NEWS

Knowledge

18

2023-01

Modification and Maintenance of Grinding Machinery

As more stone care customers gradually transition into the flooring and artistic terrazzo industries, stone grinding and renovation machines are proving unsuitable for floor surface treatment. As a result, these machines require upgrades and modifications: 1. Add a variable frequency drive to enable machine speed adjustment. 2. Incorporate a dry-grinding vacuum system. Industrial and commercial flooring surfaces often lack the same level of flatness as on-site stone installations. During the rough-grinding phase, when using floor machinery, operators typically need to reduce the grinding disc’s rotational speed to achieve high-standard, smooth finishing. Lower-speed grinding not only minimizes the risk of sanding off the floor surface but also aligns perfectly with the automatic repair process required during coarse grinding. Moreover, dry grinding is essential for floor polishing, significantly boosting grinding efficiency, enhancing cutting precision, and accelerating the leveling process—while also supporting environmental protection and meeting the demands of advanced floor-curing mirror-finish techniques. At the same time, it’s crucial to pay attention to the operational requirements of the grinding machine: 1. To transform or semi-transform the surface layers of concrete and red bricks into something akin to glass—achieving near-identical density, hardness, and strength—one must thoroughly grind and penetrate these materials until they resemble glass in their intrinsic properties. This can be accomplished by applying liquid sealers or curing agents that enhance density, durability, and hardness, effectively sealing the material at a molecular level. 2. Achieving precise floor leveling is critical for ensuring optimal light transmission, reflection, and image clarity. But how exactly should this be done? The direction of the grinding process, along with meticulous control over time and speed, plays a vital role. Whether to proceed with step-by-step grinding, skip certain steps, or carefully select the appropriate grit sizes and types of grinding pads—all these factors must be precisely determined. 3. Establishing and verifying the standard for floor flatness is equally important. Is the goal absolute horizontal alignment, or is relative flatness sufficient? In most cases, we aim for relative flatness since achieving true horizontal alignment across large areas is far more challenging than working with individual stone slabs. A common benchmark for relative flatness is using a 2-meter straightedge placed vertically; the lowest point within the span should not exceed 2 mm—or even less—in thickness compared to the straightedge. Flatness is measured by inserting a 1–2 mm-thick shim or sheet of paper between the straightedge and the floor surface at multiple points (typically 10 locations), then calculating the average value across all measurements.

2023-01-18

< 1...787980...156 >