Definition
Tool structuring is a conditioning process for grinding wheels, where defined patterns of abrasives or of clusters of abrasives on the wheel surface are generated in order to influence the cutting performance and cutting characteristics of the wheel.
But structuring not only means that a manufactured tool is postprocessed. Manufacturing of engineered grinding tools (EGT) is also classified as generation of structured grinding tool.
Theory and Applications
In literature, the structuring process is often categorized under profiling, because it creates part of the macrogeometry. However, in extension to the classification according to VDI 3392 (2007), herein structuring is treated as a separate conditioning process as shown in Fig. 1, in order to reflect its specific influence on the tool with respect to grinding properties and tool geometry. The result is totally different from that of generation of macrogeometries and also differs from sharpening results.
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Wegener, K., Walter, C. (2019). Grinding Tool Structuring. In: Chatti, S., Laperrière, L., Reinhart, G., Tolio, T. (eds) CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53120-4_16788
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