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– both OEMs and subcontractors – to our customer list. They want machines that can grind triangular shapes, tapered polygons and non- round parts to the highest of accuracies.” Sold on success Among the most recent Studer grinder sales include two machines for a manufacturer of truck starter motors and another for an air bearing manufacturer. Plenty of subcontractors are also prominent among recent orders, including T&G Engineering of West Byfleet, where a new Studer S31 adds to a long list of Studer machine on site. The S31, with its two external grinding wheels and single internal grinding spindle, can undertake universal grinding operations, including high-speed form (non-round) grinding and thread grinding. The S31 also has a HF dressing spindle for dressing the latest in CBN and diamond super abrasives. A further recent ADGRIND sale was a Studer favoritCNC universal cylindrical grinding machine to Dorking-based Tenon Engineering, and another Studer favorit to a manufacturer of garden machinery. “The favoritCNC is very popular: we have aerospace companies using these machines to grind tolerances of ±2µm on parts for products such as engine fuel flow meters,” says Peter Harding. Time to accessorize Of course, there is far more to ADGRIND than Studer grinding machines. The company is also the exclusive UK-wide agent/distributor for vitrified CBN and diamond abrasives, live and dead centres, diamond dressing tools and dressing discs, face drivers, precision tooling, and consumables. Oftentimes the company supplies its customers with complete turnkey grinding packages, providing yet another driver of recent business growth. The past 3-4 years have proved
particularly busy. “Business exploded during the pandemic,” he explains. “All of sudden we had many customers involved in the Ventilator Challenge who needed products instantly. As we hold good stock levels, some customers were even driving to our industrial unit in Gloucester to collect equipment and tooling.” “Business exploded during the pandemic. All of sudden we had many customers involved in the Ventilator Challenge who needed products instantly.” Around the same time, ADGRIND picked up a number of exclusive UK agency deals, including Meister Abrasives, Alfons Schmeier Abrasives, Karl Brukner (centres and face drivers), and another Swiss grinding machine manufacturer: Technica, a builder of centre grinding machines. “Many in the industry still do not realise we are the exclusive agent for these brands as they have long associations with previous representatives,” says Peter Harding. “However, word is slowly spreading and the addition of these products to our portfolio had led to more
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