Grinding Machine Increases Cutting Capability with Automation
Chevalier’s highly rigid construction and stability of the FSG-1224ADIII increases cutting capability.
Posted: December 17, 2013
Once the total preset depth is reached, which is displayed on the elevating digital read-out, the machine performs the preset spark-out passes.
Chevalier’s (Santa Fe Springs, CA) highly rigid construction and stability of the FSG-1224ADIII increases cutting capability. The series includes a new PLC controller that provides a grind cycle that has rough grinding, fine grinding, spark-out passes and an optional automatic over-wheel dresser with compensation, which can be added to fully automate the grind process.
After the cycle is finished, the table will “park” either left or right and the saddle will move all the way froward to facilitate unloading and loading. The spindle can be set to “stop running” or “continue running.” The wheel head can also be set to return to the start position or to park at a reference point.
Once the cycle is started, the wheel head will move rapidly to the start point and repeat the grind cycle. If material is required to be removed from both sides, “flip over” can be selected so that the wheel head position is at the finish grind height, which will start grinding immediately without touching off.
Demonstration of the Chevalier FSG-1224ADIII Fully Automatic Grinder.
The fully automatic grind feature consists of rough- and fine-grinding cycles, switching from rough grinding down-feed increments to fine-grinding down-feed increments at pre- set points during the cycle. This cross feed also switches from a rough to fine cross-feed increment, which results in finer surface finish and finer accuracy. Once the total preset depth is reached, which is displayed on the elevating digital read-out, the machine performs the preset spark-out passes.
The control will automatically dress the grinding wheel and compensate the dress amount during the grind cycle, enabling the machine to run unattended if the optional automatic parallel over the wheel dresser is purchased. The FSG-1224ADIII’s new user-friendly touch-screen control has standard surface grinding programs and a plunge grinding cycle.
There is also an optional crisscross or zigzag and a CBN dressing cycle. So simple and user-friendly, all skill levels can operate this series of ADIII controllers.
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