The term “dressing” refers to the sharpening or trueing up of a grinding tool inside the machine. During dressing, the dresser machines the grinding wheel. Thus, in dressing, the grinding tool is the workpiece.
Application
Related topics
- Activating dressing mode with FUNCTION DRESS
- Cycles for dressing
- Tool data for dressing tools
- Jig grinding
Activating dressing mode with FUNCTION DRESS
General information on the dressing cycles
Dressing tool table tooldress.drs (option 156)
Requirements
- Software option 156 Jig grinding
- Available kinematics description for jig grinding
The machine manufacturer creates the kinematics description.
Description of function
The dresser removes material and thereby changes the dimensions of the grinding wheel. Dressing the diameter, for example, causes the radius of the grinding wheel to become smaller.

In dressing, the workpiece datum is located on an edge of the grinding wheel. Select the respective edge using Cycle 1030 ACTIVATE WHEEL EDGE.
During dressing, the axes are arranged such that the X coordinates describe positions on the radius of the grinding wheel, and the Z coordinates describe the positions along the axis of the grinding wheel. The dressing programs are thus not contingent on the machine type.
The machine manufacturer defines which machine axes will perform the programmed movements.
Simplified dressing with a macro
Your machine tool builder can program the entire dressing mode in a macro.
In this case, the machine manufacturer determines the dressing sequence. It is not necessary to program FUNCTION DRESS BEGIN.
- Depending on this macro, you can start the dressing mode with one of the following cycles:
- Cycle 1010 DRESSING DIAMETER
- Cycle 1015 PROFILE DRESSING
- Cycle 1016 DRESSING OF CUP WHEEL
- OEM cycle
Notes
- For dressing operations, the machine must be prepared accordingly by the machine manufacturer. The machine manufacturer may provide his own cycles.
- Measure the grinding tool after dressing so that the control enters the correct delta values.
- Not all grinding tools require dressing. Comply with the information provided by your tool manufacturer.