INSERTS 74 / NORTON WINTER PRECISION TECHNOLOGY TOOL GRINDING TRENDS IN THE MACHINING OF INSERTS In general, there is a trend towards higher demands on the quality of the cutting edge. A few years ago, grit sizes of D76 and coarser were used, grit sizes of D46 and finer are currently the state of the art. Furthermore, there are trends towards specialisation on individual insert types in order to be able to use optimally adapted grinding tools to increase productivity and quality. However, there is also a demand for grinding tools with which the widest possible range of different inserts can be machined with the highest possible performance, in order to optimise the inventory of the grinding wheels required for this purpose. The increasing cost pressure leads to ever new requirements and a growing need for optimisation of the grinding wheels used. Due to the different requirement criteria, individual solutions are thus in demand. In the area of inserts, a wide variety of materials and tool geometries are machined. This makes great demands on the grinding tools required. TRENDS
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