Youth Apprenticeship Program Continues!

January 2010: Since September of 1997 Columbia Grinding is proud to sponsor our local high school students with an on-the-job apprenticeship training program. We are committed to making this investment in our youth to inspire them to become skilled employees in our community. A group of students are in this month that are participating in our training program.

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Energy Efficient Plant Improvements

December 2009: Columbia Grinding Energy Improvements Featured in this Recent Newsletter. See the Focus On Energy News Release by clicking on the link below.

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A New Third Flat Honing / Fine Grinding System
is Now Installed

April 2009: Columbia Grinding has now installed another ultra-precision flat honing / fine grinding machine. Along with this installation were energy efficiency measures incorporated into our grinding operations. See our News Release by clicking on the link below.

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Larger Capacity Flat Honing / Fine Grinding Service

November 2008: Columbia Grinding is planning to add another ultra-precision flat honing / fine grinding machine to it's production operations in early to mid 2009. This new addded capacity will feature a 48 inch table that can accomodate larger carbide tooling and plates up to 15 inches. This new machine provides 3 times the working area over Columbia's 28 inch table flat honing / fine grinding machine. Check back for future updates or contact Columbia Grinding for further information.

On-The-Job Training for High School Apprenticeship Program

August 2007: Columbia Grinding is pround to sponsor our local high school students with an on-the-job apprenticeship training program. We are committed to making this investment in our youth to inspire them to become skilled workers in our community.

New Plant Expansion is Now Complete

January 2007: Columbia Grinding has now completed a recent plant addition of 12,800 square feet. This new expansion improves production efficiencies and capacity for our double-disc, rotary grinding, table grinding, lapping, double lapping and flat honing / fine grinding services. Commercial energy efficient building design with air conditioning was incorporated in the construction of this new addition. Our existing plant was retrofitted with coolant mist recovery system and with a heat recovery system for a cleaner shop environment and for reducing energy costs. A part of our facility expansion included acquiring a industrial property with an 11,000 square foot building. This has increased Columbia Grinding's storage capacity for customers requiring short term part inventory.

Looking down the main bay of our new 12,800 sq. ft. production addition. This area will feature our expanded Quality Control center, recent Flat Honing / Fine Grinding equipment along with Double Sided Lapping and Single Sided Lapping machinery. Parts washing equipment will also be included in this area.		Two overhead cranes service the new addition to efficiently handle part lunloading and loading. Our Tool Room and Maintenance Department will be reorganized and located in the new addition.

Flat Honing / Fine Grinding Services Now Available

April 2005: Columbia Grinding has now added state-of-the-art two sided "Flat Honing" equipment to provide yet another option for your flat grinding needs. This machine offers you the advantages of conventional lapping, but 3 to 20 times faster. New technology "Fine Grinding" is cleaner and provides good finishes while holding all of your flatness, parallelism and size tolerances. Our "Flat Honing" service can be performed across a wide range of materials including steels, non-ferrous alloys, composites and ceramics just to mention a few.

Contact Columbia Grinding for complete information. If you have parts to quote visit our Quote My Parts page and our sales department will help you immediately.

Columbia Grinding adds new technology Flat Honing / Fine Grinding Services.