A bonded abrasive article includes elongate shaped abrasive particles. The elongate shaped abrasive particles comprise an elongate shaped ceramic body having opposed first and second ends joined to each other by at least two longitudinal sidewalls. At least one of the at least two longitudinal sidewalls is concave along its length. At least one of the first and second ends is a fractured surface.

A gear-grinding multilayer grindstone includes a rough machining portion and a finish machining portion that are disposed adjacent to each other on a rotational axis. The rough machining portion includes a first core and a rough machining grindstone that is held on the first core. The finish machining portion includes a second core that is adjacent to the first core, and a finish machining grindstone that is held on the second core. The first core and the second core are fixed to each other, without the rough machining grindstone and the finish machining grindstone being fixed at least at outer peripheral portions thereof to each other.

Methods and apparatus for pre-treating semiconductor wafers before edge trimming to enhance wafer edge quality prior to thinning the semiconductor wafers from an initial thickness, and increasing yield post-thinning of the pre-treated, edge trimmed semiconductor wafers.

Methods and apparatus for pre-treating semiconductor wafers before edge trimming to enhance wafer edge quality prior to thinning the semiconductor wafers from an initial thickness, and increasing yield post-thinning of the pre-treated, edge trimmed semiconductor wafers.

A bonded abrasive article includes elongate shaped abrasive particles. The elongate shaped abrasive particles comprise an elongate shaped ceramic body having opposed first and second ends joined to each other by at least two longitudinal sidewalls. At least one of the at least two longitudinal sidewalls is concave along its length. At least one of the first and second ends is a fractured surface.

A bonded abrasive article includes elongate shaped abrasive particles. The elongate shaped abrasive particles comprise an elongate shaped ceramic body having opposed first and second ends joined to each other by at least two longitudinal sidewalls. At least one of the at least two longitudinal sidewalls is concave along its length. At least one of the first and second ends is a fractured surface.

An abrasive tool can include a bonded abrasive including a body and a barrier layer bonded to a major surface of the body. The body can include abrasive particles contained within a bond material. The barrier material can include a metal-containing film. In an embodiment, the barrier layer may further include a polymer-containing film. In another embodiment, the barrier layer may include a biaxially oriented material. The abrasive tool may be formed such that the barrier layer is formed in-situ with the formation of the bonded abrasive.

A skate blade sharpening system used to sharpen the blades of ice skates. The skate sharpener can include a housing that includes an elongated slot for receiving the blade of an ice skate for sharpening, and clamp jaws for retaining the skate. The housing can include at least one slot cover to engage the skate blade. Engagement of the skate blade can be sensed by a controller to enable sharpening operations to proceed. The skate blade sharpening system can automatically operate a grinding wheel and move the rotating grinding wheel back and forth along the lower face of the skate blade a desired number of times to sharpen the skate blade.

Embodiments of a grinding wheel and methods for edge finishing glass substrates are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the grinding wheel includes a metal matrix structure, a plurality of primary abrasive particles and a plurality of secondary abrasive particles bonded to the matrix structure, wherein one of the primary abrasive diamond particles and secondary abrasive particles comprises resin bond diamond particles. In some embodiments, the other of the primary abrasive diamond particles and secondary abrasive particles comprises metal bond diamond particles.

A grinding apparatus has a spindle, a first wheel mount fixed to the lower end of the spindle, and a first grinding wheel mounted on the first wheel mount. The first grinding wheel has a first base and first abrasive members arranged annularly along the outer circumference of the first base in the form of a ring. A second wheel mount inside the first wheel mount is vertically movable. A second grinding wheel is mounted on the second wheel mount in concentric relationship with the first grinding wheel. The second grinding wheel includes a second base having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the ring formed by the first abrasive members. A plurality of second abrasive members are arranged annularly along the outer circumference of the second base in the form of a ring. The second wheel mount moves forward and away from a chuck table.