Amtech Tool & Machine offers Blanchard Grinding for many of the larger jobs that clients have. Blanchard grinding quickly removes stock from one side of a large part, typically made of a ferrous metal. This metal piece is held in place by an electromagnetic chuck on a vertical spindle and moves in a direction counter to it's abrasive stone. Due to the design and operation of a Blanchard Grinding machine, it will leave a specific finish pattern on the surface. This process is ideal for surfaces too large for disc grinding, such as plate stock, die blocks and rotary tables. Blanchard Grinding adds size versatility, eliminates mismatches, and speeds turnaround time on large parts and provides a considerable time savings over surface grinding as well. Turnaround time can be reduced by simultaneously Blanchard Grinding multiple parts. Multiple part grinding, along with cutting a large, Blanchard Ground blank into smaller parts, provides uniform part-to-part thickness tolerances and surface finishes at a lower unit cost.