Grinding Technologies
Precision Centerless and Electrochemical Grinding Technologies
Our versatile precision grinding equipment lines typically require a smaller footprint than similar machines yet excel in demanding high-production environments where the name of the game is high volume at low cost. Our engineers can tailor a precision turnkey solution for to meet the exacting requirements of your applications, including: Guidewires, Needles, Bone Pins/ Drills, K-Wires, Biopsy Needles, Asthma Inhaler Pins, Screws and more.
TF-9DHD Infeed/Throughfeed Centerless Grinder
The TF-9DHD Infeed/Throughfeed Centerless Grinder uses computer controls to grind both hard and soft materials including catheters, medical guidewires, and spinal cord stimulators. Inside the compact footprint is a 15HP main spindle motor powering an 8.625” wide work wheel combining to remove more material faster, and with better surface finishes, than similar machines with narrower grinding wheels. The TF-9DHD is designed to enhance productivity through a simple control interface and automation integration.
CAM.2 Micro Grinder
The CAM.2 Micro Grinder can produce flats, radiuses, needle points, and non-linear shapes; the perfect machine to grind complex medical guidewires, dental parts, and small precision parts for various industries. Combining the latest in multi-axis servo motor control, submicron positioning, and an intuitive 15″ HMI, the CAM.2 offers unmatched performance. With the CAM.2’s full-fledged G-code underpinnings, direct integration with CAD/CAM packages is seamless. Previously unproduceable parts can be made easily, with minimal setup time, and with limited operator training.
GT-610 Centerless Grinders
The Glebar modular GT-610 Series of precision Infeed/Thru-feed Centerless Grinders remove more material faster, and with better surface finishes than competing machines. Applications for machines within this series include aerospace fasteners, automotive transmission components, engine parts, and valve stems, PCD drill bits, arthroscopic bone shavers, bone drill blanks, medical device components, and more.
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Elongated Shaft Hole-Drilling & Skiving
Unique applications may require unique solutions. Lean on our 25+ years of catheter manufacturing expertise to help engineer repeatable solutions and improve product quality, rate of production, & supplementary services.
Endotracheal Tube Tipping
Does increased production sound interesting? In addition to flashless tipping, clean hole-drilling & higher yield of quality parts, we offer extensive customization of our tooling platform to meet your production
Enhanced Throughput and Pinpoint Precision Elevate Form Grinding on Glebar’s New PG-912DG Enclosed Centerless Form Grinder
Glebar’s Applications Division conducts research and development of innovative cutoff and grinding technology. Their most recent focus was to innovate the existing design of our PG-9 series of Centerless Plunge
Extrusion Die Stretcher
The Extrusion Die Stretching Machine (figure 1) performs hot die draw-down of plastic tubing used in catheter production. Three different models are available, 3×26, 3×68, and 3×80, letting you maximize
Felt Tips | PG-9BHD
Challenge: To grind felt tips for pens. Customer required a high volume turnkey solution. Solution Before finding Glebar, the customer was grinding these felt tips manually. Glebar sold the customer a
Filler Spouts | GT-610
Challenge: A food equipment manufacturer approached Glebar to improve productivity and reduce costs for their food filler machines. The metal spout requires grinding for several reasons. They come in contact with
Flex-Drill Power Feed
We are available to assist you with your projects from proof-of-concept to production. We continue to hear from you and innovation and acquisition are one result. We’d like to welcome
Flexible Stent Crimping: CR-240 FSCP
The CR-240-FSCP Flexible Stent Crimping Platform is developed for the crimping and transfer on or into the delivery system. Both balloon expandable and self- expandable stents up to 220 mm
Form Grinding Ball Valves In-House Improves Output, Reducing Production Time and Saving Costs | PG-9DHD
Current Process: The balls are formed one at a time from bar stock on a lathe in multiple roughing and finishing tool paths. Molded balls are purchased from a contract
Form Grinding of Deodorant Balls | PG-9BHD
Challenge Manufacturers use lapping machines which are unable to hold consistent tolerances or capacity, creating inconsistent surface finishes and longer cycle times. Provide a form grinding solution for 1″ and
Full Radius Tipping & Multi-Hole-Drilling
SPOTLIGHT ON: Integrated Tipping and Hole Drilling Solutions Power: CATHTIP RF tipping generators can generate enough heat to form the largest catheter tubes you need. Control: Experience the tightest resolution of heat
FW-9D: OD Grinder
The FW-9D offers a unique version of plunge grinding where the outside shape (OD) of the product is ground relative to the center of the part. This unique technique solves
Gas Pressure Leak Tester: GPL-501 B
The Interface gas pressure leak tester, model GPL-501, is a tabletop machine used for nondestructive leak testing of catheter components using dry nitrogen gas. Nitrogen gas is inert so there
Gas Pressure Leak Tester: GPL-5020
The Interface Gas Pressure Leak Tester, Model GPL-5020, is designed for rapid, non-destructive testing of catheters. Its modular construction allows for expanding the number of test ports from one to
GFS: Automatic Wire and Tube Feeding System
https://vimeo.com/269650845 The Glebar GFS is a stand-alone device which can seamlessly connect and feed parts into existing third-party machines including swiss screw machines, manual grinding machines, and more. The control
Glass Rods | PG-9X20DHD
A top tier technical glass OEM required a precision grinding solution for quartz glass rod components which will be transformed into fiber optic cable cores. They needed to improve their
