MECHANICAL FINISHING

Mechanical Finishing

New Vibratory Finishing Compound Wearing Down Too Fast

What component of the compound causes this accelerated media wear and could it also harm machine parts such as the urethane liner?

Mechanical Finishing

When to Change Out Chemical Tanks

Question: How do you determine when it is time to change out chemical tanks.
#basics

Mechanical Finishing

Passivate Stainless Steel

Question: I have been told that it is not necessary to passivate 316 S.S., but that 303 and 304 must be to provide a corrosion resistant surface.

Mechanical Finishing

Gear Media

Gear Media Question: I have heard the term, “gear media” and I wonder what this is.

Mechanical Finishing

Vibratory Finishing

Question: Is there any rule of thumb for how many parts to put in a vibratory machine?

Electroplating

Cleaning Copper Parts

Question: Some of our copper parts, which have been cleaned but not protected by a chemical reagent but cased by vacuum bag, take on a bad appearance after three days.
#pollutioncontrol #vacuum-vapor

Mechanical Finishing

Particle Counters

Question: We have seen a number of our customers switch from a washdown weight and visual particle count to a laser particle counter.

Mechanical Finishing

Ball Burnishing Vibrators

Question: We have an eight-cu ft, tub-style vibratory finisher for burnishing stampings prior to decorative plating.

Mechanical Finishing

Motor Rotation for Vibratory Finishing Machine

Question: We bought a used round vibratory finishing machine and cannot find any indication of the proper motor rotation.

Mechanical Finishing

Mass Finishing for Beginners

Question: What are some applications for mass finishing that I can relate to?