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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Increase Uptime by Controlling Work Wheel Speed to Effectively Utilize Super-Abrasive Wheels | GT-9AC
Current Process Super-abrasive grinding wheels require faster speeds to run effectively. Main machine spindles can have fixed speeds, limiting their ability to use CBN or Diamond grinding wheels. A fixed speed
Infeed/Thrufeed Centerless Grinder: GT-610
The Glebar GT-610 Infeed/Throughfeed Precision Centerless Grinder features a compact design that provides high horsepower, high rigidity, and superior slide positioning. Customizable controls are designed to integrate full turnkey automation
Infeed/Thrufeed Centerless Grinder: GT-610 CNC
The Glebar GT-610 CNC Infeed / Throughfeed Precision Centerless Grinder is the complete “lights-out” solution for applications where a high degree of automation, data gathering, and gauging feedback is required.
Infeed/Thrufeed Centerless Grinder: GT-610 SD
The Glebar GT-610 SD is a Thrufeed/lnfeed Centerless Grinder designed to grind supermaterials such as polycrystalline diamonds and other hard materials where the process is unknown and challenging. This machine
Infeed/Thrufeed Centerless Grinder: GT-610M
Built for the machine shop, the GT-610M Thrufeed Centerless Grinder is an affordable, compact, precision centerless thrufeed grinding machine. Featuring its 8-5/8″ wide x 10″ diameter work wheel, it can
Irregular Shapes – Bulb Tipping Process
SPOTLIGHT ON: IRREGULAR-SHAPED TIPPING You are NOT limited by simple tapers on our Magnum & Quantum tipping machines. Your irregular-shaped tips can be proven out, improved, & developed for production with
Laser Measurement System (LMS)
Interface Catheter System Model LMS-100 is a bench-top measurement system designed specifically for catheter balloons. The system offers a non-contact solution to the typical problems encountered in the dimensional measurement
Liner Stretcher
The CATH-TECH™ Liner Stretcher uses a combination of heat and tension to process a liner to a fixed mandrel. This automated process eliminates the need for the operator to hand stretch
Manual machine grinding steel tubes for the medical industry replaced with a CE Certified micro grinder | TF-9DHD
Challenge Numerous manufacturers around the world find themselves with legacy equipment incapable of meeting the changing environmental and safety standards recommended by regulatory standards. The customer in this case was operating
Manual Orthopedic Pin Manufacturing Process Converted to Automated with 100% QC | GT-610
Challenge The operator would manually feed the stainless steel orthopedic pins into the centerless grinder then manually clean and gauge each pin. Manual input and adjustment were required during the
Marker Band Swager: MBS-250
The Interface Catheter Solutions branded Marker Band Swager, MBS-250, is compact and clean-room ready with 360° swaging performance for gradual and smooth diameter reduction of marker bands for catheter production.
MCS-12 Single Axis Burr-Free ECG Cutoff Machine
The Tridex MCS-12 Single Axis Burr Free Electrochemical (ECG) Cutoff Machine features completely burr-free cutting, virtually eliminating the need for deburring or other corrective secondary operations and reducing scrap. Almost
Medical Bone Drill (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
Medical Bone Drill | GT-610 CNC
Challenge: Infeed grinding 0.010” on two diameters over a 7” long metal drill blank in one operation while maintaining 0.0002” diameter accuracy, .00006 roundness and maintaining part straightness and concentricity. Solution
Medical Precision Cutting Tools
With over twenty years of cutter development and hole-making experience, our applications team is equipped to satisfy the most-challenging hole dimension requirements. At MMT, our SYNEO brand manufactures medical
Menghini
Challenge Converted OD grinders with custom tooling and soft grinding wheels all of which wear at a high rate. Setup and changeover time is significant and requires extensive mechanical adjustments.
Micro Centerless Grinding & Burr-Free Electrochemical Cut Off
Micro Centerless Grinding Solutions LEARN MORE Applications Library LEARN MORE Burr-Free ECG Cutoff Solutions LEARN MORE
Micro Grinding: CAM2
The Glebar CAM.2 Micro Grinder is the perfect machine for grinding small, complex, precision medical applications such as complex medical guidewires, radiuses, needle points, and non-linear shapes. Previously unproduceable parts
Needle Point Grinding using ECG | PGS-100
Challenge Converted OD grinders with custom tooling and soft grinding wheels all of which wear at a high rate. Setup and changeover time is significant and requires extensive mechanical adjustments.
