CRESCO, Pa. — May 23, 2024 — Weiler Abrasives, a leading provider of abrasives and power brushes for surface conditioning, will attend IMTS 2024 and showcase a broad portfolio of industrial grinding solutions. The International Manufacturing Technology Show will be held from Sept. 9 to 14 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.
Visit Weiler Abrasives in the show’s North Building, Level 3, booth 237253 to explore 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 manufacturing 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.”
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 process where expert application engineers from Weiler Abrasives access a specific process to identify improvement opportunities resulting in 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 down 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: Industry-leading metal removal rates (MMR) make Weiler Abrasives’ single profile wheels ideal for grinding from solid and finishing large gears. These wheels grind exceptionally 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 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 both 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 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 aid end user optimization and to increase performance to drive an end user cost savings value. Additionally, Weiler can design and provide custom foundry cutoff wheels up to 36 inches 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 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, improving 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 https://www.weilerabrasives.com/imts.
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About Weiler Abrasives Group
As an industry leader and global manufacturer of surface conditioning solutions, Weiler Abrasives Group is dedicated to forging collaborative relationships with our customers in Metal Fabrication and Industrial Production markets to tackle their toughest cleaning, grinding, cutting, deburring and finishing challenges.
Weiler Abrasives, One Weiler Dr., Cresco, Pa., 18326-0149 • (800) 835-9999 • weilerabrasives.com