Product overviewThe FX20 grinding machine is designed for industrial straight-knife and blade grinding with grinding lengths from 1500 mm to 7100 mm (longer on request). The machine is fitted with a 15 kW grinding motor and a Siemens PLC that controls wheel downfeed and carriage movement, offering programmable cycles for roughing, finishing and end-pass operations. Robust reinforced base and fully covered guides ensure machine stability and operator safety.
Applications- Chipper knives
- Granulator blades
- Veneer knives
- Guillotine blades
- Paper knives
- Over-sized straight knives
Technical features- Electro-permanent rotating magnetic chuck ±90° (standard width 150 mm)
- Angular divisor for magnetic chuck
- Grinding motor 15 kW (20 HP)
- Segment holding ring Ø200 mm
- Quick-change grinding wheel system
- PLC: Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200
- Variable carriage speed 1–30 m/min, electronically controlled
- Programmable automatic wheel downfeed and fully programmable working cycle
- Fast wheel approach and slow down approach modes
- Transversal head translation for precise wheel/workpiece alignment
- Separate coolant collection tank with 140 l/min pump
Options (on request)- Siemens Touch Screen PLC
- Thin-polarity chuck 12/14 mm
- Magnetic chuck widths 200 / 250 / 300 mm
- Segment holding ring Ø250 / Ø300 / Ø350 mm
- Grinding motor 22 kW (30 HP)
- Variable grinding wheel speed
- Slow carriage speed 0.3 m/min
- RTS level detector – wheel wear compensation
- Automatic lubrication
- Magnetic coolant cleaner with rotating discs
- Coolant cleaner with paper filter (automatic or manual)
- Additional super-finishing grinding head
- Additional grinding head 3.7 kW (5 HP)
- Extraction / dust extraction system
Technical specifications- Model: FX20
- Grinding lengths available: 1500 mm to 7100 mm (longer on request)
- Standard grinding motor: 15 kW (20 HP) — optional 22 kW (30 HP)
- PLC: Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 (optional Touch Screen)
- Carriage speed: 1–30 m/min (optional 0.3 m/min slow speed)
- Rotating magnetic chuck angle: -90° to +90° (standard width 150 mm; options 200/250/300 mm)
- Segment holding ring: standard Ø200 mm (options Ø250/Ø300/Ø350 mm)
- Coolant pump capacity: 140 l/min; separate collection tank
- Quick-change grinding wheel and programmable downfeed/up approach
- Transversal head translation for wheel/workpiece alignment