Patent ID: 9180559
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B23P,B24B,F16C,G01B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: a. providing a device comprising: b. supplying the one or more bearing blanks into the device; c. moving the one or more bearing blanks to a table grinding position; d. machining the one or more bearing blanks with the machining tool; e. estimating and/or calculating a volume removed from the machining tool during the step of machining; f. measuring a distance moved by the movable table so hat a reference measurement is provided; g. measuring a change in the dimension of the one or more bearing blanks using the gage; and h. subtracting the distance moved by the movable table in step (f) from the change in the dimension of the one or more bearing blanks; and i. comparing a quotient of step (h) to the volume of step (e) so that the volume removed from the machining tool is monitored during machining.