Grinding

1962

• First creep feed grinder worldwide
• New grinding processes possible which reduces cycle time.

1989

•  Development of the overhead dresser gave way to a revolutionary new grinding process, Continuous Dress Creepfeed (CDCF) Grinding, delivering a supremely more efficient grinding process with high profile accuracy.

2005

• For making the machining of exotic materials (for aircraft engines) more cost effective: speed up to 200m/min with acceleration of 2.5g.

1936

• World's first hydraulically controlled cylindrical grinding machine
•  More precise, accurate axis movements are possible.

1977

• World's first CNC cylindrical grinding machine
• Enables the fast, precise, and automated production of even complex workpieces with high repeatability.

2014

• With STUDER WireDress®, metal-bonded grinding wheels can be dressed easily and with the highest precision in the grinding machine at full operating speed.
• Complex and simple profiles with one dressing tool.

1953

• First fully automated tool grinding machine
• Transformed tool grinding from a labor-intensive craft into a highly efficient, automated process, drastically increased productivity and reduced operator error

1997

• World's first NC-controlled tool grinding machine
• Shifted manufacturing into the programmable digital age enhancing geometric precision, enabled the production of highly complex tool geometries, and laid the foundation for modern CNC tool grinding.

2001

• Revolutionary breakthrough of the first "Two-in-One" concept to erode and grind on a single machine
• Eliminated the need to transfer workpieces between different machines, drastically slashing setup times and removing alignmet errors for the manufacturing of ultra-hard materials like Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD)