Abstract: An optimal timing to perform dressing on a grindstone is detected easily. A machine learning device includes: an input data acquisition unit that acquires input data including an arbitrary grinding condition for an arbitrary work material in a grinding process of an arbitrary grinding machine and grindstone information related to an arbitrary grindstone including at least a degree of necessity of dressing process indicating a degree of necessity of dressing before a grinding process is performed under the grinding condition; a label acquisition unit that acquires label data indicating the degree of necessity of dressing process of the grindstone after the grinding process is performed under the grinding condition included in the input data; and a learning unit that executes supervised learning using the input data acquired by the input data acquisition unit and the label data acquired by the label acquisition unit, and generates a learned model.

Abstract: A fully symmetric cutter grinding machine with 5-axis includes a grinding machine base and a pillar, sliding rails are vertically arranged on an inside of the pillar, the sliding rails are provided with a grinding wheel head bracket, the grinding wheel head bracket comprises torque motors vertically provided, a lower part of the torque motor is connected to a horizontally provided spindle by means of a bearing of a rotation table, grinding wheels rotating around an axis of the spindle are symmetrically provided at two sides of the spindle, the grinding wheel head bracket further comprises a big rotatable pulley provided at an upper part of the grinding wheel head bracket and driven to rotate by spindle motors, the big pulley is connected to a spindle pulley by a wide synchronous belt.

Abstract: A grinding machine with 5-axis for cutters is disclosed, the grinding machine includes a grinding machine base (12) with an circular upper horizontal surface and a pillar (56) provided on one side of the grinding machine base, the pillar is curved with a radian of 180° along a side edge of the base, a groove body (63) on the circular base is enclosed by a curved vertical plate on the another side edge, and the height of vertical plate is lower than that of the pillar.

Abstract: A structure for installing a split style diamond disk, having a fixing plate, a spring press plate, a connection plate, and a plurality of fast installation grinding blocks. The spring press plate is fixed to the fixing plate through screws with springs sleeved thereon, and the connection plate runs through the spring press plate and connects with the fixing plate by screws. The fixing plate has a plurality of L-shaped grooves provided therein, through which the fast installation grinding blocks are mounted on the fixing plate. The fast installation structure is mounted on an equipment shaft through the connection plate. The structure improves the capacity utilization and work efficiency of the grinding blocks.

Abstract: A compound chamfering device that manufactures prism-shaped ingot blocks of excellent surface smoothness is disclosed. The four-corner round surfaces and the four sides of a prism-shaped ingot obtained by using a pair of rotary blades of a slicer to perform four-side peeloff of a cylindrical ingot block are chamfered by rough grinding with a pair of cup wheel type rough grinding grindstones. A pair of cup wheel type finishing grinding grindstones are used to chamfering by finishing grinding the four-corner round surfaces and the four sides of the block.

Abstract: In through-feed grinding workpieces by grinding stones rotating around the axes of spindles, the spindles are tiltably held by elastic holding means around tilt axes substantially orthogonal to the direction of exit and entrance of the workpieces with respect to the grinding stones. When a grinding loads are imposed on the entrance sides of the grinding stones, the spindles are tilted by offset loads around the tilt axes against the force of urging means in such a manner that the axial displacement and the exit displacement of the grinding stone due to the offset load are substantially the same. The grinding stones are reset around the tilt axes by the elastic holding means immediately before the end of processing at which time the axial displacement is smaller. This makes it possible to reduce the number of defectively ground articles coming from the through-feed grinding and reduce the wear in the grinding stones.

Abstract: An apparatus for lapping sliders comprises a rotatable lapping plate for lapping elements that are to be formed into sliders, a pushing force adjusting member that has an internal space therein and that extends vertically along an lapping plate axis that is perpendicular to the lapping plate, a pusher for pressing the elements, the pusher being connected to the pushing force adjusting member, and gas supply means for supplying a gas into the internal space, the gas supply means being connected to the pushing force adjusting member. The pushing force adjusting member comprises a first part that includes a connection with the pusher, a second part that includes a coupling between the internal space and the gas supply means, and an axially deformable part that is located between the first part and the second part.

Abstract: Processing a wafer using a double side grinder having a pair of grinding wheels. Warp data is obtained by a warp measurement device for measuring warp of a wafer as ground by the double side grinder. The warp data is received and a nanotopography of the wafer is predicted based on the received warp data. A grinding parameter is determined based on the predicted nanotopography of the wafer. Operation of the double side grinder is adjusted based on the determined grinding parameter.

