New press, new possibilities

ANDRE offers a wider range of monolithic grinding wheels

ANDRE ABRASIVE ARTICLES started the production of grinding wheels with diameters up to 1140 mm, which are used, for example, in the automotive industry for machining engine components, such as crankshafts and camshafts.
The extension of the assortment offer was possible thanks to the commissioning of another production hall. Object with an area of 1000 sq m. equipped with modern machines and devices for the production of grinding wheels, where the key element is press with a pressure of 2000 T from the Maternini company.
The new press also allows for the forming of grinding wheels with smaller external diameters, but with a height of up to 300 mm. Thanks to this, the company offers customers a wider range of monolithic grinding wheels, Thus, they do not require gluing or assembly from two or several parts. Such grinding wheels are used in centerless grinding operations in many industries.
The new production line is also equipped with numerically controlled machine tools for machining the shape, the latest devices for checking the strength and unbalance of the manufactured grinding wheels.