Abstract: A grinding machine for operative cylinders, of the type comprising a piece-holder head and a tailstock center between which an operative cylinder is positioned for being ground, includes a moving system associated with both the piece-holder head and the tailstock center to allow them to be moved along a common movement direction. A further object of the present invention relates to a grinding method.

Abstract: A hooking device for moving systems of rolling cylinders includes a load-bearing lifting structure of a cylinder provided with a gripping structure and an upper hooking structure suitable for keeping the device in a raised position. The device also includes a non- load bearing tilt compensation structure. The tilt compensation structure includes a series of guides, where each guide is provided with at least one mass element. The at least one mass element is moveable along the guide.

Abstract: A hooking device (1) for moving systems of rolling cylinders comprises a lifting structure (30-32) of a cylinder (50) provided with gripping means (4) of said cylinder (50) and upper hooking means (10) suitable for keeping said device (1) in a raised position, said device (1) also comprising tilt compensation means. According to the invention, said tilt compensation means comprise a series of guides (100, 120), each guide (100, 120) being provided with at least one mass element (200, 220), said at least one mass element (200, 220) being moveable along said guide (100, 120).