Blanchard Grinding Services

What is Blanchard Grinding, or Rotary Surface Grinding?

Blanchard grinding, also known as rotary surface grinding, quickly removes stock from one side of a part. Blanchard grinding services are best suited for material removal and grinding applications too large for double-disc grinding.

While ideal for large parts like mold plates, rotary tables or vacuum chambers, this type of surface grinding can also be an effective method for simultaneous grinding of multiple smaller parts.

What are the benefits of Blanchard Grinding Services?

The main benefit of Blanchard grinding services, or rotary surface grinding services, is heavy stock removal rates for all magnetic or non-magnetic materials. When a substantial amount of material has to be removed quickly and efficiently, Blanchard grinding is more cost-effective than other methods because of the significantly greater horsepower used (200 hp).

Watch Blanchard Grinding in Action:

What materials can be ground by Blanchard Grinding?

A wide variety of materials can be ground using the Blanchard grinding method:

What are the types of Blanchard Ground Parts?

The Blanchard grinding machine is known for its trademark cross-hatched surface finish pattern, typically within a 63-125 RMS range, though finer finishes are available. Materials frequently ground include:

What are the different types of Blanchard Grinding Machines?

Dix Metals operates seven Blanchard grinding machines to meet your needs:

• 84”
• 66”
• 60”
• 42” (three)
• 36”

Each machine has the ability to offer dimensional tolerances to ±0.001", flatness & parallelism within 0.001" in order to meet exacting precision standards. We gladly accept customer-supplied material as well.

What are the Advantages of Blanchard Grinding Services?

• Flatness and parallelism tolerances within 0.001"
• Part-to-part thickness consistency
• Ability to grind multiple parts for greater economy
• Size versatility
• Surface finishes to 32 Ra or better