Recently made available by Hardinge is the new Voumard 1000 Universal CNC internal grinding machine. A primary design feature is the use of hydrostatic guideways, which are standard on all axes to offer high performance across all ID grinding applications. The hydrostatic guideways are said to provide excellent damping, as well as stick and slip-free operation, resulting in high surface quality and more reliability without any friction loss or wear.

Hardinge believes the machine’s characteristics set a new standard in ID grinding, providing customers with the ultimate combination of precision and performance in an affordable machine. The design optimises production costs when manufacturing high-precision parts for industries ranging from aerospace to medical, with typical applications including grinding operations on hydraulic components, spindles, bearings and gears.

For over 80 years, Voumard has specialised in ID/OD grinding with almost 10,000 installed machines around the world, a large number of which are designed for machining workpieces with large diameters and/or lengths. Acquired by Hardinge in 2014, Voumard is now an integrated part of Hardinge Inc’s grinding group alongside Jones & Shipman Hardinge, Kellenberger, Hauser, Tschudin and Usach. Voumard’s production and support facility is now back to its roots in Switzerland, where it is located within the Kellenberger operations.

Commenting on the new Voumard machine, Mike Duignan, managing director of Jones & Shipman Hardinge, states: “We’ve introduced a new grinding system that incorporates features resulting from customer feedback. These range from the rigid base to the hydrostatic guides, to the new user interface on our controls. The result is a CNC machine that exceeds the most demanding of today’s grinding requirements.”

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