• People who already have some experience and knowledge in grinding.
• People grinding steels, high-speed steels, carbide, nickel-based alloys and other metals.
• People who want to develop an in-depth understanding of grinding from the ground up.

• A machine operator wanting to improve productivity and quality and reduce grinding costs.
• A salesperson selling conventional and superabrasive grinding wheels.
• An engineer at a coolant company wanting to better understand coolant application and his customers' grinding needs.
• Manufacturer of solid-carbide cutting tools wanting to reduce cycle times.
• Engineer at a machine shop grinding a bit of everything.
• Engineer at a company producing aircraft components in nickel-based alloys.
• Machine operator regrinding turbine blades.

• People who want a light overview of grinding. The Intense Course is for those who want an in-depth understanding of grinding from top to bottom
• People with absolutely no grinding experience or knowledge.
• People grinding only ceramics or aluminum.
• People using only coated abrasives, or looking for information on honing, lapping, polishing or abrasive-jet machining.

• You will be expected to take part in group discussions.
• You must be capable of reading simple graphs and charts.
• You must be capable of doing simple math and understanding basic equations.

Trinity College is located in the center of Dublin, a fun town known for its pubs, music, people and history. Attendees are encouraged to stretch their time over an adjoining weekend.

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin
• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University
• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Trinity College, Dublin Ireland with a specialization in grinding
• Has worked for numerous companies around the world in grinding, including the U.S., England, Ireland, Sweden, Spain, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, India, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Israel, Japan and Korea
• Author of question/answer column “Ask The Grinding Doc” in the American magazine Cutting Tool Engineering
• Works “in the trenches” (as opposed to in the lab) and has a practical, down-to-earth understanding of grinding
• Emphasizes practice over theory
• Is well known for his practical and useful seminars and educational courses in grinding

Dr. Badger takes the "mystery" out of grinding and breaks the grinding process into a step-by-step form that can be applied to a continuous improvement program. With this newly acquired knowledge, we have already started to implement lessons learned from his presentation.

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Previous hosts have been Rollomatic in Chicago, IL USA; Blaser Swisslube in Hasle-Rüegsau, Switzerland; Erasteel in Paris, France; the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras/Chennai, India; and Greelee Diamond Tool in Chicago, IL USA. If you are interested in hosting a course, contact Dr. Badger. Requirements: a conference room, good facilities, and a central location.

This is the best technical course I have ever taken, in any subject. It is very practical without getting too scientific.

Boris — grinder of aircraft engines

The Doc's course gave me an entirely new way to look at things.

Jim — grinder of solid-carbide tools

Far better than the grinding seminar took at the grinding-wheel company.

Andy — Cylindrical Grinder

The thing that I liked best about the Grinding Doc seminar was that you did not present yourself to us as a PhD. You understand that the people that you are teaching know their business and know about grinding. What you try to get through to us is your deep understanding of the grinding process itself, and how having a clearer vision of just how the process works at the level of the grit and the grain will help us to make better practical decisions on the shop floor. I have already employed some of the concepts from the course in our shop, and anticipate using many more in the coming months. This was a great course for learning practical grinding information – the only one that I have seen to this point.

John Shegda — M&S Centerless Grinding