The descaling, polishing, brightening process of motorcycle pedal starter lever

How to polish the motorcycle pedal starter lever?

In this case, we will discuss the finishing and polishing process of descaling and deburring from a high-hardness forged iron motorcycle starter rod.

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    • 2024-06-03
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motorcycle parts, starter levers, starter rod, deburring, descaling, polishing, brightening effect

1. Motorcycle starter lever before polishing
motorcycle parts, starter levers, starter rod, deburring, descaling, polishing, brightening before

Material:

Pig iron forgings

Apparance:

oxide scales and burrs

Shape:

S-shaped curve

Size:

300*7mm

Pre-polishing process:

Pig iron forging.

Post polishing process:

Finished or electroplated.

2. Requirements for finishing and polishing
  • The surface is smooth and burr-free.
  • Remove surface oxide scale.
  • Reduce surface roughness, increase gloss, and improve brightness.
3. Details of the finishing, polishing, deburring and descaling process for motorcycle parts (starter lever, starter rod, spark lever)
Process steps （1） Coarse finishing to remove burrs and scale （2） Fine polishing （3） Drying
Machine and Equipment Vibratory bowl Finishing Machine Vibratory bowl Finishing Machine Vibratory Dryer
Amplitude and speed highest and full speed highest and full speed highest and full speed
Tumbling Media angle cut cylinder ceramic deburring media ballcone stainless steel media corn cob polishing media
Abrasive to workpiece ratio 6：1 6：1 8：1
Finishing compound finishing liquid polishing liquid No
Water Appropriate amount, the liquid level should not exceed the tumbling media Appropriate amount, the liquid level should not exceed the tumbling media No
Finishing time 4 hours 30 minutes 30 minutes
Remark parts separated and picked up automatically, rinsed with water parts separated and picked up automatically, rinsed with water dry the water and wipe away the water stains
4. Effect after finishing and polishing
Rough deburring and descaling of motorcycle parts, starter levers, starter rod

deburring and descaling of forging motorcycle starter lever

Fine polishing and brightening of motorcycle parts, starter levers, starter rod

polishing and brightening of forging motorcycle starter lever

5. Additional information
  • Because the motorcycle starter lever accessories are made of pig iron forgings and the material is very hard, ceramic media with heavy cutting force is used to roughly remove scale and burrs. In order to fully finish the corners of the parts or the toothed inner wall of the inner ring, the shape of the ceramic media is a chamfered cylindrical tumbling deburring media, and the smooth curve of the cylinder itself can have a smooth surface on the starting rod. Smoother polishing effect. It should be noted that if the starting rod is made of aluminum forgings, then our tumbling finishing media cannot use ceramic media, but needs to use softer materialResin media (also called plastic media).
  • These motorcycle parts are not afraid of hitting each other, so in order to improve the screening efficiency, the finishing machine uses the vibrating bowl finisher with separator.
  • Iron workpieces are easily oxidized again when exposed to water and air. Therefore, we need to dry the water immediately after finishing and polishing.

6. Final summary
  • In this case, we demonstrate the process of deburring and descaling on the surface of a forged motorcycle workpiece, also called a starter lever, starter rod, and spark lever, and further improving the surface gloss and brightness.
  • This process is also suitable for polishing parts and components such as automobiles, bicycles, fishing gear, pumps and valves, sewing machines, equipment and tooling produced from forged iron.

The production and manufacturing process of vibratory finishing machines

Let’s take a look at how a Vibratory Finishing Machine changes from a steel plate into a polishing artifacts for deburring and descaling.

Vibratory finishing machine production process
  • 1. Blanking

    The purchased steel plates of standard sizes are cut into small iron plates according to the sizes of different machine models. The factors that affect the quality of machine products in this link are the quality and thickness of the steel plate. Our steel plates are all from the large factory of Shanghai Baosteel, with uniform thickness, and are all 4mm thick plates.
  • 2. Forming

    The cut steel plate is rolled into a cylinder with a plate rolling machine, which is used as the base of the machine and the barrel-shaped cylinder in the middle of the working chamber for installing the motor. Another main component is the bowl-shaped working chamber of the machine, which is pressed out using a hydraulic press and a special mold. In this way, the main components of the machine frame are finished.
  • 3. Welding

    This process is to weld the two ends of the rolled cylinder just now, and at the same time weld the bottom heel under the base to assemble the support of the vibration spring. This process can also affect the quality of the machine. Because the welds are not up to standard, problems such as cracking and falling off may occur during future use.
  • 4. Inspection and Finishing

    Check the surface condition of the weld, remove welding slag and oxide scale, use a grinder to grind the weld, and polish flash and burrs. Everyone knows that details are the devil, especially in the production process of industrial products, some seemingly inconspicuous small details often determine the final quality of the product. Blisters, small cracks in welds, flash and burrs on the surface of accessories will ultimately determine the appearance quality and service life of the machine.
  • 5. PU Casting

    Lining the inner wall of the hydraulically formed working tank with wear-resistant polyurethane colloid is the task of this process. During casting, a mold with a diameter smaller than the external frame body should be placed in the chamber, the external frame body and the mold should be fixed, and then the hot-melted PU glue should be poured into the gap between the frame and the mold. After the colloid cools and solidifies, it can be removed. After molding, the working chamber lined with PU glue is ready. This link is a key process that affects the service life of the machine. The wear resistance, thickness, and hardness of PU glue are factors that affect the length of use. Our polyester raw materials are all products from Dow Chemical (DOW) in the United States, and the casting thickness can reach about 15-20cm.
  • 6. Painting

