Date: 5 November 2003
Truing is the process of making the outside of a grinding wheel concentric to the axis. Truing can also include putting a special form or contour into the wheel. Dressing is the process of sharpening the abrasive that comes in contact with the component being ground.
The recently updated Wheel Dressing Manual includes step-by-step procedures for proper wheel dressing including how to position the tool, the effects of slow and fast traverse rates, tool handling and maintenance tips, use of coolant and when to dress. The manual also provides do's and don'ts for single and multi-point dressing tools, how to avoid vibration and the amount of wheel removal per pass.
Norton is a brand of Saint-Gobain Abrasives, a division of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. Saint-Gobain, one of the top 100 industrial companies in the world, is a leading producer of abrasives, building materials, flat glass, insulation, reinforcements, packaging, pipe, ceramics and high-performance plastics. Headquartered in Paris, Saint-Gobain's annual sales approximate $28.6 billion. The company has more than 173,000 employees in 47 countries. In the U.S. and Canada, Saint-Gobain employs about 26,700 people, and has 195 manufacturing locations. Its total U.S. and Canada sales in 2002 were $6.4 billion.
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