Nonsmooth move: Drilling Performance
Shops have many choices when texturing—rather than smoothing—part surfaces.
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Smooth flight: Medical Manufacturing
Jet-engine manufacturing typically requires through-holes that accommodate fasteners for various components and subassemblies. These through-holes must be chamfered, free of burrs and have radiused edge transitions.
Diamond Flex-Hone
Brush Research Manufacturing Co. Inc. presents the newest innovation in the continuing evolution of its Flex-Hone technology: Diamond Flex-Hones.
Aero 40hp dry ice blast cleaning system
Cold Jet LLC recently introduced the Aero 40HP high-pressure dry ice blast cleaning system, which is said to offer advanced, economical dry ice blast cleaning in an environmentally friendly format.
Mebabrite
A line of synthetic mounted points for the light deburring blending, and polishing of precision machined and cast parts has been introduced by Rex-Cut Products Inc.
Fine-Grit Flex-Hone
The Flex-Hone Tool from Brush Research Manufacturing Co. Inc. is a resilient, flexible honing tool with a soft cutting action.
High-fiber diet: Drilling Performance
Superabrasive tools can be applied to efficiently machine carbon fiber-reinforced plastics.
T-TINOX
Ingersoll Cutting Tools says its new CVD-coated series T-TINOX grades bring new levels of productivity to stainless steel turning.
Kleen Green
Wallover Metalworking Fluids has introduced a general-purpose cleaner that addresses hundreds of applications in and around an industrial plant.
Tri-Ten
A compact, wet Tri-Ten planetary head deburring system is available from Abtex Corp. in a return-to-operator configuration.
Surface finesse: Medical Manufacturing
Pristine finishes are pivotal for safe and effective orthopedic implants.
PEEK Super
Exair Corp.'s new PEEK Super Air Nozzles deliver strong blowing force while providing non-marring protection should the air nozzle come in contact with other surfaces.