    The next step is to spray paint on the surface of the working chamber and base, which can protect the iron plate and improve the aesthetics of the machine. Apply putty on the surface of the iron plate first to repair some obvious defects, such as pits, gaps, etc. After the putty dries, you can spray various beautiful colors.
  • 7. Assembling

    All required parts are ready. The next step is to put them together. First, a vibration motor needs to be installed in the middle cylindrical barrel of the machine. Install the motor to the base using a flange. The upper and lower ends of the motor are equipped with eccentric swing arm, commonly known as hammers. This is the main component for adjusting the direction and speed of the machine’s movement.
    Another major installation task is the installation of the base spring. Put the springs one by one on the support tubes on the base, so that the working chamber is suspended and supported on the base. The eccentric excitation force of the vibration motor will be brought to the chamber body to produce a spiral tumbling motion.
  • 8. Self Testing

    After all the installation steps are completed, it is the last step of power-on self-test. Connect the machine’s power cord to the control box and press the start button to start the machine. In this step, you need to check whether the direction of rotation and rolling of the machine is correct, whether the vibration frequency and amplitude are normal, whether there is any abnormal noise, and whether the installation and tightening bolts are loose. If everything is OK, it can be packaged and shipped.
vibratory finishing machine production process-blanking

1. Blanking

vibratory finishing machine production process-forming

2. Forming

vibratory finishing machine production process-welding

3. Welding

vibratory finishing machine production process-detecting&finishing

4. Detecting&Finishing

vibratory finishing machine production process-PU casting

5. PU Casting

vibratory finishing machine production process-painting

6. Painting

vibratory finishing machine production process-assembling

7. Assembling

vibratory finishing machine production process-self testing

8. Self Testing

What is resin media?

About Resin Media

  • 1. What is resin media?
  • Resin media are also called plastic media, polyester media. It is a resin abrasive media specially used for deburring, descaling, deflashing, derusting, charmfering, finishing for product parts and workpieces made of soft metal or non-metallic materials.
    Parts made of aluminum, copper, zinc, plastic, acrylic and other materials have a soft surface texture. If they are finished with high-hardness tumbling media such as ceramic deburring media, they will leave scratches, pitting, etc. on the surface of the product. However, resin media It contains a large amount of resin, and its texture is soft and elastic, which can avoid such problems, so it is suitable for processing such products. This is also the advantage of plastic media.
    The hardness of resin media is much smaller than that of brown corundum, silicon carbide, white corundum and other ceramic media, and the cutting force will be smaller accordingly. It is also easier to control the cutting force for deburring some precision parts, and it is also a very good choice for such products.

    deburring,descaling,deflashing,derusting,finishing of resin media
  • 2. What are the main components of ShineTec’s resin media?
  • Resin media are made by mixing abrasive sand and resin in a certain proportion. Microsilica powder is the most commonly used abrasive sand for resin media, and there are also formulas that add zirconia, corundum sand, alumina powder, etc. Among them, the type, particle size and content percentage of abrasive sand are the key factors affecting the finishing and polishing effect. The larger the particle size and the higher the content of the abrasive sand powder, the greater the deburring strength of the polyester media, but it cannot be higher, because the larger the particle size and the higher the content of the sand powder, the lower the wear resistance and the service life. Therefore, it is best not to use resin media for heavy cutting for a long time.
    plastic media production process-molding
    polyester media production process-forming
  • 3. What can resin media be used for?
  • Plastic media, with their elastomer abrasive material properties, can be used in various surface treatment processes to create a low roughness on the surface of the part. It is an excellent process choice for surface pretreatment, finishing and polishing of product parts such as anodizing, coating, painting, and electroplating. The main functions are as follows:

    3.1 Deburring. The surface of product parts is finished to remove defects such as burrs, flash, edges, quick-cutting, pouring gates, etc.

    3.2 Descaling. When metal materials are exposed to the air for a long time, an oxide film will form on the surface. For example, iron will rust, aluminum will turn black, copper will develop patina, etc. Plastic media can be used to remove rust and scale from these products and restore the original luster of the metal.

    3.3 Turning tool marks removing. Machined parts can easily leave turning marks on the surface of the product due to wear of the turning tool or position adjustment. These marks can be easily and quickly removed using plastic media, but it will not affect the product’s appearance accuracy and dimensions.

    3.4 Degreasing. During the processing of parts, sludge, dirt and other dirt will adhere to the surface of the product. Manual cleaning is difficult to remove and inefficient. Using plastic media, water and finishing liquid to tumbling in a finishing machine can remove oil stains and quickly clean product parts.

    3.5 Fine finishing. Parts finished with plastic media can achieve very low surface roughness. On this basis, using stainless steel media, high alumina porcelain media, zirconia media or biological abrasive media, combined with the barrel polishing process, a very bright surface effect can be obtained, even close to a mirror polishing effect.
  • 4. How is resin media used for tumbling deburring and finishing?
  • Like the finishing method of other tumbling media, the vibration of the machine, high-speed centrifugal motion, eddy current rotation, barrel rotation, etc. are used to drive the plastic media to tumble and rotate together with the parts. The media rub on the surface of the product parts to remove the burrs and flash on the surface. Flash, oxide layer, rust spots, etc. are cut away to achieve polishing.
    Since the texture of plastic media is softer and more elastic than ceramic media, it will not cause damage to parts made of soft materials. It is especially suitable for deburring and finishing workpieces made of aluminum alloys, copper, zinc and other products.
    Plastic media finishing experience and problem solving is a process that requires long-term experience accumulation. If you don’t know how to quickly deburr and finish copper, aluminum, brass, handicrafts and other product parts to achieve the best results, what is the best brand of resin media you are looking for? Please contact us and ShineTec will provide you with professional consulting services.

