Allison Transmission Purchases Fourth Cell from C & B Machinery
“What’s Good for India, is Good for the United States!” Allison Transmission, which manufactures commercial-duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems for truck and off-road vehicle manufacturers, has ordered another new grinding cell from C & B...
New Design “Clamp Bore” Makes Huge Impact!
General Motors has selected C & B Machinery's latest generation clamp bore micro-finishing machines. This new, lower cost design provides tighter control of face to bore perpendicularity and improved lead variation resulting in reduced transmission noise. This...
A Case Study in Recapitalization
From Mexico to Canada with a Stop in Detroit; A Case Study in Recapitalization Problem: Relocate three late vintage automotive production grinding machines from Mexico to Canada and retool the machines to process different components, reduce cost and provide faster...
India…Good for C&B Machinery, Good for Allison Transmission
C & B Machinery has been awarded an order by Allison Transmission to build a “Flexible” double disc grinding cell for its Chennai, India facility; Allison Transmission India Private Limited. The grinding cell is designed to grind the faces of transmission pinion...
C&B Machinery Develops Double-Disc Grinding System for GM
GRINDING VOLT RODS Traditionally, only coplanar, or parallel, connecting rods have been ground on a double-disc grinder, which simultaneously grinds both sides of flat parts using opposing wheels, according to grinding machine builder C&B Machinery. That’s because...
Super-Abrasive Double-Disc Grinder for Ceramic Discs
As part of its ongoing effort to diversify its customer base, C&B Machinery has developed a double-disc grinding system equipped with diamond-impregnated grinding wheels arranged for grinding the faces of various ceramic discs used in the telecommunications and...
Double Disc Grinding System for Non-Coplanar Connecting Rods
C&B Machinery has been contracted by General Motors to supply two special, double disc-grinding systems to finish-grind both coplanar and non-coplanar connecting rods for the auxiliary 1.4-liter engine in its new electric-powered Chevy Volt. The Volt is a plug-in...
C&B Machinery to Grind Connecting Rods for the Chevy Volt
C&B Machinery has been awarded an order by GM for two special double disc grinding systems to finish grind both coplanar and non-coplanar connecting rods for the auxiliary 1.4L engine in the electrically powered Chevy Volt. Double disc grinders grind both sides of...
Non-Coplanar Connecting Rod Grinding System
C&B Machinery's latest Non-Coplanar Connecting Rod grinding system does the work of three machines. C&B Machinery of Livonia, Michigan has improved productivity and flexibility of their double disc non-coplanar connecting rod grinding system first introduced...