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- Install + training on-site setup and operator training included
- Configured to order holders, consumables and methods matched to your specimens
QATM QGRIND XL Planar Grinding Machine – ForceControl & SmartGrind | Ø 356 mm Stone
The QATM QGRIND XL is a powerful automated planar grinding machine for maximum material removal with high precision — a Ø 356 mm grinding stone, ForceControl to 750 N and SmartGrind process monitoring.
- ✔ ForceControl electromotive pressing (50–750 N) for reproducible, defined removal
- ✔ SmartGrind auto-determines dressing intervals for efficient, monitored grinding
- ✔ Combine roughing and finishing modes; integrated cleaning station
- ✔ Lead time: configured to order — request the current timeline
What your metallography lab actually checks
Defined, reproducible removal
ForceControl and integrated measurement hold pressing force 50–750 N and report removal to ±0.1 mm, so planar grinding is a controlled step — not an operator's guess. SmartGrind keeps the stone dressed and the process efficient across a full batch.
An applications engineer on the line
Method setup, consumable selection and troubleshooting from engineers who run sample prep and materials characterization in-house. Sub-4h reply, NDA standard.
The QATM QGRIND XL is a particularly robust and powerful planar grinding machine that delivers maximum material removal with high precision. ForceControl and integrated measuring systems give reproducible results, and SmartGrind keeps the process efficient — the heavy-duty first stage for high-throughput metallographic labs.
Why labs choose the QGRIND XL
Automated planar grinding with defined, reproducible removal.
ForceControl
Electromotive central pressing 50–750 N with electronic measurement for defined, reproducible removal (±0.1 mm at 1 mm).
SmartGrind monitoring
Continuously monitors grinding and automatically determines dressing intervals for efficiency.
Roughing to finishing
Selectable and combinable grinding modes reach high removal rates and excellent surfaces on one machine.
200 methods + cleaning
Intuitive software stores methods with user management; integrated cleaning station.
How Additive Plus delivers the QGRIND XL
Not a drop-shipped box — configured, installed and supported.
Configured to your specimens
We match wheels, consumables, holders and mould sizes to your materials and sample sizes before the machine ships.
Installed and trained on-site
Delivery, setup and operator training at your lab. Your team runs a first preparation cycle with us on the line.
Validated methods, ongoing support
Saved preparation methods dialed in for your alloys, plus method help and service from engineers who run sample prep in-house.
Key specifications
Automated planar grinding, grinding stone Ø max 356 mm at 1000–2000 rpm, sample holder Ø 160–204 mm, central force 50–750 N, removal 0.1–10 mm, 4 kW stone drive. See the full Specifications tab below for every value.
Typical applications
Where the QGRIND XL earns its place in the lab.
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Why source the QGRIND XL through Additive Plus
- Authorized QATM channel — sales, installation, training and service from one partner
- Full prep chain: sectioning, mounting, grinding, polishing, etching and optical analysis
- Grinding stones and holders matched to your materials before shipping
- Method help from engineers who run metallographic prep in-house
- <24h response · 200+ systems delivered across 23 countries
| Brand | QATM |
| Application | Automated planar grinding of materialographic specimens |
| Fields of application | Preparation of specimen surfaces for materialographic analysis |
| Grinding stone | ø max. 356 mm |
| Speed of grinding stone | variable (1000 - 2000 rpm) |
| Sample holder | ø 160 - 204 mm |
| Speed of sample holder | variable (30 - 160 rpm) |
| Running direction of sample holder | clockwise/counterclockwise |
| Pressing system | central pressing force, electromotive force control |
| Sample holder pressing force (central) | 50 - 750 N |
| Removal measurement | ±0.1 mm display accuracy at 1 mm removal |
| Removal range | 0.1 mm - 10 mm |
| Drive power grinding stone | 4 kW (S1 operation) |
| Drive power sample holder | 0.75 kW (S1 operation) |
| Connection power | 9 kVA |
| Power supply | 400 V / 50 Hz (3Ph / N / PE), 480 V / 60 Hz (3Ph / N / PE), 220 V / 60 Hz (3Ph / N / PE) |
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- ✔ Touch-screen access to all parameters; ultrasonic cleaning option (400 W)
- ✔ Lead time: configured to order — request the current timeline
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- ✔ Working wheels Ø 300/350 mm at 50–600 rpm; sample holder to Ø 204 mm
- ✔ Store up to 200 methods with professional user management; floor-standing stability
- ✔ Lead time: configured to order — request the current timeline
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- ✔ Ø 308 mm bowl polishes a full holder or up to 21 mounted specimens at once
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- ✔ Lead time: configured to order — request the current timeline
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- ✔ 16-media changer, integrated dosing unit and settling tank — media change automatically
- ✔ Adjust all parameters live via touch screen; light-barrier-guarded working space
- ✔ Lead time: configured to order — request the current timeline
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- ✔ Cleaning Boost spin-dries the medium at 750 rpm in ~3 s; pairs with Qdoser dosing
- ✔ Lead time: configured to order — request the current timeline
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- ✔ Two working wheels — grinding and polishing ready side by side
- ✔ Store and recall up to 200 preparation methods with user-account protection
- ✔ Cleaning Boost spin-dries the medium at 750 rpm in ~3 s; pairs with Qdoser dosing
- ✔ Lead time: configured to order — request the current timeline
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- ✔ Two endless belts (100 × 920 mm) — run two grit sizes side by side
- ✔ Wet grinding at 7 m/s flushes swarf away through the water supply
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- ✔ Lead time: configured to order — request the current timeline
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- ✔ Lead time: configured to order — request the current timeline
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