  • 5. What are the different shapes of resin media?
  • ShineTec’s plastic media come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The main shapes are cone, tri-star, pyramid, tetrahedron, cannonball, triangle, etc.
    You need to choose the appropriate plastic media shape based on the shape of your product parts. Cones and tetrahedrons are suitable for finish general product parts and are more commonly used shapes. Cone and cannon-shaped (bullet-shaped) shapes are relatively smooth in appearance. Generally, the grooves, seams, holes, and holes of the parts will not get stuck during the finishing process. Other shapes have sharp corners. If the size is not selected properly, jamming will occur. If it gets stuck, it will take a lot of time to clean the blocked part.

    Plastic media such as tetrahedrons, triangles, and tri-star shapes can finish complex-shaped product parts. The sharp corners and edges of this type of abrasive media can reach hard-to-reach parts, and this is also the reason why plastic media are not wear-resistant (compared to for ceramic media). Sharp corners are easily damaged and broken during high-speed movement. In addition, the production process of plastic media is relatively simple. They are hardened by the curing reaction of resin and abrasive sand powder, and are sintered with ceramic media at a high temperature of 1,000 degrees. The difference is several times, and the wear resistance of plastic media is definitely not as good as ceramic media.

    The size of the plastic media is also a key factor affecting finishing quality. The contact area between small-sized media and parts is definitely smaller than the contact area between large-sized media and parts, and the surface treatment will be more delicate. Therefore, the finishing and polishing effect of small-sized media is better than that of large-sized media. Choose a larger size plastic media if you need to cut the part aggressively. Sometimes, you can also mix plastic media of different shapes and sizes together for use. This can be determined according to the actual condition of the part.

    Cannonball (bullet) shaped plastic media
    plastic media shapes
  • 6. Which finishing machine is resin media suitable for?
  • Polyester media are suitable for all ShineTec’s finishing and polishing machines. Vibratory finishing machines, centrifugal barrel finishing machines, centrifugal disc finishing machines, barrel tumbling finishing machines or automatic mass finishing system can all use polyester media for finishing and polishing.
  • 7. What industries can resin media be used in?
  • Polyester media have the characteristics of medium and low strength cutting performance, light and soft elastic impact force, and no pollution to the surface color of the workpiece. They are widely used in machining, precision molds, auto parts, aerospace, medical equipment, mechanical parts, plastic products, 3C digital, metal casting, electronic devices, hardware parts, kitchen supplies, 3D printing, textile workpieces, powder metallurgy, electrical components, minting, jewelry, instrumentation, handicraft accessories and other industries. With professional tumbling finishing machines, large quantities of product parts and workpieces can be efficiently removed from burrs, flash, sharp edges, rust spots, flattening, rounding and other surface treatments.
  • 8. Which parts are suitable for deburring with resin media?
  • The material with cutting force in polyester is abrasive sand powder such as silica powder and brown corundum, and the other main component is resin. Compared with ceramic media such as brown corundum deburring media and white corundum precision finishing media, the content of abrasive sand is lower, so polyester media are tumbling media with medium and low cutting force. It is most suitable for parts requiring medium to low cutting forces. It can be used very well to polish soft and fragile product parts. For example, workpieces made of copper, aluminum, zinc, brass and other materials.
    Polyester media can also be used to deburr hard product parts such as iron, stainless steel, and alloys. However, compared with brown corundum ceramic deburring media, the finishing efficiency will be lower, it will take more time to finish, and the media wear will be higher.
    For some small and medium-sized precision parts, fine finishing polyester media is the suitable finishing and polishing material. The cutting force generated by fine finishing polyester media is small, the impact on dimensional accuracy is subtle, and over-grinding will not occur.

    deburring with polyester media
  • 9. What is the difference between resin media and other tumbling media?
  • Polyester media, like other ceramic media such as brown corundum deburring media, silicon carbide deburring media, chrome corundum finishing media, and white corundum finishing media, can be commonly used in tumbling finishing machines such as vibrating, centrifugal barrel, disc, barrel finishing and smoothing. The main differences from other abrasive media are as follows:

    9.1 Differences in raw materials. In addition to corundum sand, ceramic media also include alumina powder, alumina, clay and other micro-powders. Except for corundum sand, all micro-powders naturally have a small amount of cutting force, so brown corundum deburring media can be made into heavy cutting forces. The main components of polyester media are silica powder, quartz powder, and polyester. The cutting force of these powdery sand powders is not as good as that of corundum sand, so the overall cutting force of the media is medium or light.

    9.2 Differences in production processes. Ceramic media are made from various micro-powders through processes such as mixing, vacuum mud refining, shaping, cutting, and sintering. The temperature of high-temperature sintering can reach about 1300 degrees, and the hardness of the finished product is close to that of natural stone. The production process of polyester media is to mix resin, silica powder, quartz sand and other raw materials, and then make them through batching, stirring, vacuum, gelling, curing molding, demoulding and other processes. The curing temperature is about 180~190 degrees. After the finished product It has certain elasticity and low hardness. How to make the polyester media wear-resistant is to test the production process quality control level of the polyester media manufacturer.

