About Tool Grinding for Metalworking

Modern cutting tools like drills and milling machines often have complicated geometries with very tight tolerances and high requirements on the surface finish quality. To meet these requirements and be in the position to grind with high quality at low cost, the demands on the grinding machine and especially on the grinding wheels have risen dramatically. To meet these demands, CNC tool grinding machines must have significantly higher performance and be more stable, flexible and equipped with an efficient cooling system. At the same time, though, this also increases the demands placed on the grinding wheels used.