One of the final and most important processes in part production is grinding. Grinders perform a critical function – It is here that the surface finish is achieved, and the customer-specified tolerances are met. To do so, material is removed using a powered abrasive wheel, stone, belt, paste, sheet, or compound.

These machines can be surface grinders, cylindrical grinders, centerless grinders, internal grinders, or specialty grinders that are designed and engineered to suit individual part requirements. To ensure that the operations are running optimally, Caddis Systems machine monitoring provides real-time manufacturing analytics to machine operators and managers that help to manage preventative maintenance tasks, respond to excessive downtimes, and address late starts and early shutdowns.

The continuous stream is made possible by the company’s durable shop floor device that connects live machining data (output) to a unique software platform and performance dashboard. With these manufacturing data analytics, decision-makers can set goals for continuous productivity improvement and planned machine maintenance to ensure part tolerance is always achieved.