PRINCIPLES OF MODERN GRINDING TECHNOLOGY

This book provides insights into modern grinding technology based on wide research and experience. It provides concise treatment of principles and shows how these principles lead on to latest technology developments. The reader learns how to achievehigh precision, fast removal rates and reduced costs. Every aspect of the process and the machine comes under the searchlight to show step improvements.

Superb machines now produce optical quality finish due to two aspects of development: These are process control and machine design. It is the same for extremely high removal rates. This book shows how best quality is improved and costs brought down at the same time as output is increased. Examples illustrate enabling machine developments.

The book is aimed at practitioners, engineers, researchers, students and teachers. The approach is direct, concise and authoritative. Progressing through each major element of the grinding system and then on to machine developments and process control, the reader becomes aware of all aspects of operation and design. Trends are described demonstrating key features. Coverage includes abrasives and super-abrasives, wheel design, dressing technology, machine accuracy and productivity, grinding machine design, high-speed grinding technology, cost optimization, ultra-precision grinding, process control developments, vibration control, coolants and fluid delivery.

Advances are supported with references to leading research. Analysis is presented in later chapters and appendixes with new contributions to machine design, intelligent control, centerless grinding, fluid delivery, cost analysis and thermal analysis for prediction andcontrol of grinding temperatures. By selecting the right conditions, extremely high removal rates are achieved accompanied by low temperatures.