ProGrind Grinding Systems
Grinding Systems for Medical Devices
CNC grinders for hypodermic needles, biopsy needles, trocars and other pointing operations
ProGrind medical grinder has a special two axis CNC controlled fixture for grinding hypodermic needles and trocars. Menu driven grinding includes most common point configurations, such as lance tip and back grind for hypodermic needles. Pins and Trocar points are ground using the same program. Changeover is fast and requires no mechanical adjustments. The fixture can hold hundreds of needles at a time.
Modular CNC grinders with one or two spindles in 2 or 3 axis configurations grind a wide variety of medical devices
Progrind Model M CNC grinder is available in several configurations. Shown here ia a two spindle configuration with multiple wheels and a programmable workhead. This provides great flexibility for grinding medical devices with complex forms. The Model M shown above can be configured with one or two grinding spindles, a rotary diamond dresser and a wide variety of work holding.
All grinders built by NEMT are available with robotic loading or custom designed automation systems. Shown above is a robot loading long medical devices from pallets. Finished parts are returned to a pallet. Other available automation systems include bowl feeders, magazine feeds and custom designs.
Progrind Model M 3 axis CNC grinder for medical devices
Three axis grinder for medical devices on a stamped coil
Medical devices on a stamped coil are fed through this 3 axis CNC medical device grinder. Devices are ground, cut off and loaded on to cassettes. Three parts are ground at one time. Wheels are profiled with a rotary diamond dresser for continuous unattended operation..
6 axis, dual workhead CNC grinder with gantry loading for long medical devices
Five axis CNC grinder has two workheads with special fixtures for long medical devices. A custom designed stacking system for trays of parts allows unattended operation for two shifts.
Two workheads allow parts to load on one head, while grinding takes place on the other. This reduces lost time for loading to one second.
Automatic wheel profiling is done with a rotary diamond dresser. Dressing frequency is selected in a menu and the grinding program automatically compensates for size change.
6 axis, dual workhead grinder with robot loading for grinding surgical blades
Two grinding fixtures allow loading while grinding. Grind to grind time is under 2 seconds.
A custom designed handling system for surgical blades feeds the robot from a magazine. The robot feeds the 6 axis CNC grinder and places the finished surgical blades into a cassette for the next operation.
4 axis CNC grinder for many different medical devices
ProGrind Flex 4 axis CNC grinder for pointing, fluting, cylindrical grinding and custom shapes. Above, picture shows custom work holding and a rotary diamond dresser. The CNC workhead provides accurate rotations and can be fitted with chucks, collet chucks and special fixtures. The Flex is also available with robotic loading.