A bright idea
A heat-treat process to anneal and bright age-harden stainless steels without breaking vacuum.
Operation / Process
Surface Finishing & Coating
SRD 3-55/2 and SRD 6-30/2
Dapra's series of Biax hand-held, air-powered tools include lightweight grinders and variable-speed deburring machines.
Multiple-Feed Technology
Sunnen's patented multi-feed honing technology gives gear manufacturers a choice of tool-feed modes to achieve the shortest cycle times, lowest part cost, and longest abrasive life.
Cotton-Fiber Mounted Points
A full line of cotton fiber mounted points that are ideally suited for EOAT (end-of-arm-tooling) in automated metal deburring and finishing applications is available from Rex-Cut Products Inc.
RXS-900 Rotary Spindle Blast System
Guyson Corp. has integrated a machine-tending robot to automatically load and unload its RXS-900 rotary spindle blast system in an unmanned blast finishing work cell.
Model TR-900
Guyson Corp. offers its Model TR-900 through-belt conveyor blast systems with an oscillator to provide reciprocating motion of the blast guns, reduce the number of nozzles required for uniform coverage and lower the blasting machine's compressed air requirements.
Pipe Notchers
Scotchman Metal Fabricating Solutions introduces the Scotchman Pipe Notcher by ALMI.
RBE12-180
Metabo Corp. offers an electronic pipe and tube belt sander for burnishing, finishing and reconditioning steel, stainless steel, non-ferrous pipe and tube.
Stamping out excess costs
END USER: Aragon Surgical Inc., (650) 543-3100, www.aragonsurgical.com. CHALLENGE: Reduce costs when procuring a stainless steel part for a laparoscopic surgical device. SOLUTION: A contract manufacturer that stamps some previously machined part features and machines only the critical features. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Connecticut Spring & Stamping, (860) 677-1341, www.ctspring.com
Groove Hard
Grooving hardened steel parts with PCBN cutting tools.
DIY or outsource when applying finishes to parts?
Many manufacturers apply finishes such as black oxide, metal plating, adhesives and sealants to their parts. One key question is whether to apply those finishes in-house or outsource the operation. For many shops, the decision is based on part volume, cost of capital and practical considerations.
Rex Cut offers full line of cotton fiber abrasive products
A full line of cotton fiber abrasive products for grinding, deburring, polishing, and finishing stainless steel, aluminum, and exotics is available from Rex Cut Products Inc.