DRESSING FOR GRINDING SUCCESS: WHETHER DONE ON OR OFF-LINE, WHEEL TRUING AND DRESSING PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN GRINDING EFFICIENCY

摘要

A CUTTING TOOL is only as accurate as the grinding wheel that produces it. So, shops that manufacture cutting tools must precisely true and dress grinding-wheel shapes to consistently produce high-accuracy tools to meet customer demands for ever-tightening part tolerances. Shops true and dress wheels for cutter grinders with on-line or off-line systems, and each has advantages and disadvantages.