CNC Grinding Machine for PCD, PcBN and Carbide Tools

Coborn’s RG9 has been purpose designed for grinding the latest, high-tech tool materials. Tool formats which are possible include:

• PCD & PcBN tipped turning/milling inserts and shank type tools
• PCD & PcBN multiple radius tools such as grooving tools and blended radii wiper inserts
• Tools with multiple clearance angles
• PcBN tipped tools with K-land chamfer
• Rotary PCD tools such as end mills, reamers, multi-tooth saws
• PCD single and multiple flute, helical cutters

The ultra-high speed, VS4 vision system links into the Windows based control system and automates:

• Alignment of the body before grinding so that the diamond tip may be ground to coincide with the carbide base
• Detection of the PCD/PcBN blank’s braze position thus eliminating crashes and “air-grinding”
• Final inspection by measuring angles, flanks and radii
• Compensation for wheel wear so that sizes remain within the tolerances set
• Compensation for machine / tool deflections
• System ready to accept robot loading

Features

• Very robust construction
• Synthetic granite base
• 5 standard CNC grinding axes plus 3 CNC camera axes
• Optional additional rotary & linear axes
• Optional Robot Loading Cell
• Optional additional Peripheral Grinding attachment
• Optional high quality filtration system available (CFU)
• Touch screen control
• Coborn precision spindles
• Programmable rotary wheel dressing
• Automatic lubrication
• Audio touch-probe
• 100 litre coolant tank
• Menu driven programming
• LAN & internet connection for networking & remote diagnostics

Brief Specification

CNC Programming

The control system is housed in a convenient tower with room for expansion of drive systems.

The Graphical User Interface (GUI) is accessed via the touch screen or off-line. It is a multi-tasking system, which means you can run and develop programs at the same time.

You can program the machine via the touch-screen. A program for a complex tool is made up of a series of simple discrete blocks. The software is straightforward, intuitive and purpose-designed with PCD and PcBN tool production in mind. Training takes approximately 3-4 days for the standard 5-axis machine, with additional 2-3 days required for the linear module (LM50) and rotary module (RM100).

Applications

The RG9 is an extremely versatile machine, which can make small or large batches of tools, exactly to suit your customer order.

The RG9 features simple, user-friendly software, where simple programming blocks can be built step-by-step to produce the tool forms and geometries you need. This makes it ideal for automotive, aerospace, plastics and hard turning industry applications:

• Brazed inserts and shank tools
• Grooving tools
• Multiple clearance angle tools
• Saw blades and cutter blocks
• Multiple radius tools
• PcBN tools with K-lands
• Rotary tools such as end mills, reamers, saw blades and cutter blocks
• Helically ground single & multiple flute PCD cutters
• Peripheral Grinding

Technical Details