An apparatus comprising a workpiece spindle for accommodating a gear wheel workpiece, wherein the gear wheel workpiece is rotationally drivable about a workpiece axis of rotation, a first tool spindle for accommodating a first tool, wherein the first tool is rotationally drivable about a first tool axis of rotation, and comprising multiple NC-controllable axes, which are designed to move the first tool in relation to the gear wheel workpiece so that tooth flanks of the gear wheel workpiece can be machined using the first tool, a second tool spindle for accommodating a second tool, wherein the second tool is rotationally drivable about a second tool axis of rotation, a linear carriage, which supports the second tool spindle and comprises an NC-controllable linear drive to be able to linearly displace the linear carriage along a linear guide in relation to the gear wheel workpiece.

The present invention relates to a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) apparatus for polishing a workpiece, such as a metal body, to a mirror finish. The chemical mechanical polishing apparatus includes: a polishing pad (2) having an annular polishing surface (2a) which has a curved vertical cross-section; a workpiece holder (11) for holding a workpiece (W) having a polygonal shape; a rotating device (15) configured to rotate the workpiece holder (11) about an axis of the workpiece (W); a pressing device (14) configured to press a periphery of the workpiece (W) against the annular polishing surface (2a); and an operation controller (25) configured to change a speed at which the rotating device (15) rotates the workpiece (W) according to a rotation angle of the workpiece (W). The pressing device (14) is disposed more inwardly than the workpiece holder (11) in a radial direction of the polishing table (3).

A method for producing one or more bearing components along a production line, comprising honing the bearing components along the production line, cleaning the bearing components along the production line, grinding the bearing components along the production line, and transporting the bearing components along the production line utilizing one or more transport units.

A finishing device includes a finishing belt, a finishing belt holding device, a first drive configured to rotationally drive a workpiece about a workpiece axis, and a second drive configured to oscillate the workpiece and the finishing belt relative to another along the workpiece axis. The finishing belt holding device has a holding section configured to hold a portion of the finishing belt. The portion has an active area configured to finish a circumferential workpiece surface. The portion extends in a plane which is vertical when referring to the direction of gravity and extends in a horizontal direction when referring to the direction of gravity and when viewing in the running direction of the finishing belt. The finishing device includes a workpiece holding device defining a workpiece holding axis which is vertical when referring to the direction of gravity.

A grinding machine for grinding of a profile, comprising a machine bed, wherein a machining device is arranged on the machine bed, wherein the machining device comprises a swivel head which carries a first grinding spindle with a first grinding tool, especially with a roughing grinding tool, and a second grinding spindle with a second grinding tool, especially with a finishing grinding tool, wherein a workpiece carrier being a rotary table is arranged on the machine bed. To allow the production of workpieces with a complex geometry in a high precision in an economical manner the invention proposes that the swivel head further carries at least one third grinding spindle with a third grinding tool, wherein the swivel axle of the swivel head is directed horizontally and the axis of rotation of the rotary table is directed vertically.

The described embodiments relate generally to lapping operations and related systems and apparatuses. Various embodiments of lapping tables are described for applying a lapping operation to a non-planar surface of a workpiece. For example, methods and apparatus are described which allow a lapping operation to be applied to a curved outer surface portion of a cylindrical workpiece. Lapping of non-planar outer surfaces of workpieces is conducted by rotating the workpieces during the lapping operations.