Projects
 

Because of our many years of consistent performance, a client in the marine industry contracted with us at Centerless Grinding Service to grind, polish, and straighten a pair of stainless steel propeller shafts. Precision finishing of a propeller shaft is critical to its performance, as even the slightest flaw could cause the shaft to rotate off-center and produce unwanted vibration. Constructed from high strength 17-4 stainless steel and measuring 32' length, finishing these shafts was a challenging task. Read More

Pulp and paper production is extremely demanding, and companies in this industry place a high value on the quality and longevity of their production equipment. In order to ensure smooth operation of heavy-duty, high-force hydraulic systems, cylinders require robust and... - Read More

This project involved grinding and straightening 42,520 lbs of 12L14 carbon steel bar for a customer in the automotive industry. In addition to straightening the bar to 0.006" T.I.R per foot of length, we ground the diameter to 0.398" within... - Read More

For this project, a customer in the power generation industry contracted with us to grind, polish, and precision straighten 17,200 lbs of 24' long 410 HT stainless steel bar and prepare it for international shipment. From the receipt of material and throughout all of the processing, up to and including packaging for... - Read More

An OEM in the heavy equipment industry contracted with Centerless Grinding Service to grind and polish a large volume of critical oil pump shafts. With our solid understanding of the fundamentals of centerless grinding and methods to grind hardened and non-standard material grades, we identified the thru-feed grinding processes that... - Read More

This particular job involved cutting-to-length and grinding of small diameter brass rods targeted for use in a research & development project at a leading University. With incoming rods measuring 0.250" in diameter and a finished diameter requirement of 0.187", our economical approach consisted of using a rough grinding process to get the diameter closer to size. Once adequate stock... - Read More