Case Studies
Arthroscopic Shavers – Outer Sleeve | Glebar GT-610
To grind two mating metal components, with a tight clearance requirement between their surfaces, to create a powered arthroscopic shaver used in orthopaedic joint surgeries. In this application, two tubes are assembled, with as minimum a gap between the two…
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Asthma Inhaler Pins | Glebar GT-610 CNC
Asthma inhalers are comprised of a medicine canister fitting inside a plastic sleeve. When the patient pushes the canister, the stem, a small metal pin, releases an actuator inside the sleeve allowing the medication to be released and inhaled by…
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Biomedical PE/CT Scan Pellets | Glebar GT-610
To thrufeed grind ceramic pellets, which are used to manufacture radiopharmaceuticals (radiotracers) used in CT scans. The pellet count had to be tracked through the machine and the customer needed to measure a set frequency of parts that would be…
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Guidewire Process Efficiency | Glebar CAM.2
To eliminate additional processes in the production of guidewires. The conventional process uses several machines to profile a shape in an interventional guidewire. Glebar eliminated pre- and post- processes by incorporating them on a CAM.2 machine in one operation. Wire…
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Catheter Bodies | Glebar TF-9D
To point and shape catheter bodies free of debris and scratches, at high production rates. Some catheters require a grinding operation after extrusion in order to taper the distal end for flexibility. To increase flexibility, different durometer tubes are bonded…
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ECG Castle Nuts Slot Grinding | Tridex SG-1645
Castle Nuts, also referred to as Castellated Nuts, are used for applications in aerospace and automotive markets where the nut cannot loosen. A cotter pin or safety wire is inserted through a cross-drilled bolt extending through the opposing slots to…
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Abrasive Cutting of Multiple Steel Bars – Aerospace Fasteners | Tridex CS1-A
Conventional cutting processes use an abrasive chop saw, band saw, lathe cutoff, or shear cutting machine. Each method has its disadvantages. Tooling wears quickly and is expensive, driving up costs. The material used to manufacture aerospace fasteners is difficult to…
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Automotive Solenoid | Glebar GT-610
To thrufeed automatically thru feed grind an automotive component and achieve a 1.2 Rz surface finish Using a GT-610 thrufeed machine coupled with a vibratory feeding system that oriented pushrod parts for thrufeed grinding, we were able to use the…
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Thrufeed processing of Carbide Cutting Blanks | Glebar GT-610
Glebar Company’s position in the machine tool industry is driven by its solution orientated leadership and skilled engineering staff. Market studies have indicated a healthy growth cycle in the specialty carbide cutting tool industries especially in the aerospace sector. Glebar…