The BoX press release
21.11.2011 Hembrug and a new spin-out company from Cranfield University, Loxham Precision, have made an exclusive licence agreement which will see Hembrug build and bring BoX® ultra precision free form optics grinding machines to the market. The machines will be branded under the Hembrug name. The licence agreement is a logic extension of the Hembrug product portfolio, which consists mainly of ultra precision finish hard turning machines
The Box - Precision Grinding for Large Telescopes
29.07.2011 Precision grinding for rapid fabrication of segments for extremely large telescopes using the Cranfield BoX®
An ultra precision large optics grinding machine, BoX®, was developed and produced at Cranfield University. BoX®
offers a rapid and economic solution for grinding large off-axis aspherical and free-form optical components. Grinding
high accuracy surfaces with low subsurface damage reduces subsequent polishing time. This efficient grinding process
provides the capacity to
Hard turning of Ball Screw Nuts
24.07.2009 Hard turning techniques are enjoying even greater popularity in the metal processing industry. Ultra-precision hard turning is a process that shortens the total machining time and increases flexibility. Hard turning has advantages over grinding in particular when it comes to processing complicated parts such as ball screw spindle nuts or threated spindles in hardened state.
