Slideway Grinding

Unislide Ltd is one of the leading slide-way grinding specialists in the UK.

If your CNC or conventional machine is not maintaining its accuracy, then we will be happy to quote to overhaul and bring your machine tool back to its original manufacturers tolerances.

This Matsurra VMC800 machine was a turn key project that was delivered to our premises striped back to casting and  reground on our 3 metre slideway grinder.
The machine was fitted with new Turcite antifriction material new ballscrews and ballscrew bearings and a complete new lubrication system .

This is a typical example of a slideway being reground on our 3 metre slideway grinder

Work in progress of grinding works carried out on our customers Broadbent lathe reground to original manufacturers tolerances

This image is a table off a Fadel VMC machine undergoing refurbishment, we have refurbished the lubrication system and replaced the Turcite antifriction material and reground the slideways.

This picture shows the machine being installed and a full alignment check carried out, the customer required a tolerance of 10 microns in all axis over a 300mm distance; the machine was subject to a full ballbar check and laser calibration and was given a UKAS certification prior to production.