Our Precision Grinding and Metallizing Capabilities

Capabilities

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Cylindrical Grinding Services at Industrial Grinding

Our extensive cylindrical grinding capabilities enable us to repair, retrofit and service machine components, as well as handle limited volume production jobs. Through finish grinding, taper grinding, wet grinding, angle grinding, and high speed grinding, we can fine-tune your cylindrical components back to factory specifications. Aluminum, cast iron, ceramic, chromium carbide, tool steels, and stainless series are typical base materials we grind.

We also specialize in precision grinding non-metallic materials such as nylon, polypropylene, rubber, and ceramics. Industrial Grinding utilizes horizontal and universal grinding machines to process a range of machine components such as gears, pistons, shafts, rods, spindles, and tooling/fixtures that measure up to 34" in outer diameter and 169" in length. Our skilled staff will grind parts in accordance with your custom specifications, while maintaining tolerances close to 0.0001".

We provide high-performance grinding services for almost any industry with a moving part, in need of repair. These industries include aerospace, agriculture, automotive, chemical, defense, electrical, printing, refineries, food manufacturing and processing, and machine tool rebuild.

Examples of our Work

Specifications

Cylindrical Grinding Processes
  • Angle Grinding
  • External & Outside Grinding
  • Fine Grinding
  • High Speed Grinding
  • Precision Grinding
  • Internal & Inside Grinding
  • Multiple Diameters
  • Outside Diameter
  • Radii Grinding
  • Regrinding
  • Sharpening
  • Taper Grinding
  • Wet Grinding
  • Finish Grinding
Metals for Cylindrical GrindingMetals:
  • Aluminum
  • Cast Iron
  • Chromium Carbide
  • Chromium Hard
  • Copper
  • Inconel
  • Gold
  • Nickel
  • Stainless Steel
  • Steel- D2, M2
  • Tool Steels
  • Tungsten Carbide
Other Materials for Cylindrical Grinding
  • Ceramics
  • Polypropylene
Others:
  • Exotic Alloys
  • Graphite
  • Rubber
Cylindrical Grinding Part Types/ Intended Applications
  • Shafts
  • Gears
  • Pistons
  • Bushings
  • Guide Rods
  • Straining Rods
  • Tooling/Fixtures
  • Rods
  • Pins
  • Plugs
  • Spindles
Cylindrical Grinding Part Geometry
  • Rolls
  • Tapers
  • Bearing Diameters
  • Seal Diameters
  • Shafts
  • Angles
  • Radius
  • Tapers and Fits
  • Wear Sleeves
  • Die Rings and Punches
Industry Focus
  • Aerospace
  • Automotive/Truck/Transportation
  • Chemical
  • Electrical
  • Food Manufacturing & Processing
  • Marine
  • Medical
  • Military
  • Mining
  • Petrochem
  • Printing
  • Pulp and Paper
  • Power Generation (Auxiliary Power)
Universal O.D. Grinders (2)
  • 1 - 25" O.D.
  • 120" Long
  • Concentricity & Roundness: held within 0.0002"
  • Tolerance: +/- 0.0002"
  • 1- 34" O.D.
  • 169" Long
  • Concentricity & Roundness: held within 0.0002"
  • Tolerance: +/- 0.0002"
Heald Internal Grinder
  • 20" O.D.
  • Length: 16"
  • Minimum ID: 3/4"
  • Roundness & Concentricity: within 0.0002"
  • Surface Finish: up to 16 micro finish
  • Tolerance: +/- 0.0002"
Cincinnati Universal Internal & External Grinders (5)
  • 2- 10" O.D.
  • Length: 24"
  • 1- 12" O.D.
  • Length: 36"
  • 1- 12" O.D.
  • Length: 48"
  • 1- 18" O.D.
  • Length: 96"
  • Roundness & Concentricity: within 0.0002"
  • Surface Finish: up to 16 micro finish
  • Tolerance: +/- 0.0002"
Production Volume
  • Retrofit
  • Repair & Maintenance
  • Limited production
Lead Times Available
  • Varies with job

Vertical Grinding Services at Industrial Grinding Inc.

Our plant has an extensive range of small as well as large vertical grinders for finishing cylindrical parts such as gears, spindles, wheels, and through bores. These machines enable us to grind internal and inside diameters, outside diameters, and faces of custom fabricated work pieces. While our large vertical grinder can process work pieces with outer diameters up to 67", our smallest vertical grinder can grind parts with a minimum inner diameter of 1 1/2".

With our vertical grinding machines, we perform fine and finish grinding, high speed grinding, and precision grinding operations on parts in accordance with your custom specifications. Typical substrates that we process include a variety of tool steels such as 4140 and D2, stainless steels, chrome plated surfaces, lead, nickel, and silver.

