HIGH-PERFORMANCE GRINDING (HSG-TECHNOLOGY) AS A NEW INNOVATIVE CHALLENGE FOR INDUSTRY HAS GAINED MORE AND MORE IMPORTANCE IN RECENT YEARS. THE EXCEPTIONAL CHIP PRODUCTION MADE POSSIBLE BY HSG TECHNOLOGY HAS ACHIEVED GREAT SUCCESSES TO DATE IN THE FIELD OF ROUGH CUTTING. WITH THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE MACHINE COMPONENTS AND GRINDING WHEELS, IT IS BECOMING POSSIBLE TO PENETRATE FURTHER AND FURTHER INTO THE FIELD OF FINISH MACHINING WHILE AT THE SAME TIME MAINTAINING HIGH REMOVAL RATES. THE ADVANTAGES OF THE HSG-TECHNOLOGY, NAMELY HIGH REMOVAL RATES; STABLE MACHINE CONDITIONS; CONSTANT QUALITY LEVELS; LOW WORKPIECE TEMPERATURES; AND LOW PRODUCTION COSTS DEMAND OF THE MECHANICAL AND PLANT ENGINEER A SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE AND INTERPRETATION OF MACHINE SAFETY, SPINDELS, COOLING, GUIDEWAYS AND PERIPHERALS. THE PAPER SHOWS THE REQUIREMENTS ON THE HSG-MACHINES AND THEIR ACCEPTANCE IN THE INDUST