GrindMaster Software Features

Cylindrical Plunge (ID or OD)

HMI Features

  • Custom defined screens for operator ease of setup and programming

  • GrindMaster’s Engineered Cycles

  • GrindMaster’s Cycle Monitor

Grinding Cycles

·         Bore grind, plunge, or oscillation (straight bore)

·         Vector grind- ID & Face

·         With or without in-process gaging

·         Constant power feed option

·         Race grind (inner diameter or outer diameter)

·         In-cycle dress / skip dress

Dressing Cycles

·         Plunge or Traverse

·         Straight or Contour

·         Bore-race-bore

·         Race-snap

·         Race only

·         Bore-Race-Snap

·         Double Row Race

·         Gothic arch

Other Cycles

  • “Warm-up” cycle will allow the machine to cycle continuously with no dress, no-load, and in a back-off position.

  • “Back off” cycle with for use when setting up a new part and a first piece off-set.

  • Adaptive Feed Cycles: We provide several standard options that can be used for intelligent control of the grind cycle and processes specifically for use with CBN.

  • Constant power feed

Loader and Chuck

  • Automatic load or hand load

  • Interface to existing loader and chuck control. Chuck control to have rough and finish magnetic power programmable.

  • Demag sequencing

  • Can interface with third party robot

Features

  • Constant wheel SFPM

  • Gap control

  • Size correction – “on the fly”- diameter & location

  • Security programmability.

  • Gap elimination cycles based on current sensing from the wheel spindle drive

  • Workhead and wheel control:

Grind Master’s Cycle Monitor

·         GCT’s highly powerful cycle analyzer

·         Real-time and historical cycle data

·         Spindle horsepower, time, position