THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSTANT FORCE GRINDING CONCEPT SOME 25 YEARS AGO LED TO SEVERAL NEW GRINDING PHILOSOPHIES WHICH HAD SIGNIFICANT MERIT. TRADITIONALLY, CONSTANT FORCE GRINDING HAS BEEN ACHIEVED VIA HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN A PSEUDO-CONSTANT FORCE GRINDING PROCESS. CBN ABRASIVES ALSO HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE FOR 20 YEARS, AND SIGNIFICANT KNOWLEDGE HAS BEEN GAIINED AND PUBLISHED BY MANY RESEARCHERS IN THE AREAS OF TRUING, DRESSING, AND SELECTION OF CBN WHEELS. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES A MACHINE THAT IS MODERN IN DESIGN, INSTRUMENTED, AND SHOP HARDENED SUCH THAT IDEALIZED CONSTANT FORCE CYCLES CAN BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CBN GRINDING WHEELS TO ENABLE THE PRACTICAL USE AND OPTIMIZATION OF CBN ABRASIVES IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT. FEATURES DESCRIBED INCLUDE THE HARDWARE AND THE PHILOSOPHIES FOR ADAPTIVE DRESSING AND CONDITIONING OF CBN WHEELS, THE VARIATIONS OF CONSTANT
| Number of Pages : | 27 |
| Published : | 06/01/1991 |
