The centreless external cylindrical grinding machine kronos eco developed by the studer mikrosa gmbh is a standard machine for through-feed grinding, reduced to the minimally required scale of equipment, which is still bearing the fundamental characteristics and quality attributes of the kronos series. The kronos eco is based on the construction principle of the experienced 3-slides system. The machine is built on a solid granitan® machine base. The grinding wheel with the standard width of 250 mm is actuated by a powerful three-qp wheel side a servo motor with 4 kw provides a working speed up to 310 per min. The bearing-supported grinding and regulating spindles are designed for a maintenance-free lubrication. The grinding wheel is dressed with two cnc-axes [x2 and z2]. A dressing head for fixed dressing tools is standard. A swiveling dresser with template is used on the regulating wheel side. The infeed movement of the dressing system [x3-axis] can be manually handled with a hand wheel. This standard machine is designed for through feed grinding operations and it can be easily configured online according to customer specifications. The machine acceptance is realised with a standard work piece cylinder roll.
