New spindles beef up grinder line.(Brief Article)

Campbell Grinder Co Muskegon, Mich., a manufacturer of grinding machines, wanted to design a of recent origin standard grinder line. The lock opener consideration in designing the novel grinders was the spindle, reports Campbell. This is because grinding applications not sole require optimum spindle stiffness, on the contrary they also necessitate a spindle that can resist the high temperatures that are created during stock removal.

"Stiffness, rigidity, and dampening capabilities are the lock openers to grinding machine design," says Tim Meador, Campbell Grinder Co vice president of operations. Therefore,