Profile grinding machine

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A profile grinding machine is a machine tool for processing profiled, mostly metallic workpieces by grinding .

With it it is possible to machine the following work pieces:

  • Splines
  • straight toothed gears
  • Profiles that can be grinded as required with pitch angle "0", as well as straight-toothed broaching tools with the profiles listed above.

Automation is currently so advanced that there are profile grinding machines which, in addition to grinding the broaching tools, also take on the sharpening of the same.

In industry, profile grinding machines are used, particularly in the automotive and shipbuilding industries.

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