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- Microabrasive Precision Shot Peening
- Precision shot peening brings an entirely new concept to the field of microabrasive blasting, and it is complementary to its larger cousin. Using glass bead media, several companies have been shot peening for years with microabrasive blasting techno...
Article Published: 2/1/2013
- Grinding Out a Polished Finish
- Enerquip installed a special two-head OD polisher built by Grinding and Polishing Machinery of Indianapolis, Ind., a specialist in designing and building industrial grinding and polishing machinery. It uses the stainless pipes for the sanitary-grade...
Article Published: 12/1/2012
- Turbo-Charged Abrasive Machining Offers Uniformity, Consistency
- Method can deburr, produce edge contour effects rapidly
Article Published: 6/1/2012
- Buffing & Polishing: The Need for Speed
- The correct peripheral speed is an important consideration in getting the right results from your buffing operation. A buff that is turning too fast or too slow may result in damage to the buff or to the workpiece.
Article Published: 1/1/2012
- Drag Finishing of Delicate Parts
- For complex parts with high surface finish specs, production deburring and surface prep can be done using the drag finishing process whereby the parts to be deburred and finished are mechanically dragged through the media while attached to fixtures—...
Article Published: 10/1/2011
- Increasing Vibratory Efficiency by Optimizing the Choice of Media Shape Relative to Part Geometry
- When choosing vibratory media, understand the size, shape, starting roughness condition and metallurgical structure of the part.
Article Published: 7/13/2011
- Making the Grade With Mechanical Media
- Understanding media grades is important to good mechanical finishes.
Article Published: 7/1/2011
- Mass Finishing: What is it All About?
- Mass finishing refers to any deburring, edge breaking, or surface conditioning process in which the workpieces, although confined in a chamber, are not fixtured.
Article Published: 2/21/2011
- Buffing and Polishing— Looking to the Future
- While there may be alternative methods of finishing—buffing and polishing are two processes that are tough to duplicate with other methods.
Article Published: 2/18/2011
- Better Peening Shouldn’t Be a Shot in the Dark
- Almost any pilot will tell you that when it comes to airplane parts like wings or engine blades, failure is unacceptable. That’s why more aerospace companies have sought to reduce the possibility of metal fatigue in such critical parts, and why some...
Article Published: 12/1/2010
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