    9.3 Differences in minimum sizes. Spherical ceramic media, due to the rounding process, can have a minimum diameter of 1 mm, and for a triangular shape, with manual cutting technology, the side length can also be 2 mm. The polyester media is formed by mold casting, so the current smallest specification can be 6mm.
  • 10. How long is the service life of resin media?
  • The service life of resin media depends on your usage scenario, and there is no standard wear time. Factors such as the shape and size of the parts and the shape and size of the resin media will affect the wear resistance of the media.
    Resin media with sharp corners or edges will definitely have a shorter service life than media with smooth surfaces. Large-sized resin media are more wear-resistant than small-sized resin media and have a longer service life.
    If you find that the finishing time is much longer than usual, or the worn media often gets stuck or blocked, you need to replace it with new resin media.
    In short, compared with ceramic media, the wear resistance of resin media is much smaller, and the corresponding service life is also shorter. If you want to know where to find the best resin media or plastic media or polyester media, you might as well pay attention to our ShineTec’s resin tumbling media.
  • 11. What is the cost of using resin media?
  • 11.1 The price of resin media is generally more than five dollars per kilogram. As for the resin media themselves, the smaller the media, the more expensive they are. At present, domestic resin media all use manual molding, demoulding and other processes. The smaller the specifications, the lower the output, and the more expensive the price.

    11.2 The more complex the appearance, the more expensive the price. Of all shapes, the cone is the easiest to demold and therefore the cheapest resin media. Pyramid shape, using a lot of materials, low demoulding efficiency, and the highest price.

    11.3 Compared with brown corundum ceramic deburring media, because they have lower wear resistance, greater wear and tear, and are more expensive, the cost of use will be much higher.
  • 12. How to choose the appropriate resin media?
  • There are some factors to consider when choosing the right resin media:

    12.1 Determine the shape and size of the resin media. Make sure that the media does not get stuck or block the inner hole, and ensure that all parts of the internal and external surfaces of the part can be finished.

    12.2 If you want to use a small-gauge resin media, you may also consider adding some larger-gauge resin media. This mixing method speeds up the finishing process. The mixing ratio of large and small media can be a 2:1 ratio.

    12.3 Determine what your main needs are? If you use a large resin media, the finishing will be faster but the surface of the part will be rougher. If you are concerned about surface roughness and want a finer, smoother surface, use smaller media.

    12.4 Also consider that the size of the resin media can easily separate from the finishing and polishing parts. In other words, the size of the media must be significantly different from the size of the parts, otherwise the two will be mixed together and it will be difficult to separate them.

  • 13. What is the size of ShineTec’s resin media?
  • ShineTec can provide cone and tetrahedral resin media up to 100mm. Minimum size is 6mm pyramid and cannonball shaped resin media.
    We can customize special sizes according to the shape and size of your product parts.

What is the ceramic media?

About Ceramic Media

  • 1. What is the ceramic media?
  • Ceramic media is used for tumbling finishing and polishing of product parts and workpieces, also called tumbler media, vibratory media, tumbling chip. It is a melting reaction between sand powder abrasives (such as brown corundum abrasive sand, white corundum abrasive sand, chrome corundum abrasive sand, silicon carbide abrasive sand, alumina powder, zirconia powder, etc.) and other ceramic bonding agents at high temperatures, artificially sintered mass finishing and polishing materials with various shapes. Because its hardness is close to that of stone, it is called tumbling stone. It can repair defects on the product surface, improve surface physical properties, and has a variety of finishing or polishing uses.
    ceramic media producing-cutting&shaping
    ceramic media producing-sintering
  • 2. What types of ceramic media are there?
  • There are many types of ceramic media, each suitable for different surface treatment purposes.
    Depending on the type of sintered abrasive sand powder, the commonly used ones are ceramic deburring media, silicon carbide deburring media, White corundum finishing media, chrome corundum finishing media, porcelain polishing media, High density porcelain media, zirconia polishing ball, Resin media.
    According to the use effect, there are rough finishing media, fine finishing media and polishing media. Both rough and fine finishing media have cutting force, but the cutting force is divided into light and heavy. The polishing media does not have cutting force and is only used to improve the surface gloss and brightness of the workpiece.
    According to the material, there are ceramic media and resin media. Among them, ceramic media are the collective name for deburring media such as brown corundum, silicon carbide, white corundum, chrome corundum, high-aluminum porcelain, high-density porcelain, and zirconia abrasive media.

    angle cut cylinder porcelain media
    cone resin media
  • 3. What is the use of ceramic media?
  • The operating principle of the ceramic media is to mix the workpiece or part with the tumbling media, add an appropriate amount of water and finishing compound, and load it into tumbling finishing machine In the working barrel, mechanical movements such as tumbling and rotation are carried out through vibratory (vibration), centrifugal disc, barrel, and tumbling barrel, so that the ceramic media and the workpiece impact and rub against each other, finishing the surface to achieve the effect of deburring and polishing.
    The role of ceramic media is reflected in two aspects:
    The ceramic media with cutting force can perform functions such as deburring, descaling, deflashing, chamfering, derusting, degreasing, cleaning and smoothing of parts and workpieces.
    The ceramic media without cutting force improves the density of the skin layer by impacting the product surface, and can polish and brighten the surface of parts and workpieces.

    heavy cutting ceramic media
    porcelain polishing media
  • 4. How long is the service life of the ceramic media?
  • The service life of a ceramic media can usually be from a few months to a few years, depending on the hardness, shape, and size of the finishing workpiece. Workpieces with sharp burrs and edges, sharp edges, flash edges, higher hardness and larger appearance will cause greater loss to the media. The service life is shorter.
    Of course the most basic factor depends on the quality of the ceramic media. High-quality tumbling media will enhance wear resistance while ensuring finishing efficiency. ShineTec’s ceramic media is a mature and stable formula formed on the basis of dozens of process tests. Corundum sand and ceramic bonding agent have the strongest matching performance, and the wear resistance of the product is longer than other products on the market in terms of service life. There is a 3 times improvement.
  • 5. What are the different functions of ceramic media made of different materials?
  • 5.1 Brown corundum deburring media is suitable for finishing and cutting product workpieces made of general metal or non-metal materials such as burrs, oxide scales, flash edges, turning tool marks, cutting edges, mold closing lines, etc.

