Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies Archives - Glebar • Medical Manufacturing Technologies

02.23.2023 Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

https://vimeo.com/301846229 Challenge: A food equipment manufacturer approached Glebar to improve productivity and reduce costs for their food filler machines. The metal spout requires grinding for several reasons. They come in contact with food, therefore requiring a smooth finish for sanitary purposes. The tubes ar...

Filler Spouts | GT-610

02.23.2023 Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

Current Process: The grinding of stainless-steel shafts used for Hydraulic Spring Lifters was outsourced. This resulted in higher costs, as well as quality and consistency issues. Challenges: Deliver an in-house process to automatically grind a high volume of stainless-steel shafts used for Hydraulic Spring Lifters. The process had to remo...

Centerless Grinder with Lights-Out Automation Improves Quality and Consistency for Hydraulic Spring Lifters Manufacturer | GT-610

02.23.2023 Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

Current ProcessZirconium tubes are cut one at a time using carbide tools on a lathe. A lathe cutoff leaves burrs requiring deburring to achieve a smooth surface finish. Carbide tooling wears quickly when cutting zirconium and is expensive. ChallengesDeliver a cost-effective process to cut zirconium tubes which reduces the numb...

Increasing Productivity by Cutting Zirconium Tubes with ECG | CS1-E

02.23.2023 Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

Challenge: The customer was outsourcing grinding of components and came to Glebar looking for a way to reduce lead times on parts, reduce costs, and bring grinding capability in-house.Original challenge was to thrufeed 1-½” diameter, 15’ aluminum tubes removing 0.003”-0.006” per pass. The second requirement was for the...

Thrufeeding bar stock and tubing | GT-610

02.23.2023 Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

Challenge: To accurately grind alumina spacers used in nuclear power plant control rods. The length of the components are extremely critical to the efficiency of the fuel rod. The components need to be processed at a high rate and length verified for all parts. Solution A DD-7 double disc grinder was configured with 0.1 micron closed loo...

Alumina (Ceramic) Spacers | DD-7

02.23.2023 Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

10.04.2021 Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

Current ProcessA high-powered laser beam cuts the tubing by melting it leaving a rough edge and slag. Tubes and other parts are typically cut one at a time limiting production rates.ChallengesHeat sensitive applications may limit the use of the laser for cutting. Laser cutting leaves recast and heat-affected zones, affecting the tube’s quality an...

Electrochemical Cutting and Grinding Provides Faster Cuts and Greater Accuracy Than Laser Cutting | CS1-E

10.04.2021 Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

05.04.2021 Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

ChallengeTubes are cut one at a time using a standard abrasive cutting saw which leaves burrs. Requires secondary process of wire brushing and tumbling to deburr tubes and remove any debris. Older machines have poor accuracy and outdated safety features. Debris from abrasive cuts cause frequent maintenance issues.Design a process that can cut m...

Burr-Free Cutting of Steel Tubes | CS1-E

05.04.2021 Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

03.04.2021 Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

ChallengeNumerous manufacturers around the world find themselves with legacy equipment incapable of meeting the changing environmental and safety standards recommended by regulatory standards. The customer in this case was operating an outdated grinding system lacking mist control with minimal safety features.Maintain CE safet...

Manual machine grinding steel tubes for the medical industry replaced with a CE Certified micro grinder | TF-9DHD

03.04.2021 Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

02.04.2021 Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

Current Process:A legacy thrufeed centerless grinder with a narrow work wheel is used. Multiple passes to grind the Nitinol tubes to size are required. Highly skilled technicians are necessary to ensure proper setup.Challenges: Long cycle time limits output per shift. Multiple passes can reduce the quality of the tubes. Shorte...

Wider Work Wheel Grinds 6ft Nitinol Tubes in 1 Pass | TF-9DHD

02.04.2021 Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

08.04.2020 Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

Challenge: To size thin walled tubing used for surgical instruments insuring a mirror-like 3Ra finish.SolutionUsing the GT-610 machine and leveraging the 8-5/8” wide grinding wheel, we were able to use 3 grinding wheel segments with progressively finer grit where the first segment would remove the material by roughing it, t...

Surgical Tubing | GT-610

08.04.2020 Case Studies Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

Tube Grinding & Cutoff Case Studies

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