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IONIC

Diskus has been producing its own measuring controls, laid out especially for DISKUS grinding machines, since 1948.

 

This measuring control is called the IONIC.

 

Up until 1985, these were pure hardware solutions. At the end of 1985, we started working on a software solution. This solution culminated in the IONIC 68000, which was superceded by the IONIC 17A in 1995.

 

The newest generation – the IONIC18 – has been available since 2007.

 

WHY IST THE DISKUS MEASURING CONTROL CALLED IONIC?

In 1948 it was quite a revolution to equip a machine with a "measuring control" to obtain uniform quality. For this reason we wanted to give it a name which would distinguish it (not XPQuz 4711).

 

Therefore:

1. The first such units had "electronic tubes", in which IOns flowed. This was the origin for the first two letters (IO).

 

2. The term "electroNIC", today an every-day word, was just coming into use and this was the source of the last three letters (NIC).

 

3. Putting the two syllables together we obtain the work "IONIC" which has been used right up to the present.

 

4. The numbers have been successive since the first IONIC was built. Each new development stage was assigned the next number. Only the predecessor to the IONIC 17A, the IONIC 68000, did not conform. The designation IONIC 68000 was derived from the "Motorola 68000" microprocessor, with which the unit was equipped at that time.

 

FOR GENERAL UNDERSTANDING

The IONIC is not a measuring machine or a statistical quality control system.

 

The IONIC is a measuring control for control of DISKUS grinding machines and regulation of the grinding process.

 

Each workpiece is measured to obtain measured data to control the DISKUS grinding machine. When this measured data is already present, it can be used by subsequent quality control systems.

 

However, it is necessary to check in each individual case, whether this data is also suitable for processing. The quantity of data could be too great, or the measuring accuracy could vary too highly. However these things do not disturb the IONIC, because the data for controlling the machine is edited internally to obtain optimum operation.

 

Regarding the quantity of data it can also be stated that, for the IONIC, it is no problem at all to automatically measure 20,000 parts per hour and use this data to control the machine. These are cycle times, which are hardly ever achieved in production with side-face grinding machines.

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PLUNGE-CUT GRINDING – Type DS (bottom)

With this grinding process the parts are guided above the grinding wheel with the aid of a guide. A separate plunge-cut is accomplished on each part.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLUNGE-CUT GRINDING – Type DS (top)

With this grinding process the parts are guided below the grinding wheel with the aid of a guide. A separate plunge-cut is accomplished on each part.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLUNGE-CUT GRINDING – Type DHS

With this grinding process the parts are guided below the moving grinding wheel with the aid of a charging unit. The plunge-cut is accomplished oscillating with the part located below the grinding wheel.

 

 

 

 

 

PLUNGE-CUT GRINDING – Type DW

With this grinding process the parts are guided on the grinding wheel with the aid of a guide. t. A separate plunge-cut is accomplished on each part.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLUNGE-CUT GRINDING WITH CARRIAGE – Type DDW

PLUNGE-CUT GRINDING WITH CARRIAGE – Type DDWWith this grinding process the parts are guided between the grinding wheels with the aid of a carriage. The plunge-cut is accomplished when the part is between the grinding wheels.

 

 

 

 

PLUNGE-CUT GRINDING WITH ROCKER ARM – Type DDW

With this grinding process the parts are guided between the grinding wheels with the aid of a rocker arm. The plunge-cut is accomplished when the part is between the grinding wheels.

 

 

 

 

 

PLUNGE-CUT GRINDING WITH CONTROLLED PART ROTATION – Type DDS

With this grinding process the parts located in individual planetary gears are guided through the grinding wheels with the aid of a transport plate in such a manner that the plunge-cut is accomplished separately for each planetary gear. During the plunge-cut the planetary gears rotate together with the parts located in them.

 

 

 

THROUGHFEED GRINDING L – Type DDS

(L = Longitudinal feed)

With this grinding process the parts are guided longitudinally through the grinding wheels directly one after another without space in between.

 

 

 

 

 

THROUGHFEED GRINDING L – Type DDW

(L = Longitudinal feed)

With this grinding process the parts are guided longitudinally through the grinding wheels directly one after another without space in between.

 

 

 

 

 

THROUGHFEED GRINDING R – Type DDS

(R = Rotary feed)

With this grinding process the parts are guided through the grinding wheels one after another with the aid of a transport plate.

 

 

 

 

 

THROUGHFEED GRINDING R – Type DDW

(R = Rotary feed)

With this grinding process the parts are guided through the grinding wheels one after another with the aid of a transport plate.

 

 

 

 

 

THROUGHFEED PLUNGE-CUT GRINDING – Type DDS

With this grinding process the parts are guided through the grinding wheels with the aid of a transport plate. A separate plunge-cut is accomplished on each part

 

 

 

 

 

THROUGHFEED PLUNGE-CUT GRINDING – Type DDW

With this grinding process the parts are guided through the grinding wheels with the aid of a transport plate. A separate plunge-cut is accomplished on each part.

 

 

 

 

 

THROUGHFEED PLUNGE-CUT GRINDING – Type DSR

With this grinding process the parts are guided below the grinding wheels with the aid of a transport plate. A separate plunge-cut is accomplished on each part. The unique feature is that here the parts can be ground with different heights (increments).

 

 

 

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VERTICAL SPINDLE

On machines with vertical spindle the motor-driven spindles, which drive the grinding wheels, are vertical. In such machines the parts are guided through the grinding wheels horizontally.

 

 

 

 

 

HORIZONTAL SPINDLE

On machines with horizontal spindle the motor-driven spindles, which drive the grinding wheels, are horizontal. In such machines the parts are guided through the grinding wheels vertically.