Dressing Tools

Hand-Set Profile Roller – Artificial Knee Joints

Hand-set diamond dressing rollers for grinding wheels used to machine cobalt-chromium knee implants.

Handgesetzte Profilrolle – Künstliche Kniegelenke

EHWA spent years developing special grinding wheel bonds and diamond dressing rollers for machining knee implants. Today, EHWA supplies world-leading knee implant manufacturers with highly efficient grinding wheels and dressing tools.

Artificial knee joints are widely used in modern medicine today and help many people move without pain. Knee implants are predominantly milled and ground with high precision from special cobalt-chromium alloys. The special alloy of the material and its individual shape require specialized grinding and dressing tools.

Hand-set diamond dressing rollers for knee implant grinding

Diamond setting and type designation are confirmed together against the approved tool drawing.

  • Good removal rate
  • High balance quality – high-speed grinding possible
  • Good tool life through large dressing cycle counts
  • Excellent grinding performance with good, consistent surface quality

Overview of grinding wheels and dressing rollers for knee joint grinding

EHWA tools for knee joint grinding
DesignationEHWA dimensions and shapeSpecification
CBN grinding wheel, ceramic bondVB-14F1, 250D-120T-20X-16U · VB-14F1, 240D-120T-20XB252L150VBW
Dressing rollersR/D-RR, 98D-25T-10R-25H · hand-set profile roller, 175D-2R-22T-52H–
CBN grinding wheel, electroplated bondEB-1FF1, 200D-120T-20U-12R-51H · EB-1FF1, 200D-120T-12U-6R-51H · EB-1FF1, 160.45D-16T-8R-20HB427 · B252/B301 · B427