William Moss & Sons
Unit 15 Harpur Hill Industrial Estate
Kiln Lane
Buxton
Derbyshire
SK17 9J
Precision Grinding
Since we were established in 1856 we have been building our reputation for precision engineering, superb services and unbeatable reliability. You will not only receive a competitive price from William Moss And Sons, but also guaranteed first class, precision engineering. So what does this guarantee actually mean for you:
- Our highly experienced engineers always check your engineering specifications and drawings. If, we then have any questions, we will ask you for further information. This service alone has saved many of our customers, thousands and thousands of pounds, through avoiding rework and scrap.
- When you place your order we confirm your delivery date, and if we are late, we will incur an agreed financial penalty. So you know, we will always be accurate when we tell you, when we will deliver your engineered part or tool to you.
Centreless
William Moss and sons has centerless grinders in house for grinding around solid round bar, tubing. Pipe etc. Precision grinding and polishing is useful for mixer companies, for conveyor belts and for food industry as well as for creating custom pump shafts. Centerless grinding also makes the bar denser. Chrome plated tubing and bar stock can be produced to your specifications or furnished complete.
Cylindrical
William moss and sons takes great pride in their reputation as highly regarded and competitive source for cylindrical grinding.
Modern machines and gauging combined with over 150 years of experience assure you of the highest quality and accuracy in the industry.
Plain cylindrical grinding allows us to grind components on all outside surfaces of a cylindrical component mounted between fixed or rotating centres.
All materials can be ground cylindrically by the correct selection of grinding media and coolant. Here at William Moss and Sons we have the experience in grinding virtually all materials from soft alloys though to hard metal carbide and wear resistant coatings.
Internal
William Moss and Sons can assure a fine, high quality finish on applications that include automotive bushings, gear bores, shives, cams etc.
We have internal grinding machines with a wide range of clamping options this allows us to grind intricate internal work including multi-diameter and tapered bores.
Below you will find a complete list of our internal grinding capabilities.
Precision
William Moss And Sons offers high precision rotary surface grinding, which allows for rapid removal of material without compromising customer requested dimensions. At William Moss And Sons we have the capability to hold close tolerances and achieve highly polished surfaces using vacuum chuck precision grinders.
We are equipped to produce ground bar across a range of sizes:
- 1mm Ø x 3m to 4.5" Ø x 6m
- Internal Grinding 965mm Ø swing x 400mm long
- Cylindrical 155mm Ø x 4m long
Surface
William Moss And Sons employs a large range of precision surface grinders for all your production needs. This type of grinding works well with all materials.
High precision, horizontal reciprocating surface grinders are used to achieve flat, parallel and square surfaces on critical components. Machines are equipped with magnetic tables to hold ferrous parts, while special work-holding arrangements are required for non-ferrous parts. Component/part size can be controlled incrementally in ten-thousandths of inches.
CNC turning and Milling-
We have over 150 years experience in the ultra high speed machining of aluminium, stainless steel and plastic. Our CNC grinding service utilizes a variety of CNC grinders, which allow the grinding of multiple diameters in a single chucking.
Other Services
Here at William Moss And Sons we also offer services such as:
- Bar and shaft straightening
- Complete fan shafts machined to customers' drawings
- Turning
- Flat Bar
- Milling
- Sawing
- Drilling
- Welding
- Gears







