Cadence expands CNC electrochemical grinding technology

Staunton, Va.-based Cadence Inc., a supplier of advanced products, technologies, and services to medical device and specialty industrial companies worldwide, has expanded its electrochemical grinding technology at the Cranston, R.I., facility. The CNC equipment uses high-precision, burr-free grinding with CNC to process hard materials such as spring-tempered steel and heat-treated stainless steel. It is used for profile grinding-shavers and related products.

“Some of our current operations such as tube cutting, stylet notch cuts, and trocar tip forms are now burr-free in one efficient process,” stated John Rose, senior project engineer.

The new technology also allows grinding to extremely tight tolerances and very low cutting forces for thin-wall parts, says the company. It can be used to cut almost any type of metal.