There is a great demand for special bonded wheels that are harder than both resin and metal bonded wheels, for the use in automated equipment and system, which both resin and metal bonded wheels will not suffice. These highly demanded bonded wheels must be durable with extended life and be self-truing and self-dressing in order to sustain maximum performance over long periods of heavy use. Vitrified-bond technology is todays answer.
A vitrified bond is actually a ceramic bond. It is extremely hard, yet free cutting, and combines the better characteristics of both resin and metal bonds. It provides a longer tool life, effective grinding, and high productivity to provide maximum performance with minimum maintenance.
Since the late 1980's, ROCKWELL has developed high quality vitrified-bonded CBN wheels for grinding auto-parts, such as constant velocity ball joints. Thereafter, ROCKWELL expanded the development of vitrified-bonded wheels for many different applications such as for grinding high precision machine parts, bearings, geaUsed for high precision cutting of electronic parts.
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