Depending on specific material type and intended application, precision-ground components can be manufactured with surface finishes up to 16 micro finishes. Our vertical grinding machines can finish parts with a concentricity of 0.0002", while holding tolerances approaching 0.0002".

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Examples of our Work

Specifications

Vertical Grinding Processes
  • Vertical Grinding
  • Finish Grinding
  • Fine Grinding
  • High Speed Grinding
  • Precision Grinding
  • Wet Grinding
Substrate Metals for Vertical Grinding
  • Aluminum
  • Cast Iron
  • Chromium Carbide
  • Chromium Hard
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Lead
  • Nickel
  • Silver
  • Stainless Steel
  • Steel- D2, M2
  • Tungsten
Other Materials for Vertical Grinding
  • Graphite
Vertical Grinding Part Types/ Intended Applications
  • Gears
  • Gear Shafts
  • Spindles
  • Spindle Housing
  • Wheels
  • Rings
  • Spindle Carrier
  • Drive Shaft
  • Through Bores
Vertical Grinding Part Geometry
  • Bearing Diameters
  • Seal Diameters
  • Radius Diameters
  • Angle
  • Internal and Inside Diameter
  • Outside Diameter
  • Faces
Industry Focus
  • Aerospace
  • Automotive/Truck/Transportation
  • Chemical
  • Electrical
  • Food Manufacturing & Processing
  • Marine
  • Medical
  • Military
  • Mining
  • Petrochem
  • Printing
  • Pulp and Paper
  • Power Generation (Auxiliary Power)
Smallest Vertical Grinder:
  • 36" O.D
  • Height: 18"
  • Minimum I.D: 1 ½"
  • Concentricity/Roundness: within 0.0002"
  • Surface Finish: up to 16 micro finish (varies on material type and application)
  • Tolerance: +/- 0.0002"
  • *Large Vertical Capacity suited to most O.D & I.D setup*
Medium Vertical Grinder:
  • 50" O.D
  • 28" Stroke
  • 50" Underhead
  • Concentricity/Roundness: within 0.0002"
  • Surface Finish: up to 16 micro finish (varies on material type and application)
  • Tolerance: +/- 0.0002"
Large Vertical Grinder:
  • 67" O.D
  • Height: 45"
  • 36"Stroke
  • Concentricity/Roundness: within 0.0002"
  • Surface Finish: up to 16 micro finish (varies on material type and application)
  • Tolerance: +/- 0.0002"
Lead Times Available
  • Varies with job
Additional Services
  • QC Reports
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Surface & Blanchard Grinding Services

We specialize in surface grinding components such as die sets, bolster plates, lathe beds, fixture plates, and shear blades. Industrial Grinding Inc. repairs, retrofits, and services these machine parts through Blanchard grinding, surface grinding, fine grinding, regrinding, or sharpening. Aluminum, gold, nickel, magnetic steel, and non-metallic materials such as graphite are some of the substrates that we process.

Our surface grinding processes will restore your components back to original OEM dimensions. Depending on the type of material, precision-ground parts can be produced with a surface finish of up to 16 micro finish. At our fully equipped grinding plant, we grind angles, radii, and flats on custom components as well as refurbish lathe beds to original factory specifications.

Industrial Grinding Inc.'s Okamota surface grinder can process parts up to 160" in length, 60" in width, and 29.5" in height. All of our machines are used for special repair and maintenance projects.

Examples of our Work

Specifications

Surface Grinding Processes
  • Blanchard Grinding
  • Fine Grinding
  • High Speed Grinding
  • Precision Grinding
  • Regrinding
  • Sharpening
Substrate Metals for Surface Grinding
  • Aluminum
  • Cast Iron
  • Chromium Carbide
  • Chromium Hard
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Nickel
  • Stainless Steel
  • 400 Series Steel
  • 300 Series Steel
  • Magnetic Steel
  • Non Magnetic Steel
  • Steel- D2, M2
  • Tool Steel
  • Tungsten Carbide
Other Materials for Surface Grinding
  • Graphite
Surface Grinding Part Types/ Intended Applications
  • Die Sets
  • Bolster Plates
  • Larger Welded Fabrications
  • Surface Plates
  • Grinding Mold Plates
  • Lathes Beds
  • Machine Tables
  • Sharpening Progressive Dies
  • Shear Blades
  • Fixture Plates
Surface Grinding Part Geometry
  • Flats
  • Angles
  • Dovetails
  • Precision Grinding on Large Parts
  • Radius
Industry Focus
  • Aerospace
  • Agricultural
  • Automotive/Truck/Transportation
  • Chemical
  • Electrical
  • Food Manufacturing & Processing
  • Locomotive
  • Marine
  • Medical
  • Military
  • Mining
  • Petrochem
  • Printing
  • Pulp and Paper
  • Power Generation (Auxiliary Power)
Okamota Surface Grinder
  • Width: 60"
  • Length: 160"
  • Height: 29.5"
  • Flatness & Parallel: 0.0002"
  • Perpendicularity/Squareness: 0.0002"
  • Surface Finish: up to 16 micro finish
  • Tolerance: +/- 0.0004"
  • Max Part Weight: 8000 lbs
Thompson Surface Grinder (2):
  • Width: 120"
  • Length: 100"
  • Height: 30"
  • Flatness & Parallel: 0.0004"
  • Perpendicularity/Squareness: 0.0004"
  • Surface Finish: up to 16 micro finish
  • Tolerance: +/- 0.0004"
Production Volume
  • Retrofit
  • Repair & Maintenance
  • (Multiple parts at the same time)
Lead Times Available
  • Varies
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Metallizing Services

