Double Disc Grinding Services

What is Double Disc Grinding?

Double-disc grinding is an extremely efficient grinding process that uses abrasive wheels that oppose one another, grinding and removing equal amounts of stock from both sides of a blank. The result is a flat aluminum or stainless steel machine-ready blank with parallel tolerances to .001” and finishes up to 16 Ra. At DIX Metals, our double-disc grinding services can substantially reduce your pre-machining costs. This is especially valuable for high-tolerance materials like stainless steel plate, where consistent flatness directly impacts downstream machining performance.

For parts requiring a different approach, our blanchard grinding services offer a cost-effective complement for larger or flat-ground workpieces.

What are the Benefits of Double Disc Grinding?

The primary advantage of double-disc grinding services is that metal blanks can be machined at twice the rate of conventional methods. Additionally, tighter tolerances can be achieved that are unattainable with either vertical or horizontal milling processes. Thinner and larger metal blanks are more likely to bow or twist, thus the need for double-disc grinding.

There are also other benefits that double-disc grinding services provide, including a reduction of internal stress in many metals. With reduced stress, the stability of a custom machine-ready blank is improved for additional machining phases. Double-disc grinding is also very cost-effective for high-volume production, because of the savings in labor and machine hours.

Which Materials can Double Disc Grinding Services Be Performed On?

Dix Metals can perform double-disc grinding on any of the following materials:

Dix Metals provides double-disc grinding services to manufacturers and machine shops requiring the highest quality product available. Our eight double-disc grinders can quickly remove material on opposing planes.

What are the advantages of Double-Disc Grinding?

• Thickness tolerances up to ±.001”
• Flatness and parallel tolerances to .001”
• Improved surface finish directly off the machine

Work piece capacity is up to 24 inches square.