News | C&B Machinery

How’s Your Machine’s Health?

Thursday, January 20, 2022 | News

With qualified workers in short supply these days, chances are good that you’ve been letting your Preventative Maintenance Plan slide, that is if you even have one. C&B has been in business since 1980 and specializes in new and re-engineered double-disc grinding machines.

We have many years of experience working with top automotive companies and suppliers with many different makes and models of grinding machines. Let C&B work with you to create a Preventative Maintenance Plan for your grinding machines that will minimize downtime and keep you producing quality parts. After you have a plan, we can perform the maintenance, or provide documentation for you to follow. PM YOUR GRINDER, because in today’s challenging business environment, you can’t afford to be down!

Machine Services Provided

- Preventative Maintenance
- Machine Inspection
- Machine Set-Up and Operator Training
- Machine Alignment – Spindles, Dresser, Guides, and Tooling

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Hiring Problems…Time to Automate!

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 | News

With the current labor shortage and cost, it may be time to justify moving up from the single-sided labor-intensive Surface and Blanchard grinding and take that leap into Single and Double Disc Grinding with C&B Machinery.

Case Example:

A Full-time dedicated operator was needed to load/unload and grind Push Rod Seats on a Blanchard grinder to get 500 parts per hour.

Dedicated Operator Hand Loading Blanchard Grinder

Solution:

C&B built a custom Single Disc grinder complete with automatic load and unload which only required 20% of the operator’s time and increased their productivity to 3600 parts per hour.

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Specialized Rotary Carrier Tooling with Permanent Magnet Integrated

Ultimate Upgrade Package for Besly Grinders!

Thursday, July 8, 2021 | News

Spindle Upgrade and New Control System

Did you know that C&B Machinery has the ultimate retrofit packages for your Besly DH6 Double Disc and Besly V-Series Vertical Disc Grinding Machines that can be installed on your plant floor with minimal downtime?

With our C&B Besly Retrofit Package, your old grinder will have a majority of the technology found on our new DG-2H series grinders. Your machine would be approximately 85% remanufactured for less than half the cost of a new machine with as little as one week of downtime. If you have a Besly machine at your facility you are aware of their time-tested value making them well worth reinvesting in.

Quick Return on Investment (ROI):

Utilize Existing Capital Equipment
- Base Grinder
- Tooling and Fixtures
Increased Productivity:
- Automatic Dress Cycle – Four (4) minute dressing, good part to good part is possible.
- Extended Grinding Wheel Life – Dressing done at the proper intervals to maintain wheel flatness.
- Consistent Part Quality -Proper wheels dressing, precision feed systems, and rigid fully remanufactured spindles.
- Increased Up Time – Reduced setup time, new electrical control system, simple touch screen control panel with fault messaging, and instructional prompts when necessary to guide operators.

Upgraded Spindle Head Assembly with Ballscrew In-Feed

Remanufactured Besly Double Disc Grinding Spindle with Ballscrew In-Feed Upgrade

Complete New Control System and Panel

Double Disc Grinding Machine Control Panel Upgrade

Mobile Handheld Operator Station (HMI)

Simple Interface with Touch Screen Controls

C & B Machinery Custom Double Disc Grinder Touch Screen Controls

Installed In-Plant with Minimal Downtime

**The equivalent of an almost 85% completely remanufactured machine when complete**!

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The Acquisition of C&B Machinery

Monday, August 17, 2020 | News

On August 17, 2020, Orbitform, along with its group of investors, acquired C&B Machinery. C&B Machinery will stay a separate entity with its own staff and facility with additional backing from the skilled manufacturing team at Oritform. Orbitform looks forward to working with and supporting our highly skilled team.

C&B Machinery is an industry leader providing world-class precision disc grinding and metal removal equipment solutions. We are well known for our double disc grinding equipment, which is an efficient method of removing equal stock from opposing faces of a part. This process results in the highest quality level of flatness and parallelism on both opposing surfaces.

