From grinding wheels to machines, machining with abrasives continues to present a wide range of production options for metalworkers. New concepts were exhibited at IMTS 2004 side by side with many of the tried and true and proven technologies.

Saint Gobain Abrasives introduced its new vitrified CBN grinding wheels formulated with T2 technology. The new bond system enables Saint-Gobain to customize CBN wheels to meet specific requirements by application and material type. It is especially well suited to peel grinding and has achieved some impressive results in grinding engine and drive train components, the company reports. Also, Norton XGP.90 wheels ...