Weiler Abrasives will showcase a broad portfolio of industrial grinding solutions at IMTS, including engineered solutions for gear grinding, precision grinding, roll grinding, metal conditioning and foundries that help operations increase productivity and solve challenges.
"Our customers often serve industries like aerospace, automotive, medical and other manufacturers of precision components where quality, product performance and on-time delivery are non-negotiables," said Kyle Thompson, Sector Manager-Industrial Production Americas at Weiler Abrasives. "We are dedicated to helping our customers improve their surface conditioning processes and deliver precision-made parts."
According to a spokesperson, "Partnering with Weiler Abrasives can help companies unlock their full potential. The Weiler Abrasives approach is built on the foundational pillars of partnership, technology and service, with the ultimate goal of providing innovative, sustainable and scalable industrial grinding solutions that are tailored to the specific needs of the customer and their industry. These goals are achieved through a program called Weiler Process Solutions (WPS), a comprehensive approach where the company's expert application engineers evaluate a specific process to identify improvement opportunities and quantifiable cost savings."
Weiler Abrasives is also introducing Precision Express, a new service that matches an in-house profiling cell with on-hand stock, cutting lead times from months to days.
"Precision Express is our answer to the industry challenge of waiting months for a gear grinding wheel," Thompson said. "We understand the urgency of servicing customers, which is why we prioritize on-time delivery of our precision gear grinding wheels directly to you."
Products to be featured at IMTS 2024 include:
- Single profile gear grinding wheels: High metal removal rates (MRR) make Weiler Abrasives single profile wheels suited for grinding from solid and finishing large gears. These wheels grind cool, which is critical when grinding opposing teeth simultaneously.
- Worm gear grinding wheels: Designed for precision and reliability during continuous gear grinding processes, these wheels use a pre-formed thread on the outside diameter of the wheel, dressed to ensure that the side of the thread tooth delivers a precise pressure angle to the workpiece. They provide a consistent, repeatable grinding solution for a perfect geometry and surface finish in high-volume gear production operations.
- Bevel gear grinding wheels: Weiler Abrasives offers high-performance grinding solutions for static and continuous bevel gear applications. Static operations are primarily used for straight bevel grinding where the profile is plunge-ground into a stationary workpiece. Spiral bevel grinding uses a continuous operation in which the grinding wheel and the workpiece rotate in unison to generate the desired profile along the angled plane of the gear.
- Foundry grinding products: Weiler Abrasives offers a full stock offering of portable grinding products, such as cups, cones, plugs, mounted points and snagging wheels, in multiple tiers depending on the material type being ground and multiple shapes and sizes to fit common foundry grinders. Weiler also provides a custom product line to help end users optimize and increase performance for cost savings; custom foundry cutoff wheels can be designed and provided up to 36" in diameter.
- Roll grinding wheels: These grinding wheels are engineered for the precision requirements and roll surface integrity demands of roll grinding. Weiler wheels maintain a consistent edge shape to help prevent surface defects and extend wheel life. As a result, operations can improve finishes, reduce production costs and enhance productivity-enabling steel mills to operate with unparalleled efficiency and product quality.
- Metal conditioning wheels: Custom-made hot pressed grinding wheels from Weiler Abrasives are designed for maximum material removal. Operations can increase G-ratio and metal removal rates, resulting in shorter grinding time and improved production capabilities.
- Automated deburring brushes: Weiler Abrasives offers a wide range of wire and nylox brushes designed for automated deburring processes. These brushes can help efficiently remove burrs and sharp edges to improve the quality, performance and reliability of the finished part while increasing throughput and productivity.
Weiler Abrasives specialists will be scheduling meetings at the IMTS booth to help companies reach their full potential and secure a sustainable competitive edge with advanced industrial grinding technologies.
To learn more about the featured products or to schedule an in-booth consultation during the show, visit weilerabrasives.com/imts.
For more information contact:
Weiler Corporation
1 Weiler Drive
Cresco, PA 18326
800-835-9999 / 570-595-7495
info@weilercorp.com
www.weilercorp.com
IMTS North Building, Level 3
Booth 237253