• Jones & Shipman

Surface & Profile Grinders

The Jones & Shipman offers Surface & Profile Grinder, 524 Easy. This is used to meet the requirements of the production environment as well as the accuracy, quick set up and change over demands of the toolroom. It also fulfils the criteria of both CNC and manual operation thanks to a GE-Fanuc(r) control system and J&S "Easy" software. Complex shapes, angles, radii and ultra flat surfaces can be precision ground quickly and easily. Even inexperienced operators can obtain immediate improvements in set up and changeover times and in overall productivity for more complex work. With levels of functionality comparable to CNC but at lower cost all "Easy" models are fast and simple to set-up via the touchscreen and easy-to-use J&S icon-based software. The control possesses the capabilities to interpolate two axes simultaneously to provide the creation of complex shapes, angles, radii and surfaces, with quick and easy set-up. Y and Z axis control is via ballscrews driven from GE-Fanuc(r) AC digital servomotors with 0.000004" (Tenth Micron) Heidenhain(r) "Absolute" linear scale feedback. On start-up, the "Easy" control offers the operator three simple options: Manual mode, Dress mode or Grind Cycle mode. The 524 Easy has been designed from scratch to give improved productivity. With a new bed, saddle, table, column, etc., it offers increased precision, geometry and rigidity and continues a long-established tradition of excellence in manufacture. The 524 Easy forms the cornerstone of J&S"s all new range of surface grinders. All models benefit from "self teach" touchscreen technology, coupled with a highly stable robust mechanical design to give the highest levels of productivity, and are now offered in an extended grinding capacity range from 20" x 8" up to 40" x 20" (500 x 200mm up to 1000 x 500 mm). All J&S "Easy" models, both surface and cylindrical, have the capability for completed programs to be simply and quickly uploaded to or downloaded from a PC, PDA or Network as required, using J&S software, for storage or recall.