At our fully equipped metallizing plant, we offer general-purpose repair as well as maintenance services to customers in any industry with a moving part. Some of these industries include aerospace, automotive, chemical, electrical, mining, printing, food manufacturing and processing, and machine rebuild. Industrial Grinding enhances heat and wear resistance of machine parts with both plasma arc and low-heat thermal flame spraying.

We use a wide range of wire and powder coatings, including 300/400 series stainless, nickel, chromium carbides, and non-ferrous materials for distinct metallizing applications. Our complete line of metallizing machines includes plasma systems, powder spray units, and a blaster unit. These thermal and plasma spraying units enable us to repair worn and damaged diameters on shafts, pistons, gears and rolls. We also repair mold plates, large pipe fittings, lathe beds, and other flat surfaces. Often, repairs made with plasma and thermal spray make a part better than when it was new.

Our staff is experienced in metallizing components up to 150" in length, 50" in width, and 6' in height. Industrial Grinding also handles cylindrical parts with diameters up to 40". Custom machine parts can also be serviced through our secondary processes such as rough grinding, spraying, and finish grinding.

Examples of our Work

Specifications

Metallizing Processes
  • Low-Heat Thermal Flame Spraying
  • Plasma Arc Spraying (PSP)
Metallizing Materials
  • Oxide Ceramics
  • 300 Series Stainless
  • 400 Series Stainless
  • Low and High Carbon
  • One-step Coatings
  • Nickel
  • Iron
  • Cobalt
  • Nickel-Chromium Alloys with Vacuum furnace fusing
  • Tungsten Carbides
  • Chromium Carbides
Non-Ferrous:
  • Aluminum
  • Bronzes
  • Copper
  • Babbit
  • Zinc
Substrate Materials for Metallizing
  • Oxide Ceramics
Metallizing Characteristics/Benefits
  • Low Heat
  • General Purpose Repair
  • Increase Corrosion Protection
  • Improve Heat and Wear Resistance
Metallizing Equipment
  • 9MB Metco Plasma System
  • 3MB-II Plasma Gun
  • Metco Heavy Duty Gun- 3K Electric
  • Powder Spray Unit
  • Blaster Unit 36"and 40"
Industry Focus
  • Defense
  • Oil and Gas
  • Solar Product Manufacturing
  • Aerospace
  • Automotive/Truck/Transportation
  • Electrical
  • Biomedical
  • Communications
  • Electronic Components
  • Medical
  • Marine
  • Military
  • Mining
  • Petrochem
  • Semiconductor Equipment
  • Agricultural
  • Architectural
  • Construction
  • Chemical
Intended Applications for Metallized Products
  • aCeramic Products
  • Reduce Wear on Metal Parts
  • Bearing Diameters
  • Seal Diameters
  • Roller Repair
  • Shaft and Piston Repair
  • Increased durability
Maximum Part Diameter you can Metallize
  • 40"
Maximum Part Length
  • 150"
Maximum Part Width
  • 50"
Maximum Part Height
  • 6'
Maximum Coating Thickness
  • 0.250" for 300/400 Series Steels
  • 0.025" for Ceramics
  • 0.035" for Molybdenum
Minimum Coating Thickness
  • 0.040" for 300/400 Series Steels
  • 0.012" per size for Ceramics
  • 0.010" for Molybdenum
Maximum Part Weight/Maximum Lifting Capacity
  • 5000 lbs
Production Volume
  • Prototype
  • Varies- depends on part and/or application
Testing Capabilities
  • Experimental work
  • R & D
  • Prototype
Lead Times Available
  • 1-2 day
  • Same day turnaround if needed
Secondary Services Offered
  • Undercut
  • Rough Grinding
  • Spray
  • Finish Grinding
Locations
  • Onsite