A practical guide to general precision grinding.
Written by Walter Graf — 372 pages across 20 chapters
This book has been written for the people who, figuratively speaking, put their noses to the grindstone every day. Excessive wordiness was consciously avoided and counterbalanced by graphics and simple formulas to make the contents understandable, digestible and actionable.
The book distils what the author, Walter Graf, learned during over 40 years in the abrasive industry: travelling the industrialised world, optimising customers’ grinding processes, and giving grinding seminars.
Topics covered include:
OD & ID Cylindrical Grinding
Centreless
Grinding
Surface & Creep-Feed Grinding
Gear
Grinding
How to Run
Grinding Tests
Diamond
Dressing
About the Author
Walter Graf spent over 40 years in the abrasive industry, working with grinding operations across the industrialised world. His experience spans process optimisation, customer support, and delivering grinding seminars internationally. This book is the distillation of that lifetime of knowledge — written for engineers, operators, and technologists who need clear, practical guidance they can apply immediately on the shopfloor.