Form Grinder's Advanced Design is Ideal for Mold Base Prep, Inserts

The PSG-1224CANC from Okamoto Corp. is a full-function, two-axis, simultaneous CNC form grinder ideal for surface, slot, step, form and contour grinding. It’s well suited for mold base preparation and grinding of formed inserts/profiles on mold inserts, featuring advanced column design and construction, consistent accuracy and ease of use.

The form grinder incorporates heavily ribbed Meehanite construction throughout. Its ultra-rigid integrated T-Base construction and traveling column design features a heavy-duty column assembly with extended vertical slides. Full-contact double-vee ways are said to ensure true longitudinal tracking and precise positioning. A rigid wheelhead assembly delivers
long-term accuracy and reliability even under demanding grinding conditions. A three-point table-mounted dresser with auto dress/dress compensation simplifies flat and form grinding wheel dressing. Table feed, crossfeed and vertical feed are executed through a conveniently located, easy-to-use control panel on the front of the machine. Table feed control boosts productivity by enabling simple setup of up to four different stroke positions, Okamoto says, which is ideal for multiple workpiece grinding.

The grinder has a table working area of 12" W × 24" L with a 924-lb load capacity. The 12/14" D  × 1.5" W × 5" B grinding wheel is driven by a 7.5-hp
grinding wheel spindle. The distance under the 14" wheel is 12.5". The PSG-1224CANC features a Fanuc 0i-MF+ 10.5" LCD two-axis controller with Teach-
Input that is said to simplify operation even to users unfamiliar with CNC. Okamoto says it also has an easy setup semi-automatic cycle and high-productivity shift-plunge rough grinding cycle.

Some of the many standard accessories include grinding wheel with adapter, spindle inverter, three-point table mounted dresser, wheel guard with coolant nozzle, table splash guard and more. A wide selection of optional accessories are available.