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Centerless Grinding Services

Centerless grinding is an abrasive cutting process to remove material from a workpiece. Similar to centered grinding except without a spindle. This method is favored by high volume operations because parts can be quickly inserted and removed from the process. High volume, high quality grinding is quickly becoming a lost art. Ashley Ward has the skills and knowledgeable employee base capable of getting the job done right. ISO 9001:2015 Certified 

Centerless Grinding Services

Centerless Grinding Components:

Ashley Ward offers high-quality centerless grinding services in-house and also for machine shops that lack grinding capabilities. Our centerless grinding services are for screw machine components such as input shafts, pump shafts, pins, and bushings. We can grind parts with diameters up to 3.5" in both profile and through-feed centerless grinders.

Ashley Ward's centerless grinding services cater to a diverse range of industries including home appliances, lawn and garden, automotive, defense, marine, and medical sectors, ensuring precision and high-quality grinding solutions for a wide array of applications.

Grinding Equipment:

Our grinding equipment is very versatile and can handle parts machined from different grades of hot rolled and cold rolled steel as well as materials including aluminum and stainless steel grinding parts. 

We are highly trained experts in all three major types of centerless grinding


Throughfeed Centerless Bar Grinding

Throughfeed grinding, also known as thrufeed grinding, is the process of feeding a part through grinding wheels-- entering on one side and exiting through the other. Throughfeed centerless bar grinding services can be very efficient because it does not require an additional feed mechanism. However, with this feature, throughfeed grinding is used for simpler parts such as cylindrical shapes. When utilizing this machine for throughfeed grinding, the entire part can be placed through the grinder, allowing the part to be ground at its largest diameter. Contact us today to learn more about our throughfeed grinding services.

Profile Centerless Bar Grinding

Profile grinding is the most complex of our three grinding processes. It entails grinding multiple diameters on the same part at the same time. Precision ground parts can be produced with surface finishes above 1 RA. Our profile grinders can handle profile and centerless grinding of parts up to 20" long, our profile centerless bar grinding machines can handle bar lengths up to 14' in length. Tight tolerances of up to 0.0001" can be maintained in our grinding operations.

Infeed Centerless Bar Grinding

Infeed grinding is a method of grinding in which the part is held stationary while the wheel is fed into the workpiece. Infeed grinding is used to grind parts with relatively complex shapes with multiple diameters and tolerances. Because of these differences, we grind one portion of the part at a time. We work with a wide range of abrasive materials such as aluminum oxide, cubic boron nitride, and silicon carbide. Continuous efforts take place to increase efficiency in every aspect of our machining and finishing operation.

Centerless Grinding Services - Capabilities

Materials Commonly Processed Aluminum
Brass
Bronze
Carbon steel
Hot Rolled and Cold Rolled Steel Grades (12L14, 1000, 1100, 1200, 8600)
Stainless steel
Applications Input shafts
Pump Shafts
Pins
Bushings
Tubing
Round Bar
Centerless Grinding Processes Profile Grinding
Through-feed Grinding
 
Maximum Diameter Profile Grind: 0.062" to 3.5"
Through-feed: 0.062" to 3.5"
 
Maximum Length Profile Grind: 20"
Through-feed: 14'
Surface Finish 1 RA and Above (Depending on Specific Material Properties)
Bar Stock Straightness Tolerance 0.0005" and Above  
Diameter Tolerance (Profile and Through-feed) 0.0001" and Above  
Abrasive Materials Aluminum Oxide
Cubic Boron Nitride
Silicon Carbide
 
Centerless Grinding Machines #2 OM Cincinnati Centerless  Grinder
1 - Okuma CNC Cylindrical Grinder
15 - Centerless Grinders, including 7 CNCs
220-8 Cincinnati Centerless Grinder
230-10 Cincinnati Centerless Grinder
325-12 Cincinnati Centerless Grinder
340-20 Cincinnati Centerless Grinder
Capacity: 12" x 25"
RK 350-20 Landis Cincinnati RK Series Centerless Grinder
 
Centerless Grinding Advantages
  • High Throughput
  • Requires No Mounting or Chucking of Work Pieces
  • Produces Smooth Surfaces and Close Tolerances
  • Best Suited for Cylindrical, Screw Machined, Formed, Stepped, and Conical Parts
Quality Control Measures Continuous Improvement Program
Employee Training Programs
Fully Integrated Computerized SPC Capability
Investment in the Latest Quality Control Equipment
Organizational Commitment to Quality
Quality Incentive Programs
State-Of-The-Art Statistical Process Control Software
Vertical Integration of Processes (from cold drawing of steel to final assembly)
Certifications ISO 9001: 2015 Certified  
Awards  Ashley Ward has received numerous Performance Awards from Whirlpool Corporation for its outstanding quality performance throughout the year.  
Industries Served Appliance
Automotive
Defense
Lawn & Garden
Marine
Medical

 

Centerless Grinding Services - Capabilities

Materials Commonly Processed Aluminum
Brass
Bronze
Carbon steel
Hot Rolled and Cold Rolled Steel Grades (12L14, 1000, 1100, 1200, 8600)
Stainless steel
Applications Input shafts
Pump Shafts
Pins
Bushings
Tubing
Round Bar
Centerless Grinding Processes Profile Grinding
Through-feed Grinding
 
Maximum Diameter Profile Grind: 0.062" to 3.5"
Through-feed: 0.062" to 3.5"
 
Maximum Length Profile Grind: 20"
Through-feed: 14'
Surface Finish 1 RA and Above (Depending on Specific Material Properties)
Bar Stock Straightness Tolerance 0.0005" and Above  
Diameter Tolerance (Profile and Through-feed) 0.0001" and Above  
Abrasive Materials Aluminum Oxide
Cubic Boron Nitride
Silicon Carbide
 
Centerless Grinding Machines #2 OM Cincinnati Centerless  Grinder
1 - Okuma CNC Cylindrical Grinder
15 - Centerless Grinders, including 7 CNCs
220-8 Cincinnati Centerless Grinder
230-10 Cincinnati Centerless Grinder
325-12 Cincinnati Centerless Grinder
340-20 Cincinnati Centerless Grinder
Capacity: 12" x 25"
RK 350-20 Landis Cincinnati RK Series Centerless Grinder
 
Centerless Grinding Advantages
  • High Throughput
  • Requires No Mounting or Chucking of Work Pieces
  • Produces Smooth Surfaces and Close Tolerances
  • Best Suited for Cylindrical, Screw Machined, Formed, Stepped, and Conical Parts
Quality Control Measures Continuous Improvement Program
Employee Training Programs
Fully Integrated Computerized SPC Capability
Investment in the Latest Quality Control Equipment
Organizational Commitment to Quality
Quality Incentive Programs
State-Of-The-Art Statistical Process Control Software
Vertical Integration of Processes (from cold drawing of steel to final assembly)
Certifications ISO 9001: 2015 Certified  
Awards  Ashley Ward has received numerous Performance Awards from Whirlpool Corporation for its outstanding quality performance throughout the year.  
Industries Served Appliance
Automotive
Defense
Lawn & Garden
Marine
Medical