Exclusive European distributor of Koyama robotic grinding centres for castings from ferrous and non-ferrous foundries.
P.S. AUTOGRINDING Ltd
Cumbernauld (GB) · Bochum (DE)New on Amplifa
About PS Auto Grinding
P.S. AUTOGRINDING (PSAG) was founded in Scotland in 2001 and is the exclusive European distributor of Koyama Automatic Grinding Machines, robot-based grinding centres for deburring and grinding castings. The machine range comprises the models 400i, 400TTi, 500i, 500TTi and 500TTi-XXL in manual and turntable versions and handles castings from under 1 kg to over 300 kg. Target industries are ferrous and non-ferrous foundries, including castings made from cast iron, nodular cast iron, aluminium, copper and brass. In addition to machine sales, PSAG offers trial grinding with customer castings, operator training, service and maintenance contracts with 24-hour service in Europe, spare parts, auxiliary tools, recoating of diamond grinding wheels, and Machine Data Management (MDM) for Industry 4.0 data analysis. By December 2023, over 625 machines had been sold, processing around 100 million castings in 22 EMEA countries. The German subsidiary P.S. AUTOGRINDING GmbH in Bochum (formerly P.S. Foundrytech GmbH) provides trials and spare parts warehousing for the German-speaking markets.
- Site
- G68 9HN Cumbernauld
- Processes
- Automatic grinding of castings (grinding and/or cutting), Casting grinding trials (grinding trials with customer castings, cycle and program time, Machine Data Management (Industry 4.0, OEE, production data), Service, maintenance, repair, training and spare parts (24h in Europe), Diamond wheel recoating service (recoating of diamond grinding wheels), Machine sales (Koyama Automatic Grinding Machines, exclusive in Europe), Trial grinding/grinding trials with customer castings, Operator training
- Materials
- Cast Iron, Nodular Irons, Aluminium, Copper, Brass, Ferrous castings, Non-ferrous castings
- Founded
- 2001
- Industries
- Ferrous foundries, Non-ferrous foundries (aluminium, copper, brass), Nodular cast iron casting processing, Foundries (ferrous/virgin castings), Non-ferrous foundries (aluminium, copper, brass), Nodular cast iron
- 01
Consulting and machine selection
- 02
Trial grinding with customer castings
- 03
Machine sales (Koyama)
- 04
Operator training
- 05
Service, maintenance, spare parts
- 06
Machine Data Management (MDM)
Materials Processed
Cast Iron
Grinding and cutting of ferrous castings on Koyama grinding centres.
Nodular Irons
Automatic deburring and grinding of nodular cast iron castings.
Aluminium
Machining of aluminium castings including non-ferrous foundry applications.
Copper
Grinding of copper castings in non-ferrous foundries.
Brass
Automatic grinding of brass castings.
Locations
Cumbernauld
GBHeadquarters
- Materials
- Castings (ferrous and non-ferrous)
- Koyama 400i
- Koyama 400TTi
- Koyama 500i
- Koyama 500TTi
- Koyama 500TTi-XXL
Bochum
DESubsidiary P.S. AUTOGRINDING GmbH (formerly P.S. Foundrytech GmbH), trials and spare parts warehouse
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic grinding of castings (grinding and/or cutting)Surface | – | – | less than 1 kg – over 300 kg | – | Cast Iron, Nodular Irons, Aluminium, Copper, Brass |
| Casting grinding trials (grinding trials with customer castings, cycle and program timeTesting | – | – | – | – | Cast Iron, Nodular Irons, Aluminium, Copper, Brass |
| Machine Data Management (Industry 4.0, OEE, production data)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Service, maintenance, repair, training and spare parts (24h in Europe)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diamond wheel recoating service (recoating of diamond grinding wheels)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic robotic grinding machine (manual version) | Koyama 400i | – | – | – | – |
| Automatic robotic grinding machine (turn-table version) | Koyama 400TTi | – | – | – | – |
| Automatic robotic grinding machine (manual version) | Koyama 500i | – | – | – | – |
| Automatic robotic grinding machine (turn-table version) | Koyama 500TTi | – | – | – | – |
| Automatic robotic grinding machine (turn-table version, XXL) | Koyama 500TTi-XXL | – | – | – | – |
| Robotic grinding centre (general machine range) | Koyama | over 625 | – | – | 22 countries in EMEA |
Additional services
History
- 2001
Foundation of PS Auto Grinding in Scotland; sole distributorship for Koyama automatic grinding machines in Europe
- 2016
Foundation of PSFT (P.S. Foundry Tech GmbH) to better serve the German-speaking markets
- 2019
Relocation of PSFT to a new 700 m² unit near Düsseldorf for trials and spare parts warehousing
- 2023
Renaming of PS FoundryTech GmbH to PS AUTO GRINDING GmbH; over 625 machines sold, 100 million castings in 22 EMEA countries (Dec. 2023)