Grinding Hub 2026 When diamond meets elasticity: New paths to ultra-fine surface finishing

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Elastic bonded diamond grinding wheels combine extreme hardness with flexible bonding to enable ultra-fine, contour-preserving surfaces. At Grinding Hub 2026, experts from industry and research will show how these smart finishing tools are pushing the limits of precision machining, efficiency and surface quality.

When the hardest material in the world and soft plastic come together, the result is tools with very special grinding properties. We are talking about elastic bonded diamond grinding wheels. These show their strengths during finishing and ensure the perfect finish. Innovative processes such as these are necessary because the manufacturing industry faces the challenge of producing increasingly complex and precise components from resistant materials. Conventional production methods often reach their limits here, especially when the surfaces are so fine that they require particularly sensitive processing. At the Grinding Hub trade fair, organized by the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) in Stuttgart from May 5 to 8, 2026, visitors will learn more about innovative grinding techniques for achieving the highest surface qualities.

For demanding finishing and polishing processes

Elastic grinding and polishing tools are used in a wide variety of industries. In metalworking, they refine surfaces ranging from the finest surgical instruments to heavy-duty turbine blades. These tools can be used to accelerate manufacturing processes and increase cost-effectiveness and sustainability in production. “Our elastic bonded diamond tools demonstrate their strengths wherever extremely hard materials such as carbide need to be machined with precision,” says Jens Meiberg, Head of Technology Development at Grinding Hub exhibitor Artifex Dr. Lohmann, a specialist in elastic grinding and polishing tools based in Kaltenkirchen near Hamburg. “They achieve their maximum effect particularly in applications where extremely fine surfaces, even mirror finishes, are required,” says Meiberg. This makes them ideal for demanding finishing and polishing processes. According to Meiberg, Artifex is currently focusing on the machining of carbide drilling and milling tools to improve cutting edges and achieve more efficient chip removal from cutting tools.