Gear Grinding Case Study Gaining Efficiency to Meet Customer Demands
A custom-designed Weiler single-profile gear grinding wheel helped this customer increase material removal, reduce dressing, and cut grinding cycle time by 44%, helping relieve a production bottleneck.
Challenge:
A persistent backlog at the grinding machines was causing missed order deadlines and putting key customer relationships at risk. The customer needed to improve grinding efficiency to keep pace with demand.
Solution:
Our industrial grinding team designed a wheel specifically for the application using V59-MAX technology, which combines high-performance ceramic grains with our proprietary V59 vitrified bond.
This combination increased material removal while improving form retention, helping the customer grind more efficiently with less dressing.
Result:
The custom wheel helped relieve the grinding backlog so the customer could better meet delivery demands. Through Weiler Process Solutions (WPS), our team documented the impact on grinding performance:
- 43% increase in material removal rate
- 51% reduction in dressing
- 44% reduction in cycle time
43% Increase
51% Reduction in Dressing
44% Reduction
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