Spindles designed for machine tool applications, such as milling, grinding and turning, require the bearings to be set in preload to meet speed, stiffness and accuracy requirements. More importantly, ...

Back in the early 1990s, Rank Pneumo designed and built the Opticam SM lens grinding machine according to the specifications laid down by the Center for Optics Manufacturing (COM) in Rochester, New ...

Ralf Dupont, President at Levicron GmbH, talks to AZoM about how Levicron's air bearing spindles are bridging the gap between conventional machining and ultra-precision machining. Could you provide ...

What if I told you that one of the leading spindle failures has nothing to do with the spindle itself or the machine? What if I could prove it’s the tooling, not the spindle? One of today’s leading ...

A high-speed centerless grinder equipped with CBN wheels boosts productivity in an application involving camshaft bearing seats. In this example of angle plunge-cut grinding, three wheels tackle a ...