Machines we retrofit

If it grinds,
we can modernise it.

Most grinding machines on Indian shop floors are mechanically sound and electrically obsolete. The bed, spindle and slideways were built to last forty years. The relay panel, the drive and the operator controls were not. That gap is the whole of our business.

Key facts

Machine families
Cylindrical, centreless, surface, internal
Also taken on
Imported and orphan machines, special grinders
No drawings?
Cycle reverse-engineered from the machine itself
Control fitted
Delta PLC, HMI, VFD and ASDA servo
Proof of completion
A good component ground by your operator, unaided

Four families, one approach

The four grinder types below cover most of what we see. The mechanical arrangement differs; the control problem does not change much. Each one needs its cycle understood before anything is specified, and each one is judged finished the same way — when your operator grinds a good component unaided on a normal shift.

Pick your machine for the detail, or read the general retrofitting service page first.

Imported and orphan machines

We also take on imported or orphan machines where the original supplier no longer offers support. Where no drawings survive, we reverse-engineer the grinding cycle from the machine itself — running it, tracing the existing circuit and recording what actually happens — before designing anything new. A machine with no documentation is a normal starting point for us, not an obstacle.

Questions about this

Common questions.

Which grinding machines can Axis Mechatronics retrofit?

We retrofit cylindrical grinders (plain and universal), centreless grinders (through-feed and in-feed), surface grinders and internal grinders. We also take on imported or orphan machines where the original supplier no longer offers support, by reverse-engineering the grinding cycle from the machine itself.

Can you retrofit a machine with no drawings or documentation?

Yes, and it is common. We trace the existing circuit, run the machine and record what it actually does, then design from that. A missing drawing set is a normal starting point rather than an obstacle.

Keep reading

Related pages.

Send us a photo of the machine.

Two or three photos — the machine, the nameplate and the existing panel — are enough for an initial assessment. Anil answers directly.

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