Blanchard grinding is a rotary surface grinding method used for large parts. For example, when a workpiece is too large for conventional or double wheel grinding, it needs a special machine for the job. You can do this work yourself, but you’ll enjoy many benefits when you outsource this grinding and here are some reasons why.
Blanchard Grinding Benefits
Rotary surface grinding is more efficient than using single point methods like fly cutting.
Capable of grinding several parts at once
Precision machining
Faster production time
Each part is the same
You can use rotary surface grinding on stainless steel, aluminum, copper, titanium, and plastic materials.
Variety of shapes – bar, plate, sheet and many extruded products
Special Equipment
It takes special machinery to grind large parts with precision. If you don’t have this equipment, you’ll need to buy it, and this is a cost many small machine shops cannot afford. When you outsource your work, there is no need to buy more equipment.
Cost-Effective
Along with buying expensive machinery, you need people to run the machines, so you’ll have to hire more workers. This puts more work on your human resources people, and you have to look after more employees. For example, everyone needs worker compensation insurance, and this is only one of many employee costs.
By outsourcing this work, you don’t have to hire more help, and your payroll doesn’t increase. You’re not responsible for the people running the Blanchard grinding operation because they are not your employees. If someone calls in sick or takes a leave of absence from the job, it’s not your concern.
You’ll spend less money on tools and grinding supplies when you don’t do the work yourself, and when you choose an American machine shop, you keep jobs at home.
