Geometry is lost slowly, and always through something that was easy to check.
A grinder does not usually fail. It drifts, and the drift shows up as parts that need a second pass. Most of what causes it is on this list, and none of it takes long.
The daily checks are about contamination and lubrication, which are what damage ways and spindles.
Weekly attention is about the systems that degrade quietly.
Monthly checks are the ones that catch a change before it becomes a fault.
Annual work is where levelling and wear are addressed rather than monitored.
Readings are only useful in a series. Spindle run out measured once means nothing, measured monthly it tells you when a bearing is going. Keep the numbers in a simple log against the machine serial number, and keep dressing and wheel changes in the same place so a change in finish can be traced to a cause rather than guessed at.
Within the 12 month warranty, contact us with the model, serial number and a description of what changed. After the warranty period the same information gets you a parts quotation. Wheels, dressers, bearings, seals and control components stay available for the machines we build.
A 300 x 600 mm hydraulic surface grinder for small and medium parts in tool rooms and production plants.
Servo vertical feed and hydraulic table traverse on a 300 x 600 mm table.
The largest table in the WUK surface grinding range, at 400 x 800 mm with 950 mm of X travel.
At least annually, and any time heavy equipment is installed nearby or the machine is moved.
Coolant condition. Weak or dirty coolant produces burn and poor finish on a machine that is mechanically fine.
Yes, on the machine, which is the usual practice. Take a light pass and confirm the chuck is energised during grinding.
Quote the model and serial number to us by WhatsApp or email and we ship against it.
Send the part, the problem or the photograph. A specific question gets a specific answer, usually the same working day.