    5.2 Silicon carbide deburring media are suitable for finishing and cutting hard, highly brittle and low-strength materials, such as cast iron, brass, bronze, zinc, tin and other products, especially magnetic materials such as rubidium iron boron, with very good results.

    5.3 White corundum and chrome corundum deburring media are suitable for finishing and cutting some precision parts and components because of their fine grit size. Also, because of their low surface roughness after treatment, they also form a very bright surface effect, so It is often used to finish and polish these products in one process at the same time.

    5.4 High alumina porcelain polishing media do not contain abrasive sand inside, so they have no deburring effect. The main component is alumina powder. The abrasive has high density. When it moves with the workpiece, it has a strong impact on the surface of the workpiece, forming a thick surface dense layer, which can improve the surface gloss and brightness of the part.

    5.5 The function of high-density porcelain polishing media is the same as that of high-alumina porcelain media. The difference is that the content of alumina powder in high-density porcelain media is higher, and its alumina content can reach more than 95%. Therefore, the density is larger, forming the surface brightness is higher.

    5.6 There is no abrasive sand inside the zirconia polishing ball. The main component is zirconia powder. The density of the zirconia media is higher than that of high-density porcelain media. The surface brightness of the workpiece after natural treatment is the highest.

    5.7 Resin media contain abrasive sand inside. Depending on the grit size of the sand, they can be divided into heavy cutting, medium cutting, and light cutting. They are suitable for finishing some soft metal workpieces, such as aluminum alloy products.

  • 6. What is the finishing efficiency of the ceramic media?
  • The finishing efficiency of the ceramic media depends on the grit size of the abrasive sand contained in it and the type of deburring and finishing machine. Specifically in terms of finishing time, the time required for a single finishing treatment can range from a few minutes to a few hours.
    The larger the grit size of the abrasive sand, the stronger the cutting force and the higher the finishing efficiency. But the larger the grit size, the greater the surface roughness and therefore the worse the surface finish.
    Depending on the operation mode and speed of the tumbling finishing machine, the finishing efficiency can be arranged in the following order:
    centrifugal disc finishing machine > centrifugal barrel finishing machine > vibratory finishing machine > tumbling barrel finishing machine。
    In addition, for the same type of machine, the larger the machine, the larger the volume of the working barrel, and the higher the finishing efficiency.

    ShineTec fully automatic polishing machine for hardware
  • 7. Does the shape and size of the ceramic media affect its finishing performance?
  • The shape and size of the ceramic media are key factors affecting finishing performance. The purpose of making the ceramic media into shapes such as triangles, cubes, spheres, cylinders, and three-star shapes is to make certain sharp corners, cut surfaces, and curved surfaces of the ceramic media better match the irregular and complex shapes of product parts, so that some parts that are difficult to reach can be parts can also be polished. If the selection of the ceramic media is incorrect, some parts will never be polished, which will definitely affect the finishing performance.
    The size of the ceramic media is also an important factor to consider. If the size is too large, it will also cause the inner holes, dead corners, gaps and other parts of the workpiece to be unable to be polished. If the size is too small, on the one hand, it will cause the abrasive to wear too fast, and on the other hand, it will block certain holes in the product, and may even result in defective products.

  • 8. What are the benefits of finishing and polishing with ceramic media?
  • Are you still looking for manual polishing methods? Let us recommend to you this large-volume, high-efficiency automatic finishing and polishing process. Its comparative advantages over manual finishing methods are as follows:

    8.1 Compared with manual finishing and deburring, the efficiency can be improved dozens of times. Using some large-scale tumbling finishing machines, ceramic media mixed workpieces can feed hundreds or even thousands of kilograms at a time, and can be completed within dozens of minutes or hours. This processing efficiency is incomparable to manual polishing.

    8.2 The surface effect after finishing is uniform and controllable. The quality of hand polishing depends on the personal skill proficiency of the worker. Some products may have burrs polished cleanly, while others may still have some residue. The surface quality of each product is different. Sometimes it may also cause product damage, resulting in a relatively high scrap rate.

    8.3 The running costs of tumbling finishing are extremely low. The one-time purchase cost of the machine starts from a few thousand dollars, and it can generally be used for many years. The choice of ordinary ceramic media depends on the actual conditions of the product parts that need to be processed, and the price ranges from a few dollars to more than ten dollars per kilogram. Buying a few hundred kilograms at a time can usually take several months. The amount of polishing compound is very small and the cost is almost negligible.
    Ordinary finishing machines can feed dozens of kilograms of workpieces at a time, and the finishing time for a batch is generally 30-60 minutes. The direct cost of finishing and polishing when evenly distributed to each product is minimal.
    On the other hand, in terms of saving labor costs, the advantage of using ceramic media for batch deburring and polishing is even greater. As long as workers need to handle it when loading and unloading materials, the machine can be operated unattended, which greatly saves labor costs.

