During the 7th International Conference on MicroManufacturing in March, conference co-chairs Jian Cao and Kornel Ehmann, along with a few of their students, provided an overview of their research and work stations at the university's micromanufacturing lab.

July 26, 2011—Operator Bill Schumack grinds a 420 stainless steel part on a Monza 410 centerless grinder. This is a good illustration of the centerless grinding configuration; namely that the part is not supported on centers, but is placed between the regulating wheel and grinding wheel. Also shown is a closeup of the centerless grinding process on another machine.

Dec. 4, 2010—The Walter Helitronic Micro tool grinding machine from Walter features linear/direct drives in all axes with acceleration and speeds of up to 2,000 IPM.

Oct. 13, 2009—As part of its occasional product focus video series, our sister Web site—Cutting Tool Engineering Plus—took a closer look at the GrindSmart Nano6 from Rollomatic SA.

A 6-axis, high-tech tool grinding center, the GrindSmart® Nano6 is designed for the manufacture of advanced cutting tools with Ø 0.01 mm to 2.0 mm (0.0004" to 0.078"). The tool grinder features an integrated robot loader and the new Rollomatic operator panel with 15" screen.