C&B Machinery has supported numerous industries, including automotive, aerospace, and hand tools. They offer new and re-engineered disc grinding and metal removal equipment. Their re-engineered machines include used machines retrofitted with the newest mechanical and control standards, rebuilt after a complete inspection to like-new condition, or some combination of both to provide the most cost-effective solution.

C&B Machinery’s new President Bill Tulpa adds, “We intend to carry on the heritage that C&B Machinery established over the last 40 years. I look forward to working with the existing, highly skilled C&B team to grow the business.”

Please visit the Orbitform website to gain a better understanding of their offerings and manufacturing capabilities. C&B Machinery is excited to have a growing team of manufacturing leaders to assist in propelling our business forward!

Motion+Power Technology Expo

Monday, July 1, 2019 | News

Please visit C&B Machinery at Booth #2507. We are excited to be a part of this show and the transformation from the Gear Expo to the Motion+Power Technology Expo!

About the Show

The Motion + Power Technology Expo connects the top manufacturers, suppliers, buyers, and experts in the mechanical power, electric power, and fluid power industries. No matter which industry you represent, you will gain best practices and new ideas from like-minded colleagues as well as cross-sector collaboration.

Over three action-packed days in Detroit, end-users can shop the latest technology, products, and services, and compare benefits side-by-side. Prominent exhibitors will conduct demos and host information-rich seminars as well as offer-up technical expertise.

All events take place at:

Cobo Center
1 Washington Blvd
Detroit, MI 48226

When making your travel plans, be sure to book through our official Motion + Power Technology Expo hotels for the show rate. Additional hotel information can be found at motionpowerexpo.com/hotels.

What You Will See and Do

Show Floor

More than 300 exhibitors from across the supply chain including gear companies, machine tools suppliers, and electric drive solutions will showcase new products and services from industry leaders Timken Power Systems, Meritor, EMAG LLC, Gleason Corporation, Kapp Group, Mitsubishi Heavy Industry America, and others.

Training and Education

Attendees can learn from industry experts on the hottest topics including cybersecurity, supply chain, 3D printing, robotics, and much more in a two-track seminar series called the MPT Conference. The Motion + Power Technology Expo will also offer the AGMA Fall Technical Meeting and short course technical seminars from AGMA and The National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) in several education seminars.

Networking

At Motion + Power Technology Expo, 4,000 attendees exchange insights and get to know colleagues from across the mechanical power transmission, fluid power, and electrical drive industries during events throughout the show. These include receptions, private meetings, one-on-one time with suppliers, exchanges in the education sessions, and mingling with colleagues on the show floor.

The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA)

Motion + Power Technology Expo is produced by the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) and the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA)and will be co-located with the ASM Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition.

AGMA offers members many benefits including members-only discounts and education and training. Visit our website at agma.org to see how you can benefit by becoming a member.

What is Double Disc Grinding?

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 | News

Double or Dual Disc Grinding is a highly efficient method of removing equal stock from opposing faces of a part, normally symmetrical stock removal. The Double Disc Grinding process will also produce the highest level of Flatness and Parallelism on opposing surfaces.

With Disc Grinding the grinding is done using the face of the grinding wheel where with cylindrical grinding you are using the diameter of the grinding wheel.

Generally, Double Disc Grinding is used for high productivity, however production rates can vary greatly from over 40,000 parts per hour to just a few parts per hour depending on the disc grinders tooling configuration, part size, material, and stock removal.

Here are a few points to consider when deciding if Double Disc Grinding may be a good fit for your application.

The part needs to have a somewhat equal surface area on the opposing surfaces.
The size of the part needs to be in relation to the size of the grinding wheels being used.
The part’s overall length/diameter to the width needs to be within a relationship.
The part thickness characteristics need to be in relation to the opposing face being ground

If you are unsure of the best process for the part you need ground, please reach out to one of our Grinding Experts and we would be more than happy to complete an analysis of your process, part, volume, metal, stock removal and any other pertinent criteria to provide the most effective and efficient grinding solution.

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