    8.4 By customizing ceramic media with special shapes and sizes, they can be used to process some deburring and polishing areas that cannot be completed by manual finishing. They have powerful functions and wide applicability.

    8.5 It is a safe and environmentally friendly deburring and polishing process. Compared with processes such as chemical polishing and electrolytic polishing, the sludge produced by ceramic media can be directly treated as solid waste after filter press, which is environmentally friendly.
  • 9. Can the ceramic media be used for dry finishing?
  • Not allowed.

    The water and finishing compound during the polishing process can provide lubrication. Buffer the impact force generated by the workpiece and ceramic media during high-speed movement. Without the lubrication and buffering effects of water and finishing liquid, the debris and impurities shed during the finishing process will scratch the surface of the workpiece and leave pits on the surface.

    At the same time, these metal or non-metal debris and impurities will accelerate the wear of the PU lining in the working barrel, greatly increase the temperature rise generated during work, and greatly reduce the service life of the PU.
    If the dust generated during the grinding process is not moistened with water, it will produce dust and pollute the surrounding air and environment.
  • 10. What kind of ceramic media is the best quality?
  • If you don’t know where to find the best ceramic media, here are some tips to help you decide:

    10.1 The shape of the ceramic media. The forming process in the production process of ceramic media is a link that reflects the manufacturing process level of the manufacturer. Good quality control capabilities determine that the ceramic media’s mixing, mud refining, shaping, cutting, and sintering processes all have qualified quality control capabilities. The ceramic media produced in this way have uniform shapes, consistent sizes, smooth surfaces, and sharp corners, these performance indicators ensure that cracks, mud occur rarely.

    10.2 The hardness of the ceramic media. This indicator reflects the sintering temperature control level of the kiln. If the kiln temperature is too low, the melting reaction of various micro-powders inside the ceramic media is insufficient, the tumbling media is too tender, the hardness is not up to standard, and the wear is very high during use. If the kiln temperature is too high, it will cause over-burning. Corundum sand on the surface of the ceramic media will precipitate, resulting in a porridge-like surface and the product will be scrapped.

    10.3 Durablity of ceramic media. Excellent product raw material quality, strict production process control, and just the right formula combination can produce high-quality ceramic media. The wear resistance of ShineTec’s tumbling media can reach about 3 times that of other manufacturers on the market. You can compare the use cost, which can reduce the direct cost of your product finishing and polishing process by 3 times.

    high quality ceramic media
  • 11. How to choose a suitable ceramic media?
  • 11.1 Choose the material of your ceramic media based on the effect you want to achieve. If you want to deburr, descale, deflash, derust, chamfer and other finishing effects on your product parts, then you should choose ceramic deburring media, silicon carbide deburring media, white Corundum finishing media and chrome corundum finishing media are abrasives with cutting force. If you just want to improve the surface brightness of your product, you need to choose polishing porcelain media, high-density porcelain media, and zirconia polishing bead, which are non-cutting and high-density tumbling ceramic media. If your product is made of soft metals such as aluminum alloy, copper, and zinc, you need to choose a resin media.

    11.2 Choose the appropriate ceramic media based on the size and surface condition of your product. If your product does not have holes, or cracks, then choose a larger deburring media so that it has a long service life and will not produce stuck holes or clogging even after its shape becomes smaller.

    11.3 Choose the appropriate ceramic media based on surface roughness. For rough products, choose a tumbling media with strong cutting force and sharp product corners. For precision parts, choose a abrasive media with fine abrasive grit and low cutting force.

What is the finishing media?

About Finishing Media

  • 1. What is the finishing media?
  • All materials that are naturally produced or artificially produced and have high hardness, cutting ability and certain strength and toughness, and are used for grinding, finishing or polishing, can be finishing media, abrasive media. Finishing media are a diverse category, and many people have questions of one kind or another, such as: What are finishing media? What are the commonly used finishing media? What are finishing media used for? What are the types of finishing media? Let’s talk about these issues in detail below.
    natural abrasives
  • 2. What are the types and uses of commonly used finishing media?
  • According to the source, abrasives can be divided into two categories: natural abrasive media and artificial finishing media.

    2.1 Natural abrasive media include diamond, natural corundum (also called emery), garnet, quartz sand, diatomaceous earth, pumice, flint, silica, feldspar, chalk, lime for polishing, etc.

    2.1.1 Diamond. Diamond is the hardest substance currently known. The main ingredient is carbon, which is expensive because of its limited origin. Mainly used for manufacturing resin, ceramic or metal bonded abrasive tools. Diamond has a sharp shape and is the best abrasive tool for grinding hard and brittle materials such as cemented carbide, optical glass, and ceramics. It has a better polishing effect on alloys of different phases with huge differences in soft and hard. In addition, diamond polishing abrasive media have the characteristics of long finishing life, high cutting ability, and strong wear resistance. However, because it is easily carbonized at 700℃~800℃, it is not suitable for finishing steel materials and ultra-high-speed grinding.

    2.1.2 The main components of emery are aluminum oxide (Al2O3), a small amount of iron oxide (Fe2O3) and other impurities. It can be used for finishing and polishing all metals.

    2.1.3 Garnet is the oldest type of polishing abrasive media. It was called Ziyawu in ancient China. It has been used to grind gemstones since the Bronze Age. It gets its name because the crystal particles are shaped like pomegranate seeds. It is mostly used for sandblasting, waterjet cutting, manufacturing coated abrasive tools, filter materials, wear-resistant floor aggregates, etc. It is used in hardware, steel, castings, ceramics, aluminum, wood, and leather industries.

