With such a wide range of media types and compounds, it can feel overwhelming when trying to choose the right consumable for your mass finishing process. Using the correct machinery, media and compounds is key to achieving the optimum surface finish. Combined correctly, the media and compound allow you to achieve consistent and repeatable surface… Read more »
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To identify the right finishing process for your part, we recommend running finishing trials. This will determine the correct media, compound, vibratory finishing machine and other process parameters which will ensure repeatability in results. To help you run a successful trial, we’ve put together seven simple steps: STEP 1: Gather information regarding your part The… Read more »
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ActOn Shot Blasting Systems The ActOn offering includes a range of portable, economical, premium and automated shot blasting systems. These blast cabinets are designed for blasters who require rapid, repeatable and efficient blasting results, a process free of interruption and a shot blasting machine with a solid construction. More over all components are assembled, according… Read more »
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Just by moving from manual finishing to vibratory finishing you will be able to cut costs and reduce delays by decreasing processing times. Vibratory finishing not only produces a consistent finish (eliminating the need to waste time on reworks) but also saves you money by avoiding high part reject rates. To help you find the… Read more »
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We’ve taken a closer look at the process of a free trial with ActOn Finishing, to discover how it can improve your process development, reduce costs and improve finishing quality. Establishing a repeatable solution Each trial and technical consultation at ActOn Finishing is customised to customer requirements. To begin, we’ll ask you to complete a… Read more »
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We’ve taken a look at five other ways automated systems can optimise your surface finishing process. 1. Reduce the need for manual handling and reliance on operators Whether you use vibratory finishing or centrifugal disc finishing, a big part of operations involved in the finishing process is carried out by your employees. To help ease… Read more »
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DLyte Electropolishing vs Mechanical Surface Finishing In a mechanical surface finishing process, parts would go through different steps to be deburred, surface roughness to be improved and mirror polished. The process would also require different medias and compounds and in some instances, different machines in order to achieve the final result. Moreover, liquid electropolishing can… Read more »
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Forgings and castings can be manually finished but this can be a time consuming process and often difficult to deliver consistent results. A more efficient solution is mass finishing, which offers consistent results for high-spec metal components, including medical, aerospace and automotive castings and forgings, to achieve a smooth surface and a polished finish. At… Read more »
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