Precision Grinding, Inc. adds (3) Grinders to Shop

Precision Grinding, Inc. is in the process of installing three additional Grinders in our Grinding Shop.

1.) 60" Blanchard Grinder

2.) 42" Blanchard Grinder

3.) 14" x 96" Mattison Surface Grinder

We now have 7 Blanchard Grinders and 3 Surface Grinders to serve you. This upgrade should add another 120 scheduled hours grinding time per week across two shifts. These additional grinders should help to reduce the time required to ship you orders for ground plate, bar, castings, table tops, shears, and those other products that you count on us to produce for you.

Our Grinding Shop regularly cross-trains employees from other departments within our plant. We expect to move trained machine operators into position, immediately.

This first picture shows the Mattison Surface Grinder which will meet 0.001" thickness and parallelism tolerance goals. As with our other two much larger, surface grinding machines, we routinely expect these machines to deliver tolerances to .001". The surface grinding addition allows us to increase the numbers of Cutters, Mill Knives, and Shears Sharpened, while at the same time, reducing delivery times to our customers.

14" x 96" Mattison Surface Grinder

An additional 42" BLANCHARD GRINDER is now located next to the two largest Surface Grinders. This Blanchard is capable of holding .003" thickness and parallelism tolerances on most smaller parts.

42" Blanchard Grinder.
While working with PGI, David takes Engineering courses at UAB.

Since we're still in the process of reworking the electrical panel on the most recent addition to our family, the 60" Blanchard, when completed, we will post a picture for you to see. The new 60" machine will be able to grind parts up to 72" OD, reaching thickness and parallelism tolerances to .005". The 60" should compliment our two largest Blanchard Grinding machines, one capable of reaching 100" OD and the other capable of reaching 45" tall x 129" OD.
Whenever you get the chance, please, drop by to visit us. Then, you can see these grinders, in action.

Happy Holidays from all of us at Precision Grinding, Inc. May you and yours have a healthy, prosperous, and safe holiday season.

May we welcome 2011 as we say goodbye to a very good 2010.

May we also salute the War Eagle, whether "All In", brothers in battle, just good friends, or heated rivals.