Creepfeed Grinding

"Creep feed grinding is a process in which a formed grinding wheel is plunged full depth into the workpiece, effectively producing a finished part in a single pass." That is the simplest way the process of creep feed grinding can be explained.

It offers a production method used for manufacturing 2D forms in all types of materials. Creep feed grinding extends grinding from simply imparting the dimensional accuracy to a process that involves stock removal and finishing operations both.

Creep feed grinding is characterized by a high depth of cut at a slow 'creep' feed rate and the stock is removed in two or three passes. Creep feed grinding is capable of very fast rates of material removal, even in hardened nickel and cobalt based alloys. The grinding wheel here plunges into the piece and gives the finished in a single or two passes.

Typical applications include aerospace engine components, power generation, land-based turbines, automotive engine and drive train components, tiny medical parts, consumer products, and parts for the packaging, hand tool, paper and pulp industries as well as the military.