RFS/RT/NT | The peripheral grinding machine achieves surface and/or bevel grinding on circular knives, saw blades and circular blanks using the pendulum or plunge-cut method. Thanks to an additional grinding axis, subsequent grinding operations can be carried out in a single clamping operation. For example, the surface of the workpiece can be ground flat and a bevel machined on the cutting edge in one work cycle.

The circular blade is held in the rotating workpiece holder by mechanical clamping devices, permanent magnets or electromagnets. The workpiece holder is mounted on a rotary table that can be infinitely adjusted at an angle of -10° to 60° so that a wider range of watts can be applied to the circular blade. After each dressing cycle, the traverse paths are automatically compensated and adjusted to the preset circumferential speed.

The workpiece and grinding wheel are changed fully automatically using a handling robot. The robot can be equipped with a specially designed dual gripper so that it can pick up both the circular knife and the grinding wheel. Thanks to the robot automation, the set-up and changeover time is reduced from 30 minutes with manual loading and unloading to 3 minutes.