Surface Finishing & Coating

Products • February 5, 2020

FAB (Fixed Abrasive Buff) Buffing Wheels

Saint-Gobain Abrasives announced the introduction of its new, innovative Norton FAB (Fixed Abrasive Buff) buffing wheels that virtually eliminate the need to use buffing compounds. Norton FAB wheels feature a patent pending design, which incorporates abrasive grains into the buffing wheel and consistently results in excellent single digit Ra values ranging from 1 to 5 Ra.

Videos • January 22, 2020

Tungaloy Enhances T9200 Steel Turning Inserts with New Grades and Geometries

Tungaloy has expanded its T9200 CVD grade insert series to include T9205 and T9235 grades as well as the -TSF and -TM style chipbreakers.

Products • January 15, 2020

Parts Cleaning Service App

Whether it's a question about a maintenance job, a technical problem or a spare part that's needed, the new service app for IOS and Android makes it easy to contact the Service team directly at the relevant Ecoclean branch. The two-way, real-time connection via chat function and video telephony with live image transmission allows problems to be solved both quickly and efficiently.

Articles • January 7, 2020 • Kip Hanson

Ream a ‘hole’ lot better with replaceable heads

Replaceable heads represent the next step in the evolution of reaming.

Products • December 18, 2019

Madison Green Biodegradable General-Purpose Cleaner

Madison Chemical introduces Madison Green, a mildly alkaline, environmentally friendly, biodegradable general-purpose cleaner that is highly effective on greasy and waxy surfaces, such as floors, work benches and other equipment. This free-rinsing product does not leave a white alkaline film on the cleaned surface and has a pleasant wintergreen odor.

Products • December 17, 2019

Parts Cleaning Services

To guarantee continuous and consistent cleaning results, it is essential that cleaning can be planned. For this, a system has to function in an optimal way and fluctuations in the process or unscheduled downtimes must be avoided. A service concept that is tailored to the requirements of the equipment user and implemented in close cooperation with the manufacturer helps to achieve this. Therefore, Ecoclean has developed a wide range of services that can be individually combined.

Videos • December 13, 2019

ORBITOOL deburring tool demo

Stanley Kroll, sales manager, J.W. Done Corp., took a few minutes during EMO 2019 to provide CTE with a guided demonstration of the company's ORBITOOL deburring tool product line.

Products • December 10, 2019

CorrVerter, Water-Based Rust Passivating Primer

Abrasive grinding and sandblasting are common ways to restore rusty metal surfaces and prepare them for painting. A much easier and very effective alternative is to coat the rust with CorrVerter, a water-based rust passivating primer from Cortec Corp.

News • December 2, 2019

Ceramic, plastic mass finishing consumables to account for 70% of consumption

Sales of mass finishing consumables are primarily driven by the increasing demand for surface finishing from various end-use industries such as automotive, aerospace, and general and industrial engineering. As indicated in a new study, the global mass finishing consumables market is estimated to be valued at over US$180 million by the end of 2019, demonstrating moderate growth at a less than 5% CAGR during the forecast period, 2019 to 2029.

Products • November 18, 2019

SG POLIFAN Z SG POWER STEELOX Flap Discs

PFERD has enhanced its lineup of Performance Line POLIFAN Z SG POWER STEELOX flap discs with the addition of a 6 in. (Type 29) disc in 40 and 60 grit in 7/8 in. arbor and 5/8—11 hub versions. Together with its impressive service life and high aggressiveness, the new flap disc, like other members of its product family, maintains consistent performance throughout the entire life of the flap disc yielding maximum economic efficiency for the user.

Products • November 13, 2019

Gen4 Standard Ion Air Knife

EXAIR's Gen4 Standard Ion Air Knife eliminates static electricity 30% better at low inlet pressures, which saves compressed air and money. Production speeds, product quality and surface cleanliness can improve dramatically. It eliminates static on plastics, webs, sheet stock and other product surfaces where tearing, jamming or hazardous shocks are a problem.

Products • November 5, 2019

Aluma-Cling Blue Thickened-Gel Formulation

Madison Chemical introduces Aluma-Cling Blue, a moderately acidic, thickened-gel formulation for cleaning aluminum alloys, especially bright, decorative aluminum with no brushing. This phosphate-free product has excellent detergency and rinsing properties and is ideal for 5000 and 6000 series aluminum alloys and stainless steel surfaces.