Methods of Dressing Superhard Grinding Wheels

The chapter presents the classification and characteristics of dressing methods for superhard metal-bonded grinding wheels. The essence and description of conventional dressing methods are presented, including dressing methods: grinding wheels, abrasive whetstones, grinding of mild steel and crush dressingCrush dressing with a hard roller, as well as erosive dressing methods, including: laser dressingLaser dressing, electrochemical dressing, electrodischarge dressingElectrodischarge dressing and hybrid dressing systemsHybrid dressing system of grinding wheel. The functional properties of the presented dressing methods and superhard grinding wheelsSuperhard grinding wheels (SGW) are characterized and the areas of their targeted use in grinding processesGrinding processes are indicated.