• To see turbo-abrasive machining of aerospace components for improved surface life at Turbo-Finish Corp.: http://tinyurl.com/massdeburring1 • To learn more about use of a centrifugal barrel for developing extreme edge and surface finishes at MacKay Manufacturing: http://tinyurl.com/massdeburring2 • To learn more about drag and spindle finish methods to improve cutting tool life at Bel-Air Finishing: http://tinyurl.com/massdeburring3
Deburring
The Role of Surface Finish in Improving Part Performance
Mass media finishing techniques can be used to improve part performance and service life
Deburring/Surface Finishing Specialist; Chair: SME Machining/Material Removal Technical Community ddavidson@member.sme.org
Centrifugal Barrel Finishing at
MacKay Mfg. in Spokane, WA is used to produce extremely high-quality edge and surface finish effects on
titanium, steel, aluminum and even plastic components for the medical, electronic, defense, consumer and electron microscope industries.
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ass finishing processes have been widely adopted throughout industry as the optimum meth- odology for producing controlled edge and surface finish effects on many types of machined and
fabricated components. American industry has long been on the forefront of aggressively deploying these methods to improve edge and surface finishing operations. All too often, situations still exist where archaic and
even primitive hand or manual finishing methods are used to produce edge and surface finishing improve- ments. This is not to say that some industrial part applications are not going to require a manual deburring operation—some do. In many cases, however, hand or manual methods are still being used because more au-