Abstract: In effecting two-sided surface grinding for surface-grinding the opposite surfaces of a workpiece simultaneously by a pair of oppositely disposed grinding wheels, infeed grinding is performed by oscillating the workpiece within the range where the surfaces to be ground of the workpiece do not protrude from the inner and outer peripheries of the grinding wheel surfaces of the grinding wheels, and then through-grinding is performed by feeding the workpiece to allow the surfaces to be ground to pass along the inner and outer peripheries of the grinding wheel surfaces. As an effect, worn wheel edges or the like can be prevented from being formed in the inner and outer peripheral edges, that grinding wheel surfaces can be maintained in proper shape for a prolonged time, that the grinding accuracy is better, and that dress interval can be prolonged, thus improving the life of grinding wheels.

Abstract: In effecting two-sided surface grinding for surface-grinding the opposite surfaces of a workpiece simultaneously by a pair of oppositely disposed grinding wheels, infeed grinding is performed by oscillating the workpiece within the range where the surfaces to be ground of the workpiece do not protrude from the inner and outer peripheries of the grinding wheel surfaces of the grinding wheels, and then through-grinding is performed by feeding the workpiece to allow the surfaces to be ground to pass along the inner and outer peripheries of the grinding wheel surfaces. As an effect, worn wheel edges or the like can be prevented from being formed in the inner and outer peripheral edges, that grinding wheel surfaces can be maintained in proper shape for a prolonged time, that the grinding accuracy is better, and that dress interval can be prolonged, thus improving the life of grinding wheels.

Abstract: A reciprocal blade lapping machine (20) is taught that is used for sharpening cutting and shearing blades. The lapping machine consists a convex lap plate (32) mounted on an enclosure (22) rotated by an electric motor (34) connected to a speed reducer (36). A lapping compound distribution system is positioned directly above the lap plate and disperses lapping compound (64) onto the convex upper surface (48) of the lap plate providing an abrasive media for removing parent material from a set of blades placed on the lap plate. A conditioning ring (66), including dead weigh within, is rotatably disposed on the lap plate impacting directly upon the rotating lap plate maintaining the convex contour. A pair of reciprocating work piece holders (74) slideably rest on the lap plate, and alternately slide work pieces (76) backward and forward in a straight line on the rotating lap plate upper surface.

Abstract: In a double side simultaneous grinding machine, in which a plate-like workpiece is held and ground simultaneously on both a front surface and a back surface using a pair of grinding stones provided oppositely at both sides of the workpiece, a relative position between at least one of the center of thickness of the plate-like workpiece and the center of the holding means for holding the workpiece, and the center between stone surfaces of the pair of grinding stones is controlled during grinding. In a double side simultaneous grinding method, the generation of warpage of the plate-like workpiece is suppressed and degradation of warpage is prevented. Thereby, the plate-like workpiece can be processed to have high flatness on both sides. Further, the plate-like workpiece can be ground while a degree of warpage is controlled so that the workpiece is processed to have a warpage of a desired degree.

Abstract: A method for creating decorative patterns on surfaces of cured concrete blocks includes a plurality of texturing elements secured to one or more rotatable shaft via a plurality of flexible support cables. Upon rotation of the shaft, centrifugal force causes the secured texturing elements to radially extend from the shaft. The blocks are preferably positioned such that the rotating texturing elements repeatedly come into contact with particular surfaces of the blocks, thereby forming a textured or antiqued pattern on such block surfaces. In a particular embodiment, the rotatable shaft is reciprocally moved in a direction parallel to the block surfaces to be patterned, whereby an entire block surface is exposed to the rotating texturing elements.

Abstract: A dresser for a grinder having at least one rotatable platen and at least one grinding stone includes a frame and at least one abrasive block for contacting the grinding stone. The grinding stone is mounted to the platen which rotates about a vertical axis. The abrasive block extends across the grinding stone. The frame of the dresser is mounted proximate the platen and remains stationary while the grinding stone rotates. The abrasive block contacts the rotating grinding stone, thereby dressing the grinding stone.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for polishing hard discs uniformly while minimizing frictional electricity between the discs and polishing materials as well as preventing from frictionally heated deformation. A turntable for placing a disc thereon is freely rotatable without being connected to any motor or other driving force. A polishing material rotates horizontally and polishes the surface of the disc by contacting with the surface. The turntable relatively slides against the surface of the polishing material. A spindle of the polishing material is slightly inclined toward the center of the turntable from a vertical axis of the disc. The turntable is rotated in a direction opposite to the rotating direction of the disc. The rotation of the turntable is induced by the rotation of the polishing material transmitted by the friction between disc and turntable. The disc is substantially electrically connected to the ground during the polishing.