Surface Finishing & Coating

Saint-Gobain is extending its popular Norton RazorStar product line with the non-supersized FS1190 Fiber Discs that the company says deliver fast stock removal, cooler cutting action, and extended product life. Engineered for use in welding, metal fabrication, MRO, construction, and oil and gas, these new fiber discs feature the same patented, engineered shaped ceramic grain technology and geometry as the original RazorStar.

OmniSurf 5.0 from Digital Metrology Solutions is software for analyzing surface profile data. Featuring a new interface and dozens of new features, the company says it is a complete toolbox for analyzing data from roughness measurement instruments.

Manufacturing precision is essential for most manufacturers, but perhaps some more than others. DMM, for instance, is the UK’s only hot-forging manufacturer of climbing and safety hardware for applications such as climbing, tree care, rope access, work-at-height and rescue, and manufacturing quality and process consistency in these industries are essential.

Tools for CNC deburring provide a host of benefits.

Eliminate tedious hand work and deburr the work piece on your CNC machine for more consistent and controlled results. The DeBurr-Z floats in both the compression and extension direction allowing the cutting tool to follow the top edges or underside edges of the work piece even when these are not clearly defined.

Modern grooving and cut-off systems offer versatile geometries, stronger carbide and ceramic options, smarter cooling and custom tooling for complex parts.

Two next-generation CNC deburring holders from Bel Air Finishing were designed to automate, streamline, and elevate edge-finishing operations across manufacturing environments. The new FM-DBR7-1D Series and FM-DBR7-SC Series will upgrade a machine shop with precision-engineered solutions that replace manual deburring with consistent, repeatable, automation-ready performance.

AI-Driven Robot Tackles Tedious Sanding, Boosting Consistency and Efficiency

Trumpf says it has developed new laser applications for adhesive and coating preparation in battery production and for corrosion protection of aluminum components. The high-tech company is making electric car batteries safer and protecting cars from rust.

Heule Tool's new SNAP-X deburring line for cross-hole deburring of main bores with multiple cross bores. SNAP-X deburrs intersecting cross bores at different diameters and angles directly through the main bore in one pass. With two cutting blades that work in both directions, it provides forward and backward cutting.

The proliferation of aluminum in the automotive sector continues to surge. Once rare, aluminum components now can account for 30% of a vehicle's weight.

There has been an increase in demand for scroll, or spiral, compressors as the accuracy of the methods used to make them have improved.