    2.1.4 The main component of quartz sand is SiO2, which is the earliest grinding wheel material and can be used for grinding, polishing, tumbling and sandblasting. The main component of diatomite is also SiO2, which is an ingredient in the manufacture of polishing powder and whetstone. Suitable for finishing and polishing soft metals such as brass, aluminum, and zinc.

    2.1.5 Pumice comes from volcanoes and is the raw material for making polishing powder. Suitable for finishing and polishing soft metals and their alloys, wood, glass, plastic, leather, etc.

    2.1.6 Flint, is a relatively common siliceous rock. Because flint is hard and produces sharp fractures when broken, it was first favored by primitive people in the Stone Age and used to strike and make stone tools. The striking of flint and iron tools will produce sparks, so it was also used as a fire-making tool by ancient people. In ancient China, a small piece of flint and a steel “fire sickle” were often struck to make fire, so flint is also called flint. The modern grinding industry utilizes its hard and sharp edges as grinding materials.

    2.1.7 Silica is the general name for vein quartz, quartzite, and quartz sandstone. The main component is also SiO2. Silica has a wide range of uses. When used in the grinding industry, it can be used to make grinding stones, oil stones, and sandpaper. It can also be used to polish glass, Surface of metal products, sawing and grinding stones, polishing jewelry, etc.

    2.1.8 Feldspar is the general name for feldspar minerals. There are many types, such as albite, anorthite, barium feldspar, barium adolite, microcline feldspar, orthoclase, feldspar, etc. The main component is feldspar. Silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, K2O, sodium oxide, calcium oxide, etc. When used in the grinding industry, it is often used as a bond component in the production of bonded abrasive tools, such as grinding wheels.

    2.1.9 Chalk is calcium carbonate and has a wide range of uses. It is used in the grinding industry as a raw material for tooth powder, toothpaste and other cosmetics.


    2.2 Artificial abrasive media. It is an abrasive material that does not exist in nature and is entirely artificially produced. The main types are:

    2.2.1 Sintered abrasives. Mainly divided into corundum abrasive media, silicon carbide abrasive media and CBN (cubic boron nitride) abrasive media, the varieties are divided into:

    Brown corundum abrasive media. The main component is Al2O3, which has medium hardness, high toughness, sharp particles, relatively low price, and is suitable for processing metals with high tensile strength.

    White corundum abrasive media. Its hardness is slightly higher than brown corundum, but its toughness is poor. It is easy to cut into the workpiece during finishing. It has good self-sharpening, low heat generation, strong finishing ability and high efficiency. Chrome corundum abrasive media is its derivative.

    Single crystal corundum abrasive media. Its particles are composed of a single crystal and have good multi-edge cutting edges, high hardness and toughness, strong grinding ability, and low grinding heat. The disadvantage is that the production cost is high and the output is low, so the price is relatively high.

    Silicon carbide abrasive media. Divided into black silicon carbide abrasives, green silicon carbide abrasives, cubic silicon carbide abrasives, and cerium silicon carbide abrasives. The main component is SiC, which has high hardness, high brittleness, sharp abrasive grains, good thermal conductivity, and strong wear resistance. It is more suitable for processing hard and brittle metal and non-metallic products. At present, the finishing and cutting of most NdFeB magnetic materials is widely used.

    CBN (cubic boron nitride) abrasive media. It is a synthetic super-hard material, its hardness is second only to diamond, and it is an excellent grinding material. Compared with traditional grinding materials, CBN abrasives have excellent grinding performance, especially when grinding cemented carbide, and are more efficient. CBN abrasive media are known as one of the greatest technological advances in the history of the abrasives industry due to their high strength, high wear resistance, excellent hardness close to diamond, and excellent thermal stability. The wear resistance and hardness are more than four times that of traditional abrasives, and its unique chemical properties also make it particularly suitable for grinding ferrous metal materials.
    The thermal integrity of CBN abrasive media and their ability to maintain a sharp cutting edge when machining ferrous materials makes them the product of choice for advanced grinding systems. When grinding ferrous metals, they do not react with each other; when grinding steel alloys, they are not easily oxidized. This makes CBN abrasive media the first choice for high-performance grinding wheels for grinding different materials such as cast iron and hard steel.
    CBN abrasive media can withstand high temperatures of 1300℃~1400℃, are chemically inert to iron group elements, have good thermal conductivity, have high removal rates when grinding steel, have large grinding ratios, and have long tool life. They are ideal for grinding hardened steel, The best abrasive for metals with high hardness and toughness such as high-speed steel, high-strength steel, stainless steel and heat-resistant alloys. In addition, CBN abrasive tools are also suitable for ultra-high-speed grinding, and metal-based CBN abrasive tools will not break even if the linear speed exceeds 250m/s.


    2.2.2 Preformed finishing media.
    There are two types of such finishing media: One is sintered ceramic media; also known as ceramic deburring or polishing media. Corundum sand or silicon carbide powder, quartz powder, alumina and other materials are melted at a high temperature of more than 1,000 degrees and sintered into a finishing media with very high hardness. The other is abrasives media bonded with resin, called resin media, polyester media or plastic media. This type of abrasives media can be made into triangular, spherical, square, conical, cylindrical and other shapes. Each shape of abrasives media has different sizes.


    2.2.3 Steel finishing media.
    It can be made into hard steel balls, stainless steel balls, ballcone, ufo, needles, pins, angle cut cylinder and other shapes. This type of abrasive media has high strength and is not easily broken. It is mainly used for polishing surface brightness.


