"Fives recently finalized the acquisition of Bryant Grinder's technology and intellectual property, expanding its expertise to the design and manufacture of high-precision/high-production inner-outer diameter grinders," said a company spokesperson. Fives will also provide aftermarket services for the existing installed base.
Founded in 1909, Bryant Grinder first began as an independent machine tool builder called Bryant Chucking Grinder Company. Bryant Grinder originated the motorized wheel spindle and the "Revelations" CNC operating system. This system utilizes a single operator and programmer screen and offers unlimited part programming capability. Prior to this acquisition, Bryant Grinder was owned by Vermont Machine Tool.
The Bryant Grinder range of technologies and services will be legally operated out and developed by the resources (sales, engineering, assembly, field service) of Fives Landis Corp.
Products mainly include dedicated internal diameter (I.D.) and outer diameter (O.D.) high precision/high-production grinders, universal I.D./O.D. (bore/seat/face) grinders and CNC operating systems. Fives will also provide the full range of services to the installed base (parts, field service and machine remanufacture).
"This expertise of specialized precision grinders will allow Fives to enhance its current offer serving to the bearing, drive train, fuel systems, medical and valve train industries," said the spokesperson.
The Bryant Grinder intellectual property technology includes the round bar hydrostatic way systems. The extremely stiff, round hydrostatic bearing controls the slide in all degrees of freedom and has an ultra-low way to carriage coefficient of friction resulting in dimensional, geometric and sub-micron positioning accuracy. This technology was expanded with the design of the round bar Hydro-Truc bearing, which allows standard, modular slide assemblies.
For more information contact:
Fives Landis Corp.
16778 Halfway Blvd.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301-797-3400
www.fivesgroup.com