Surface Finishing & Coating

Brush Research Manufacturing Co. Inc. has created a line of specialty Flex-Hones designed to blend and radius sharp edges and remove microburrs on chamfered holes eliminating stress risers caused by the chamfering operation.

Machining a clean, straight and in-tolerance hole through a part is not the only requirement for many holemaking applications. In many cases, hole entrances and exits are also critical to part functionality.

Keller developed the TKO-1 0- DP pump/skimmer specifically for the dye penetrant application.

CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels has introduced a metal surface drum sander and flap wheel drum line for large scale metal finishing.

Birchwood Casey's LUMICLAD electroless black oxide process for aluminum is now available in a new Zero-Discharge configuration that eliminates the need for a drain connection.

Peros R1 vacuum solvent cleaning systems from ZPS America LLC is suitable for any type of machined or formed metal components that can fit into a standard 530 x 365 x 250mm basket (other sizes are available as special order).

For demanding applications where highly flexible, impact resistant bonds are required, Master Bond developed Polymer System EP37-3FLF.

Sunnen Products Co.'s new HTG series tube hones are designed as oil field workhorses with high-volume throughput and increased part capacity.

Machine Technology column from the February 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine offers machining strategies for difficult-to-cut materials.

Metabo Corp. offers the SE12-115 burnisher for finishing and polishing stainless steel and metals.

Norton Abrasives has introduced Norton NorZon BlueFire F826 Fiber Discs for the metal fabricating industry.

A kit for metal fabricating shops that includes three types of specialty abrasive wheels for grinding, blending and cutting stainless steel is available from Rex-Cut Products Inc.