from their bonding Continue Reading →
(Springboro, OH) In 2009, we did a story on how the “Grinding Detectives” at CGS (Complete Grinding Solutions) were resolving some difficult grinding problems for their customers. At that time the company was operating out of a 1500 sq. ft. Continue Reading →
Hot Parts Sometimes the parts come out of the machine hot and if you are attempting to grind to micron tolerances, this is a problem. The bore size of a hot part might measure in spec immediately after grinding; however, Continue Reading →
Noisy Grind Noisy grind and chatter frequently go hand in hand. Chatter is usually something you see on the part. Noisy grinding occurs when you are standing outside the grinder and the machine is howling. Usually if you hear that, Continue Reading →
Our goal was to develop a superior bore grinding wheel dresser but the technology turned out to be so much more. Most dressing tools have been designed to optimize the performance of wheels used for external grinding. However, since high-performance Continue Reading →
What’s All the Chatter About? Those annoying zebra-like stripes that can mar the finish of an otherwise good looking part are called “chatter.” Chatter is usually caused by vibrations that may come from a number of sources. First, the chatter Continue Reading →