Manufacturing of structured surfaces via grinding

This paper presents the possibilities and limitations of structuring surfaces using special grinding wheels. Two methods were evaluated. Workpieces were structured using a patterned grinding wheel, specially conditioned during the dressing operation. The second method uses a grinding wheel with defined grain pattern to produce structured surfaces with micro features. The obtained results indicated the feasibility of the two methods. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.