Dressing tools for the grinding wheels

1. Conventional grinding wheel for dressing super abrasive grinding wheels ( Diamond and CBN grinding wheel), it is divided into truing and sharpening
2. MCD and CVD dresser, usually, for conventional grinding

Diamond grinding wheels require a harder material for dressing, such as a silicon carbide dressing stick or a diamond dressing tool.

Silicon carbide dressing sticks are made of a combination of silicon carbide abrasive and a bonding agent and are used to clean, true, and dress diamond and CBN grinding wheels. They are available in various shapes, sizes, and grits.

Diamond dressing tools, on the other hand, are typically made of a single diamond or a cluster of diamonds that are mounted in a shank or holder. They are used for the precision dressing of diamond and CBN grinding wheels and can be used to create specific wheel profiles.

It’s important to select the appropriate dressing tool for your specific grinding wheel and application and to follow the manufacturer’s recommendations for use and care of the tool.

To keep your diamond and CBN grinding wheels sharp and free cutting for optimum efficiency, the dressing wheels or sticks are the better choice. Our dressing wheels/sticks are made of aluminum oxide or silicon carbide, and vary in grit, hardness, and grain structure.

Our dressing wheels true the surface of a diamond or CBN grinding wheel by returning a wheel to its original round shape, removing burnt or compromised bond from the wheel, as well as to make a different profile on the diamond or CBN grinding wheel.

When choosing a dressing wheel, maybe it is better to speak with our expert staff, because if a dressing wheel is too soft or too hard, or the incorrect grit size, you may experience the following problems:

• Excessive dressing wheel wear
• Chatter
• Crystal pull out (ripping out the diamond or CBN crystals from the bond)
• Chipping or micro-chipping on the edge of the diamond / CBN wheel
• Run-out in the diamond or CBN wheel introduced from the dressing wheel

When using our dressing wheels our customers will see the following benefits:

• Truing a diamond or CBN grinding wheel will make the wheel concentric to the bore (removing any run-out on the OD of the wheel). This will improve the surface finish and prevent burning.
• Truing will restore the roundness of a diamond and CBN grinding wheel, which will reduce vibration during grinding.
• It is necessary to use one of the dressing sticks after the truing operation to properly sharpen the wheel by exposing the diamond or CBN crystal.