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Used Profile Grinding Machines for Sale 9

Profile grinding (also called form grinding) generates complex 2D and 3D geometries through grinding wheels dressed to match the workpiece profile. The wheel form transfers to the workpiece in a single grinding pass, producing complete profile geometry with the dimensional accuracy and surface finish that subsequent operations cannot economically improve. Applications cover tool and die finishing, broach tooth grinding, threading die manufacturing, turbine component finishing, and precision form grinding.

Used profile grinding machines on Exapro narrow the cylindrical and misc grinder categories by filtering for profile-grinder-specific equipment. Filter by working dimensions, dressing system, axis count, and CNC capability. Submit an enquiry through the listing page on Exapro.

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Profile grinding vs alternative processes

Profile grinding produces complex form geometries that cannot be efficiently generated through CNC milling, turning, or other conventional machining processes. The form-grinding approach — dressing the grinding wheel to the workpiece profile, then plunge-grinding the complete form in a single operation — delivers production economics and dimensional consistency unmatched by alternatives.

The key advantages over conventional machining are realised on hardened steel work (60+ HRC) where carbide tooling life would limit production economics, on complex profiles where multiple tool change cycles would dominate cycle time, and on high-volume production where the dressed wheel produces thousands of identical parts before redressing.

Wheel dressing technology

Profile grinding success depends critically on wheel dressing capability. The dressed wheel form must precisely match the workpiece profile specification, with dressing accuracy directly translating to ground part accuracy.

Rotary diamond dressers driven by CNC dressing programs produce any required profile from CAD specification. Modern profile grinders integrate the rotary dresser within the grinder, redressing the wheel between batches as required to maintain profile accuracy throughout production runs.

Form dressers (single-point or multi-point diamond tools) generate the profile through CNC-controlled dresser path. Each dressing cycle removes a small layer of wheel material to refresh the profile shape.

Major manufacturers and applications

Leading profile grinder manufacturers include Studer (Swiss leader through United Grinding Group), Reishauer (particularly for gear and worm grinding), Mägerle (creep feed and profile grinding for aerospace), Hauser, ELB-Schliff, Junker, and Mitsui Seiki.

Applications dominate tool and die finishing where complex die contours, punch profiles, and forming tool geometries require post-heat-treatment finishing. Broach tooth grinding for production broaching tools, threading die manufacturing for thread rolling tools, and form tool grinding for screw machine production cover the broader tool-related applications.

Aerospace applications include turbine blade root grinding (fir-tree profiles in nickel superalloys), compressor blade root grinding, and various aerospace structural component profile finishing. Mägerle particularly dominates aerospace profile grinding through specialised creep feed equipment.

Browse used profile grinders on Exapro to compare configurations across manufacturers from verified sellers worldwide. When evaluating used profile grinders, verify spindle accuracy and bearing condition, check dressing system function and dressing accuracy, inspect axis drives for backlash, test profile grinding capability on representative materials, confirm CNC control system function for dressing programs, and verify that wheel inventory or dressing capability matches your intended profile work. The complete profile grinding capability includes the dressing system as integral component.