CNC Grinder Adapts to Fit Many Grinding Applications

The new Studer (Miamisburg, OH) favoritCNC is designed for grinding medium-sized workpieces in individual and serial production. With various options, such as in-process gaging, balancing systems, contact detection and length positioning, plus a grinding length of 25.6 in, a center height of 6.9 in, a workpiece weight of 176 lbs and a grinding wheel diameter of 20 x 2.5 x 8 in, the favoritCNC can be adapted for many grinding applications.

The machine bed made of solid Granitan® S103 forms the foundation of the cylindrical grinder, which is equipped with high quality components and can guarantee exacting precision, performance and reliability for years. The practical Studer grinding software with its proven pictogramming means that even less experienced users can quickly and efficiently program grinding and dressing cycles. The optional StuderGRIND software is also available, and allows special applications, such as  profiling wheels for complex workpiece shapes to be programmed efficiently.

The material structure developed by Studer has proven its superb efficiency over many years and is produced in the company’s own plant. The excellent dampening behavior of the machine base ensures outstanding surface quality of the ground workpieces.

The service life of the grinding wheel is also increased, leading to reduced downtime. Temporary temperature fluctuations are extensively compensated by the favorable thermal behavior of Granitan®. This provides high stability throughout the day.

The V and flat guideways for the cross slides are molded directly into the machine base and are finished with a non-abrasive Granitan® S200 slide way coating. The patented surface structure prevents the slides from hydroplaning and eliminates the stick-slip effect, which can be found in conventional guideways. The guideways offer the best possible accuracy throughout the speed range with high load capacity and dampening levels.

The longitudinal and cross slides are manufactured from high quality gray cast iron and have very precise ground V and flat guideways, with the distance between guideways optimally suited to the machines overall rigidity. The slides rest completely on the guideways on the machine bed through the entire speed range, which is the basis for the excellent straightness of 0, 0025 mm over 650 mm measuring length.