Grinding--Precision & General

For information regarding precision and general grinding look under this Yellow Pages® heading. Depending on their needs, customers can opt to engage the services of a specialist grinding firm for their precision grinding or general grinding needs. General grinding includes the use of external grinders, internal grinders, and centerless grinders. There are also universal grinders, surface grinders, groove grinders, thread grinders, jig grinders, honing grinders, as well as surface grinders (for surface polishing). Precision grinding is used to make custom steel plate work, precision milled edges, holes, slots or pockets, and custom machine parts.

Grinding services can be engaged when in need of precision engineered parts for machinery repair and refurbishing, customised machine tools (for use in the maintenance or repair of custom machinery), sharpening service for saws, chain saws, chains, knives, industrial knives, and machine knives. Precision grinding now usually make use of flame-cutting and plasma-cutting for more accuracy and more efficient use of material. Although somewhat slow to take off due to their high cost, the latest torches cut much squarer with greater accuracy due mainly to less heat input on the material.

Clients can contact these companies for individualised service, whether for in-house work or fieldwork in the client’s premises. They can provide bulk material manufacturing and grinding for machine parts and spares. They can also provide contractual service for sharpening and grinding of cutting tools used in manufacturing. Specialist grinding companies are not limited to grinding only. They may also provide services in the abrasive, hydraulic, heat treatment and general engineering fields. Some of the other services they can provide include general engineering and toolmaking, special purpose machinery design and assembly, cryogenic treatment (for improved durability), fabricating, welding, bandsaw cutting, guillotine and shear cutting.