The DM-9CNC Wheel Dressing Machine allows a grinding wheel to be contour dressed offline using a fully programmable single diamond or rotary diamond roll. Having the ability to dress wheels offline allows the wheels to be ready for production, reducing setup time and improving machine efficiency.

Current Process:

The wheel is dressed on the grinding machine during setup or using a manually held contour dresser. Contour dressers require a skilled operator who moves a stylus along a metal template of the ball form as a single point diamond removes material from the wheel.

Challenges:

Dressing the wheel on the grinder reduces OEE and increases setup time, delaying production. Manual Template Tracing is operator dependent and inconsistent, which affects the quality of the grind, increases scrap rates, and requires more frequent dressing which shortens the life of the wheel. Deliver a process to dress the work wheel for a 1" diameter ball. The process has to improve OEE, reduce setup time, and improve consistency.