CNC grinding machines remove materials from a workpiece with a rotating grinding wheel.
A grinding wheel is a tough, rotating disk with abrasive grits bonded to it. It can machine even the toughest materials, like carbide. In fact, the insert tools for other CNC machines are made on a CNC grinding machine center.
Cylindrical Grinders
Cylindrical grinders combine a CNC grinder and a CNC lathe. Cylindrical grinders are widely used in making cylindrical metallic parts.
This type of CNC’s most prominent operations are OD grinding (removing materials from the outer diameter) and ID grinding (removing materials from a hollow cylinder’s inner diameter). Such CNC grinders can make pistons, spline shafts, gear shafts, and brake cylinders.
Surface Grinders
CNC surface grinders, unlike cylindrical grinders, can machine the workpiece’s surface and even create 3D convex or concave patterns on it.
