Precision Cylindrical Grinding Services
Nation Grinding, Inc. has been providing precision cylindrical grinding services since 1954, building long-term relationships with clients, including three of the country’s largest spindle grinders. Our precision cylindrical grinding processes include angle, contour, deep-hole, flat, high-speed, radii, taper and wet grinding amongst others. We can handle a variety of materials, from zirconium and beryllium to Inconel and lead, as well as ceramics, composites, plastics and rubbers for clients in the aerospace, agricultural, automotive, marine, spindle and wire industries. We offer a range of quality control inspections employing equipment such as optical Profilometer, standard metrology instruments, micrometers and more. We’re also ISO and Mil-Spec compliant to ensure consistently superior quality for our customers. In most cases, we require a lead time of 5 to 10 working days and handle specialized prototype production as well as high-volume runs.
For more detailed specifications and additional information on our cylindrical grinding services, please see the table below or contact us directly.
Precision Cylindrical Grinding Capabilities
- Precision Grinding Process
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- Angle Grinding
Contour
Deep Hole Grinding
External & Outside Diameter
Flat Grinding
High Speed Grinding
Internal and Inside Diameter
Multiple Diameters - Outside Diameter
Polishing
Precision Grinding
Radii Grinding
Taper Grinding
Wet Grinding
- Angle Grinding
- Material - Metals
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- Aluminum
Beryllium
Brass
Bronze
Carbide
Cast Iron
Colbalt
Copper - Gold
Inconel
Lead
Magnesium
Molybdenum
Nickel
Platinum
Silver - Stainless Steel
Steel
Tantalum
Tin
Titanium
Tungsten
Zinc
Zirconium
- Aluminum
- Material - Others
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- Ceramic
Composites - Plastic
Rubber
- Ceramic
- Finish
- Hard Chrome, Coatings
- Taper
- 30, 40, 50
- Part Inside Diameter
- .200 to 50 in (5 to 1270 mm)
- Part Outside Diameter
- Up to 30 in (762 mm)
- Part Length (ID)
- Up to 72 in (1829 mm)
- Part Length (OD)
- Up to 153 in (3886 mm)
- Lifting Capacity
- Up to 3 tons
- Roundness
- .00050 in (.0127 mm)
- Surface Finish
- R8
- Concentricity
- .0002 in (.0051 mm)
- Tolerance (+/-)
- .0002 in (.0051 mm)
- Repair Services
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- ID, OD Repair of Shafts
Cylinders, Pumps/Printer Rolls
Chrome Plating Repair - Plasma Spray Repair
Spindle Repair
- ID, OD Repair of Shafts
- Desired Coatings
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- Metals
Ceramics
Thermoplastics
Epoxies - HVOF Tungsten Carbide
95 MXC Armacor
60 T Stainless Steel
- Metals
- Typical Coating Applications
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- Spindle Repair
Wire Drum Fabricating / Rebuilding
Pump Castings / Impellers
Pump Shafts / Sleeves - Paper Rolls
Roll Rebuilding
Gas & Steam Turbine Components
- Spindle Repair
- Additional Services
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- CAM
Q.C. Reports - Reverse Engineering
Spindle Grinding
- CAM
- Quality Control Inspections
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- Optical Profilometer
Standard Metrology Instruments
Micrometers
Slide Calipers
Height Gages
Depth Gages - Indicators
Bore Gages
Squares / Angles
Gage Blocks
Granite Surface Plates
Rotary Tables
- Optical Profilometer
- Production Volume
- Specialty Production Shop, Prototype, Large Scale Production Volume Run
- Typical Lead Time
- 5 to 10 work days
Additional Information
- Industry Focus
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- Aerospace
Agricultural
Auto/Truck/Transportation
Marine
Medical
- Military
Mining
Pulp and Paper
Spindle
Wire
- Aerospace
- Intended Application
- Machinery, Mold Grinding, Tooling/Fixtures
- Industry Standards
- ISO Compliant, Mil-Spec
- File Formats