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19.9.1 Explanation of the Input Parameters
Dress Wheelspeed
Input Range: 0 – 70 M/Sec
Peripheral or surface speed of the grinding wheel used during dressing
Speed Ratio
Input Range: -0.9 to 0.9
Ratio of the grinding wheel surface speed to the dressing tool surface speed
Positive (+) Speed Ratio – co-directional rotation of the wheel and dressing tool
Negative (-) Speed Ratio – contra-directional rotation of the wheel and dressing tool
Dressing Feedrate
Input Range: 0.5 – 99 microns/rev
Linear traverse speed of the dressing tool per revolution of the grinding wheel
Radial Dress Increment
Input Range: 1 – 99 microns
The radial amount of stock removed from the grinding wheel per dressing pass
Dwell time roll only
Input Range: 0 – 99 seconds
Number of seconds that the diamond roll shall remain in contact with the grinding wheel at its
current incremental position before the next radial dress increment is applied. THIS ONLY APPLIES
WHEN A DIAMOND ROLL is used. If a diamond disc is used then this parameter is ignored.