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Dressing — Industry Glossary Entry
Definition of dressing in industrial blade grinding: the process of re-sharpening or re-shaping a grinding wheel to expose fresh abrasive and restore geometry.
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Dressing is the process of re-sharpening or re-shaping a grinding wheel to expose fresh abrasive grains and restore the wheel’s geometry. A glazed or loaded wheel drags, burns the workpiece, and leaves a poor surface.
When to dress
- On a regular schedule: every 8–40 hours of grinding (depends on stock removal)
- On demand: when the wheel starts to drag, the surface gets hot, or the finish degrades
- After a change in workpiece material
- When switching from a soft to a hard substrate, or vice versa
Dressing methods
- Diamond dresser: rotates against the wheel to expose fresh abrasive
- Aluminium-oxide stick: hand-held, for spot dressing
- Conventional dressing: 0.01–0.05 mm infeed per pass, 2–4 passes
- Creep-feed dressing: 0.001 mm infeed, slower but more accurate
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