Glebar Customer Care Provides Training and Support, Returning Focus to Making Parts
Current Process & Challenges: Self-Performing Maintenance and Service Increasingly Costly In the past, it was cost and time-efficient for manufactures to retain maintenance, training, and supply chain management in-house. However,
Golf Ball Cores | PG-9DHD
Challenge: To mass produce golf ball cores at a low cost, while holding tight tolerances with maximum throughput. Solution Glebar designs and builds networked machines with the ability to gather production
Guidewire Deburring Machine
The Glebar GSR-6 Guidewire Deburring Machine deburrs guidewires while automatically separating pass and fail parts and counting the number of wires processed. This automated process removes the operator, avoiding repetitive
Guidewire Feeding: Accu Feed 410 & 510
The 410 & 510 guidewire centerless grinder feeders handle wire for manufacturing processes such as guidewire centerless grinding, tip forming, bead blasting, or cleaning. The medical guidewire feeding machines are configurable
Guidewire Feeding: Accu Feed AGF
The Advanced Guidewire Feeder is the optimal wire feeding solution for centerless grinding processes. It improves production speed, accuracy, and quality while delivering a substantial return-on-investment. This medical centerless guidewire
Guidewire Grinder: GT-9AC
The Glebar GT-9AC Automated Guidewire Grinder excels at precision grinding of medical guidewires with multiple tapers, paddles, and parabolic shapes with speeds as fast as a centerless grinder. Instead of
Guidewire Jacketing System: Accu Feed GJS
The Guidewire Jacketing System automates the singulation, feeding, coating, inspection, and binning process around 3rd party extrusion systems. The machine features variable, programmable pulling speed capability that allows for high-resolution
Guidewires (Cycle Time Reduction | CAM.2)
Challenge: Cycle time reduction and a sharp corner needed for a medical guidewire Solution The CAM.2 machine has several modes of operation configurable for different shaped guidewire geometries. In this case,
Guidewires (Gauging | P4K)
Challenge: Lack of a clear, simple method to inspect the geometric profile of many components. Existing systems are slow, unreliable, and complex to operate. Solution Glebar’s P4K gauging system was designed
Guidewires (Process Efficiency | CAM.2)
Challenge: To eliminate additional processes in the production of guidewires. The conventional process uses several machines to profile a shape in an interventional guidewire. Solution Glebar eliminated pre- and post- processes
Guidewires (Rapid Changeover | GT-9AC)
Challenge: A Medical device customer needed to rapidly changeover between a family of Nitinol guidewires having various lengths and geometries. Since the geometry of the components varied in length, the customer
Heat Setting Oven
Heat setting wrapped balloons at too high a temperature, such as those used for balloon forming, can lead to shrinkage and changes in mechanical properties. Heat setting at lower temperatures
High Voltage Test System: Accu-Test HVT
The High Voltage Spark Tester (HVT) provides fast, accurate detection of metal-reinforced catheter shafts or coated guidewires. The catheter shaft detection machine features a wide product test range, optional automatic feeding and
Hole Drilling: Accu-Drill MD
The Manual Hole-Making solutions punch or drill precision holes in a variety of extruded tubing and injection molded applications. These manual catheter hole punching and manual medical tubing drilling machines
Hole Drilling: Accu-Drill SD
The Automated Catheter Hole Making solutions are powerful and safe solutions to hole-making needs of various shapes and sizes. Four models, ranging from one to four axes, allow for repeatable
Hole Forming: 400 Series
Save time and money when catheter hole drilling with the CATHTIP branded automated catheter hole punch machines. Make clean and fast catheter holes with this tabletop, four axis stepper motor-controlled
Hole Forming: Cathtip Flex Drill
Flex-Drill by CATHTIP is the most flexible, cost-effective option for hole forming in catheter prototypes and early development applications. The drill can be mounted or handheld and operated by a foot
Hot-Flo Heat Box
The Somex Automation Hot-Flo Heat Box is a benchtop Catheter Hot Air Nozzle System. The Heat Box features a digital readout of airflow, a ready lamp for temperature and airflow,
Hydraulic Pressure Tester: HPT-1000
The Hydraulic Pressure Testers provide critical hydraulic test functions for balloon catheters and components, including tubing and balloons. The HPT-1000 is easily programmable with a high visibility vacuum florescent display
Hydraulic Pressure Tester: HPT-3070
The PT-3070 is ideally suited for testing small plastic pressure retaining components such as welded or bonded plastic components and tubing assemblies that are typically encountered in many disposable medical
Hydrostatic Burst Tester
The Somex Automation High-Pressure Hydrostatic Burst Tester is a standalone unit using the hydrostatic principle, capable of generating test pressures in excess of 70 bar and burst testing a wide
Improving operator and machine efficiencies through automatic work wheel dressing | TF-9DHD
Current Process Hydraulic dress cycles require high operator input reducing their efficiency. The traverse rate of the dressing tool is difficult to establish affecting surface quality. Inconsistent dressing of the
Increase Memory for Programming with Companion Software from Tridex Technology | CS1-EA
Current Process CS1 machines can store up to 100 setups, and PLC controlled SG machines can store up to 30 setups. This limits how many programs can be stored and
Increase Productivity by Cutting Zirconium Tubes with ECG | CS1-E
Current Process Zirconium tubes are cut one at a time using carbide tools on a lathe. A lathe cutoff leaves burrs requiring deburring to achieve a smooth surface finish. Carbide
