Title: Economical aspects of profiling diamond-grinding wheels

Authors: Eckart Uhlmann, Frank Sroka, Christoph Hubert

Addresses: Institute for Machine Tools and Factory Management (IWF), Technical University, Pascalstrasse 8-9, Berlin 10587, Germany. ' OSRAM GmbH, Nonnendammallee 44-61, Berlin 13625, Germany. ' Institute for Machine Tools and Factory Management (IWF), Technical University, Pascalstrasse 8-9, Berlin 10587, Germany

Abstract: This paper presents the results of a recent study on various tools and methods for the profiling and dressing of diamond-grinding wheels. Special focus was placed upon economical implications of the use of diamond-dressing tools. A closed analytical correlation was developed in order to create an evaluation instrument for the optimisation of dressing operations in high performance grinding processes. It was shown that profiling of diamond-grinding wheels with rotating diamond tool is only recommendable with the assistance of a continuous-sharpening process or an ultrasonic vibration.

Keywords: diamond grinding wheels; ceramics; dressing; profiling; sharpening; ultrasonic; economics; high performance grinding; rotating diamond tools; continuous sharpening; ultrasonic vibration.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMTM.2007.014144

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 2007 Vol.12 No.1/2/3, pp.93 - 107

Published online: 23 Jun 2007 *

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