Pharmaceutical industry grinder GT-9AC

automatic

Traditional guidewire centerless grinders use sensors to detect the wire position and trigger diameter changes, limiting the number of tapers the system can produce. Since the GT-9AC has no sensors, there is virtually no limit to the number of tapers, and creating parabolic shapes is very easy. Traditionally, sensors or sensing systems must be physically moved by the operator or technician to change the profile or wire length. The GT-9AC accomplishes all of this automatically with a few taps of the touchscreen, significantly reducing setup time. With a centerless grinder, as the slide retracts and part diameter increases, the rate of the part through the machine increases. With fixed sensors, there is no feedback in between sensor points to detect this change. This causes an unwanted non-linear or 'bowed' profile shape. The GT-9AC updates wire position constantly, so it is unaffected by changes to the wire feed rate. The result is crisp, clear tapers. Glebar has over four decades of experience grinding guidewires in stainless steel, Nitinol, and other materials, with both conventional and superabrasive wheels. Simple and easy to use 15" touchscreen interface Reverse grind tracking “ Vision control system for reverse grinder” (patent pending) Available with a variable frequency drive on the work wheel spindle for increased wheel surface feet when running super abrasives such as vitrified CBN. Spindle RPM can be varied depending on the wheel type and wheel dressing parameters Automatic wheel balancing and acoustic emissions system for ease of setup Granite base High performance controller Fast load and unload. Fast cycle times Automatic blade sizing, easy and repeatable