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Article: Creepfeed grinding: it's worth a closer look.(abrasive machining)
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- Tooling & Production
- Article date:
- December 1, 2003
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Creepfeed (CF) grinding is not generally well understood. Those who are familiar with it, however, have found it an attractive alternative to other machining processes--milling or broaching, for example.
According to Ken Kummer, CEO, Abrasive-Form Inc., Bloomingdale, IL, creepfeed grinding can be used to produce part volumes from a single part per day to up to 50,000 a day. Abrasive-Form is a contract manufacturer that specializes in creepfeed grinding. It processes just about any material that can be ground: aluminum, cold rolled steel, high-nickel alloys, hardened materials, carbide, tool steels, and ceramics.
Typical applications include aerospace ...