Machine Types and Brands

Mark helps customers source grinding wheels, stones and abrasives for a broad range of machine types and manufacturers — from everyday workshop grinders to rare and heavy industrial machines. The sections below give examples of the equipment Mark’s customers use, grouped by industry.

Large vintage grinding machine standing on the workshop floor of the Meiningen steam locomotive works
Vintage grinding machine at the Meiningen steam locomotive works. Photo: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0

Don’t see your machine or brand listed? Contact Mark — he can discuss sourcing options for your particular requirements. You don’t need a model or part number to enquire — just tell him what you have.

Mining, Rail and Heavy Industry

Machine types: rail-grinding trains and track grinders, switch and crossing grinders, roll grinders for steel, aluminium and paper mills, large cylindrical grinders, swing-frame and pedestal snagging grinders.

Representative manufacturers: Loram, Speno, Plasser & Theurer, Vossloh, Herkules, Waldrich Siegen, Pomini (Tenova).

Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Machine types: surface grinders, cylindrical (OD) grinders, internal (ID) grinders, universal grinders, centreless grinders, crankshaft and camshaft production grinders, creep-feed and profile grinders.

Representative manufacturers: Studer, Kellenberger, Schaudt, Blohm, Junker, Toyoda, Okamoto, Jones & Shipman, Landis, Danobat, Churchill, Brown & Sharpe, Cincinnati, Royal Master, Chevalier.

Gear and Thread Grinding

Machine types: generating and profile gear grinders, thread grinders, worm and spline grinders.

Representative manufacturers: Reishauer, Kapp Niles, Gleason, Liebherr.

Engine Reconditioning and Automotive Machinery

Machine types: valve refacers, valve-seat grinders, crankshaft and camshaft regrinders, cylinder hones, head and block surfacers.

Representative manufacturers: Sioux, Kwik-Way, Black & Decker, Sunnen, Comec, Rottler, Berco, Van Norman, Storm-Vulcan, AMC-Schou, Tobin-Arp.

Tool and Cutter Grinding

Machine types: CNC tool and cutter grinders, universal tool and cutter grinders, drill and end-mill sharpeners, insert grinders, pantograph and profile grinders, saw-sharpening machines.

Representative manufacturers: ANCA, Walter, Vollmer, Rollomatic, Schütte, Saacke, Michael Deckel, Agathon, Ewag, Clarkson, Deckel.

Industrial Finishing and Sharpening Equipment

Machine types: wide-belt sanders and finishing machines, deburring machines, long-knife and planer-knife grinders, profile-knife grinders.

Representative manufacturers: Timesavers, Costa, Loeser, Heesemann, Steinemann, Göckel, Reform, Weinig.

Stone, Concrete, Glass and Optical Equipment

Machine types: floor and concrete grinders, stone calibrating and processing machines, glass edging and bevelling machines, optical lens surfacing equipment.

Representative manufacturers: Husqvarna, HTC, Klindex, Breton, Bavelloni, Bottero, Intermac, Schiatti, Bovone, Forvet, Satisloh.

Laboratory, Semiconductor and Precision-Material Equipment

Machine types: sample preparation, sectioning and polishing equipment, wafer grinders and dicing saws, lapping and fine-grinding machines.

Representative manufacturers: Struers, Buehler, Disco, Accretech, Peter Wolters, Lapmaster.


Manufacturer names are listed as examples of the machinery customers use and are the trademarks of their respective owners. Listing does not imply that every manufacturer makes every machine type shown, that every model uses a conventional grinding wheel, or that Ken Tully & Co is affiliated with or authorised by any manufacturer. Product availability varies — please enquire about your specific requirements.

Don’t See Your Machine or Brand?

Contact Mark — he can discuss sourcing options for your particular requirements.

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