New Generation Bar Pouch Sealer (Model BPS-010)
The New Generation Bar Pouch Sealer (Model#: BPS-010) is a compact tabletop Bar Sealer, PLC controlled and interfaced with a label printer to control (poka-yoke) your pouch labeling and sealing
NEW! Flex-Drill for Catheter Holes
We’ve been encouraged to see our customers thriving and busy with so many new developments – thank you for letting us be a part of your success. Speaking of new
Offline CNC Grinding Wheel Dresser Improves Grinder Efficiency | DM-9CNC
The DM-9CNC Wheel Dressing Machine allows a grinding wheel to be contour dressed offline using a fully programmable single diamond or rotary diamond roll. Having the ability to dress wheels
P4K: Profile Metrology System
The Glebar P4K Gauging System is the world’s fastest and most accurate profile metrology system available for long parts or multiple short parts. It is the industry standard for measuring
P5K Gauging Machine
New Product! Revolutionize your metrology process with the Glebar P5K Gauging System – the fastest and most accurate solution for medical guidewire measurement. Scanning at a remarkable 160,000 diameter readings
Parison Stretching: PSM 400-SD
Parison stretching is an integral part of balloon blowing. Therefore Medical Production Technology Europe BV has put its innovative design capability into the build and design of the PSM-400-SD parison
Parison Stretching: PSM 500-SD
Parison stretching is an integral part of balloon blowing. Therefore Medical Production Technology Europe BV has put its innovative design capability into the build and design of the PSM-500-SD parison
PG-9CRG: OD Grinding System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_S70nJZPpU The Glebar PG-9CRG OD Grinding System is a compact machine that shapes the diameter on parts where the diameter of the piece is concentric to the centerline of the
PG-9DOD: Compact OD Grinding Machine
The Glebar PG-9DOD is a compact OD grinding machine designed to handle small components requiring a tight concentricity such as rollers, pins, bushings, and other engine components. Designed to grind
PG-9X20DHD: Form Grinding Machine
The Glebar PG-9x20DHD centerless form grinding machine was designed to form ceramic components such as unfired carbide and crystal quartz glass boules used to produce fiber optics by Form Grinding
Pinion Shafts | GT-610
Challenge: To devise a new process for an automotive component manufacturer to automatically grind and gauge pinion shafts for differentials. The shafts are made of hardened steel. The Customer is looking
Pleating & Folding: 240 M
Robust and stable catheter balloon pleat and fold machine designed to provide the user with an effective and reliable production machine for pleating and folding catheter balloon products with minimal
Pleating & Folding: PTF 240 A
The PTF-240-A is a fully automated machine and can pleat and fold balloons with a maximum length of 230 mm. The balloon products are clamped on a stable product table
Pleating & Folding: Dual Flute Wrapper
The Interface Catheter Solutions DFW-1000 dual fluter wrapper is globally recognized for producing low-profile wrapped balloons for catheter manufacturing. It has a top-loading, pivoting catheter platform to precisely control the
Pleating & Folding: PTF 120
The PTF-120 is a fully automated machine and can pleat and fold balloons with a length of approx. 100 mm. The balloon products are clamped on a stable product table
Pleating & Folding: PTF 120 A
Description The PTF-120-A is a fully automated machine and can pleat and fold balloons with a length of approx. 100 mm. The balloon products are clamped on a stable product
Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD) Cutter | GT-610 SD
Challenge: To process carbide and polycrystalline diamond with complete automation, conserving grinding wheels and using little power, all on a machine within a small footprint Solution Glebar’s GT-610-SD uses machine intelligence
Precision Cutting Tools
At MMT, we manufacture precision cutting tools with unparalleled sharpness for drilling holes, punching holes, and skiving holes in catheter tubing. Recognized globally as SYNEO cutting tools, we utilize proprietary
Precision Punches | GT-610 CNC
Challenge: To grind a variety of tooling punches to extreme precision, while accommodating small lot sizes with short changeover times. Solution Hydraulic punch machine tooling goes through punishment when forming and
Printing System: Accu Blast
Surface modification through sandblasting can be an excellent alternative to traditional depth mark printing on catheters or guidewires. These same surface modification processes can also be leveraged for increase adhesion
Printing System: Accu Print
SYNEO Accu-Print Catheter Printing Systems combine SYNEO’s best-in-class tubing materials handling and inspection techniques with pad and inkjet printing functions to meet precision printing specifications for unique medical devices. Accu-Print
