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Peel Grinding Although more widely accepted in Europe, US manufacturers are now starting to show an interest in peel grinding in two primary areas. 1) As an alternative to conventional formed wheel plunge grinding to reduce set-up time by eliminating the need for grinding wheel and dresser roll changes between parts. This allows for shorter lot runs and reduced “work-in-process” inventory. 2) As an alternative to hard turning for improved statistical control, lower tooling “cost-per-piece”, and as a better way to handle surface interruptions such as keyways and slots that can be difficult to address with single point turning tools. High speed peel grinder from Weldon Solutions The trailing 2 – 3 mm of the wheel face helps generate the required finish and maintains the final part size. Generally there is very little wear on the O.D. of the wheel in this region, and with a traverse rate of typically 100mm/min but work speeds of 1000rpm or more, the overlap factor for generating finish can be well in excess of 20. In general, the finish is extremely stable until wear reduces the length of the finishing section to an overlap of just 2 or 3 at which point finish, geometry and size becomes erratic. Strategies for Peel Grinding in Water Based Coolants: Coolant selection and application is critical to peel grinding. When peel grinding was introduced, wheel life appears to have been the over-riding factor. To maximize life oil was the coolant of choice. Oil provides significant benefits in terms of lubrication properties and for CBN in particular reduced grain wear. However, environmental issues have created strong resistance in the USA to the introduction of processes requiring oil coolant and have pushed machine tools builders to explore the potential for peel grinding in water based coolant. A second benefit of converting to water is thermal effects. Water based coolant appears to reduce burn. This was interpreted by assuming the reduction in frictional benefits of oi