Solara Automation

Chamfer Grinding Machine

Project Criteria

Customer asked Solara Automation to design, build and test a machine to grind a chamfer on ceramic disks. We engineered a free-standing workstation consisting of a 4-position rotary dial table, magazine-fed part infeed, a grinding wheel mounted on a swing arm, an air knife to blow off grinding dust, a stacking offload station, with dust collection integrated with plant vacuum.

Project Features

• 900 parts per hour
• Magazine load
• Handle round, oval and “race track” ceramic discs
• 4 station dial indexer
• Allen Bradley PLC/HMI