MACH 2024 was a huge success according to Advanced Grinding Solutions (AGS) as it showcased its very latest in grinding and finishing technology to many engineers throughout the week.
There were many highlights throughout the show for AGS with the largest being the placement of another order for a Tschudin Cube centreless grinding machine by Gerard King, the managing director of Smithstown Light Engineering (SLE).
The order is the latest of many that SLE has given to AGS as it continues to invest in more Rollomatic and Tschudin grinding machines with Comat Filtration systems as it ramps up the production of medical components. SLE, based near Shannon in Ireland, produces high quality medical components for its customers.
Major exhibits on the AGS stand were the latest Rollomatic NP50 cylindrical and special form grinding machine and Comat EVO Superfiltration system, both purchased by Lawrence Engineering who also attended the show.
Lawrence Engineering is another existing customer of AGS who are involved in the mould and die industry and medical sector. The company collaborates closely with its clients to offer them a full turnkey solution starting from mould and tool design through to validation, manufacturing, and the sub-assembly of highly precise parts.
The Rollomatic Grinding machine came in response to the growing demand for the company’s high precision core pins. This latest investment in enhancing its capabilities with another Rollomatic NP50 ShapeSmart High Precision Pin and Mandrel Grinder will increase production capacity as it continues to grow.
The purchase of the Comat Super Filtration system was driven by AGS who suggested the filtration to various machines could be improved and to fully utilise precious floor space.
The Comat will support several grinding machines and will provide filtration levels of under 3µm with oil being kept cleaner than new virgin oil and to ±0.5 degrees. The Superfiltration system can also be monitored and controlled by Comat’s engineers from its technical support centre in Milan, ensuring that filtration levels are optimised at all times.
AGS was also delighted that the managing director of Krebs & Riedel, Florian Riedel, was able to visit the MACH show for the first time to engage with many customers who showed great interest in the range of grinding wheels manufactured by Krebs & Riedel in Germany.
Many enquiries were received for the Krebs & Riedel grinding wheels with most interest being shown in the CBN and Diamond super abrasive wheels that it has pioneered. These include very small internal grinding wheels, small jig grinding wheels as well as larger wheels for gear grinding applications.
AGS says the high quality of sales leads received at the MACH show demonstrated that engineers remain keen to understand the latest in grinding and finishing technology. Many came with technical drawings and samples to open a dialogue as to what’s the best solution for their production needs. AGS says it looks forward to working with them over the weeks and months to come.
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