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MODERN EQUIPMENT REVIEW Spotlight: Grinding
• Outstanding price-performance
• Perfect ergonomics and modern esthetic
• Compact design, reduced footprint
• Highest thermal stability during setup
• NUMROTO programming/rendering software
• In-process tool monitoring and compensation
• 6 stations wheel changer
• Tailored solutions for tool automation
• New integrated high-speed robot loader
the longevity of the machine. A thin oil film sepa-
rating the guideways from the upper part of the
column is said to provide a high degree of process
thermostability. Meanwhile, the oil film's vibration-
damping effect encourages high-precision machin-
ing of simple and complex workpieces.
United Grinding North America Inc., call
937-859-1975 or visit grinding.com.
TWIN-TURRET GRINDING IN
MULTIPLE CONFIGURATIONS
The high-precision, universal Landis Twin Turret
(LT T ) grinding machine from Fives provides a
common platform to support multiple machine
configurations and processes.
Designed for superabrasives, the grinder is
said to be particularly well-suited for aerospace,
automotive, fuel system and optical jobs. It can
be configured for processes including OD, ID and
profile grinding; milling; polishing; hard and dia-
mond turning; dicing; and in-situ metrology. Two
a v a i l a b l e s i ze s , t h e LT T-10 0 a n d LT T- 4 0 0,
accommodate workpieces as large as 100 mm
and 400 mm in diameter, respectively.
T he gr inde r e na ble s sub-micron position
control. Two rotary axes mounted on a fixed center
distance provide relative motion between the
component and cutting tool, with the linear axis
used to control the depth of cut and profile shape
of the machined component. A combination of
rotary and linear axes produces relative motion
A M E R I M O L D E X P O . C O M