b'support during point grinding. We built the machine up in heightsave users real estate in their facto-With a half-round, the advantageand kept the footprint small so it canries, Schwarzenbach said.CTEis that you can grind flutes faster be-cause you have a solid support and theres no deflection, Schwarzen-bach said. And the bushing willMade in the USA from USA manufactured steelhold a drill in place so we can grind a lot faster on the point than weBoeingSpaceXLockheed MartinSt. JudeSturm-Rugerwould if there was no support.Sig-SauerHamilton IndustriesEmerson ClimateGE AviationThe machine also comes with aLinamarKawasaki MotorsGorman-RuppTriumph Actuation Raytheon TechnologiesSmith & WessonSanminaAkebono20-hp synchronous spindle motorBrakesFord MotorRomeo Engine PlantMazda Toyota Mfg.and a six-station wheel changer NissanJohn DeereGeneral DynamicsCaterpillarHoneywellthat can accommodate a variety HydraforceSaint GobainPlastics GroupTesla Motorsof grinding wheels for different Eaton Corp.Collins AerospaceAmazonBlue Originoperations. Join the growing ranks of companies Anotherkeyfeatureoftheenjoying the essential benets ofGrindSmart 660XW is a double-skinJM Performance Products patented coolant enclosure. With this design,High Torque retention knobsthethe system as a whole is standing onultimate tooling cost containmenteight feetfour for the machineand reshoring revelation!itself and four for the enclosure. Standing on its own feet, the enclo-sure is disconnected mechanically from the machine and not touching it. Schwarzenbach said the purpose of the separation is twofold: to pro- Resolving your toolholder issues at the spindle with JMPPs vide thermal stability by shieldingHigh Torque retention knobs will reduce milling costs and the machine from outside tempera- increase productionwhile bolstering the effort to bring ture fluctuations and to prevent vi- manufacturing back to the US!brations from being transmitted to the machine through the enclosure.Offeringagrindingdiame- Check out our new website, we have a new look!ter range from microsize to 12.7 Updated product informationmm (0.5") and a maximum grind-Improved cross-reference assistanceing length of 152.4 mm (6"), the Literature & publicationsGrindSmart 660XW is designed to produce smaller cutting tools. jmperformanceproducts.comIf we made the same machine for (tool diameters) up to 1" (25.4 mm),PERFORMANCE it would be much larger in size andPRODUCTS, INC.also more expensive, Schwarzen-bach said. The Industry Leader in Milling Machine OptimizationMeasuring 2.26 m high1.83 mPhone 1.440.357.1234 | Toll Free 1.800.322.7750long1.55 m wide (89"72"61"),Email [email protected] GrindSmart 660XW deliberately was made to be a tall machine.ctemag.com/cteguide.com7MachineTech.indd 7 9/19/22 10:39 AM'