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TECH INNOVATION





           between 2019 and 2021. The results   has a Technical collaboration with
           from these finally gave both the Foundry   Roberts Sinto Corporation of USA for
           and Grind Master the confidence to   Manufacturing and Servicing machines
           build a full machine. This first of its   in North America using ROBOFINISH
           kind machine for automatic fettling and   Technology. It is an exceptional case
           precision grinding of exotic material   where Manufacturing Technology is
           castings weighing up to 6 tons is now   being exported out of India.          With five patents filed
           ready and being launched by Grind    “Grinding large castings has      during the advancements made
           Master.                            been a big hurdle. We have a lot    in process, software and machine
             With five patents filed during the   of past experience with small and   design, the resulting product
           advancements made in process,      medium sized castings and were      is a landmark in development
           software and machine design, the   confident of developing a solution   of Robotic Machining.  It
           resulting product is a landmark in   for larger castings. We are thrilled to   places Grind Master in a global
           development of Robotic Machining.    have succeeded where many other   leadership position.
           It places Grind Master in a global   international companies had failed. Our
           leadership position.               ROBOFINISH Team in comprising Amol
             Grinding of castings is a major   Ghule, Sohail Shaikh, Prashant Jadhav,
           challenge globally – this operation   Mahesh  Kshirsagar, Swati Tekale,
           is manually done in arduous and    Sudeep Khadse, AnkleshMohabe,
           hazardous conditions. Grind Master   Prajwal Mhaske and Onkar Kulkarni
           ROBOFINISH solutions were launched   worked very hard to make this project
           in 2012. With over 150 machines    a success,” says Sameer Kelkar, R&D
           in operation worldwide, it is a well   Head and architect of the ROBOFINISH   For more information,
           recognized solution. Grind Master   Technology.                       Website: www.grindmaster.co.in













































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