    2.2.4 Bio-degradable finishing media.
    Commonly used ones include corn cobs, walnut shells, sawdust, shredded felt, shredded leather, etc. It is mainly used in the tumble polishing process. It is used for the final polishing and drying of parts that have been treated with light finishes, and can achieve an effect close to mirror polishing.

    diamond abrasive media
    Artificial brown corundum abrasive media
  • 3. What is tumbling finishing media?
  • Tumbling finishing mediaalso called tumbling abrasive media and mass finishing media, refer to abrasive media that use tumbling, vibrating, rotating and other motion methods to finishing the surfaces of product parts and workpieces. It can be natural abrasive media such as river sand, stones, and plants, but most of them use artificial abrasives, including abrasive media with cutting force and polishing media without cutting force. This artificial abrasive media comes in a variety of shapes, including tri-angle, ellipses, spheres, cylinders, tri-star shapes and other clumps, so it is also commonly called tumbling media. It can be said that tumbling abrasive media are one category of abrasive media, but because natural abrasive media are rarely used now, tumbling media actually refer to tumbling abrasive media in most cases.
    angle cut tri-angle ceramic tumbling media
    sphere ceramic tumbling media
  • 4. What can tumbling finishing media be used for?
  • Tumbling media can deburr, descale, deflash, chamfer, derust, degrease, clean, polish, brighten on metal and non-metallic parts and workpieces. The advantage of this kind of finishing media is that it can quickly finish products in large quantities, automatically, and has the characteristics of low cost, high efficiency, safety and environmental protection.
  • 5. What are the types of tumbling finishing media?
  • Tumbling media are divided into three types of abrasive media: rough finishing, fine finishing and polishing:

    5.1 Rough finishing media, mainly includes brown corundum ceramic media, resin ( plastic) media, divided into heavy cutting force, medium cutting force and light cutting force.

    5.2 Fine finishing media, includes white corundum ceramic media, chrome corundum ceramic media, 3P abrasive media, etc. Because the grit size of the micropowder contained in it is very fine, some of which are nearly 2000-3000 mesh, it can continuously perform micro-cutting on the surface of the workpiece to form a more delicate surface roughness, which is suitable for finishing and polishing precision parts.

    5.3 Polishing abrasive media include high-alumina porcelain media, high-density porcelain media (high-alumina porcelain media with an alumina content of more than 95%), stainless steel media, walnut shell abrasive media, corn cob abrasive media, etc. The main purpose is to improve the gloss and brightness of the workpiece surface.

  • 6. How does tumbling finishing media work?
  • The shapes of tumbling finishing media include triangles, spheres, cubes, cylinders, three-star shapes, etc. The cutting surfaces are straight and angle to form acute angles at different angles. The specifications are also available in dozens of sizes from 1mm to 60mm, which are suitable for each. Finishing and polishing of internal and external surfaces of product parts with irregular and complex shapes, holes, seams, corners and other parts. The main mode of operation is to put the abrasive media and parts together into the working barrel of the tumbling finishing and polishing machine, and use the vibrating, tumbling, rotating and other mechanical movements generated by the machine to cause the abrasives to rub and cut on the surface of the workpiece to achieve the effect of finishing and polishing.
    ShineTec's Hardware Fully Automatic Polishing Machine
  • 7. How to choose the correct tumbling finishing media?
  • There are several factors to consider when purchasing tumbling media:

    7.1 Cutting force. This indicator determines the speed at which the workpiece is ground. Heavy-cutting abrasive media can finish parts faster but produce a relatively rough surface finish. Conversely, light-cutting abrasive media finish more slowly but produce higher surface quality.

    7.2 Durability. Wear resistance determines the service life of abrasive media. Wear resistance is affected by factors such as the quality of various raw materials, the particle size and content of abrasives, the matching degree of binder and corundum sand, the condition of vacuum during molding, and the control of sintering temperature. This is a key indicator reflecting the quality of abrasives.

    7.3 Hardness. Workpieces with different hardnesses require tumbling media with different hardnesses for finishing. The harder the workpiece, the harder the abrasive media is required to polish it. If high-hardness abrasives are used to polish workpieces made of soft materials, they may cause damage to the workpiece. For example, if aluminum alloy workpieces are ground with brown corundum ceramic deburring media, the surface will be dull, corrosion pits (impacting points) and a deformation disturbing layer will be produced on the surface.

    7.4 Shape and size. Different shapes and sizes of product parts require matching abrasive media of different sizes and shapes. Generally speaking, the larger your workpiece is, the larger the media will be, and the smaller the workpiece will be, the smaller the abrasive will be. Particular attention should be paid to the shape and size of the abrasive media so that it cannot get stuck in the inner holes, pipes, gaps, corners, etc. of your product.
    Every user of abrasive media wants to buy high-quality abrasives with fast grinding time, high surface quality and strong wear resistance. Maybe you are looking for where is the best tumbling abrasive media manufacturer? Please contact us. ShineTec masters the key technologies of abrasive production and manufacturing and can provide you with the most cost-effective abrasive media.
  • 8. What is the best tumbling finishing media?
  • To measure the quality of finishing media, the most critical factors are cutting efficiency and wear resistance. However, in terms of production and manufacturing processes, these two are contradictory indicators. To achieve high cutting efficiency, you need to use large-grained corundum sand. However, the larger the particle size of the sand, the easier it is to fall off from the matrix during finishing, affecting the wear resistance of the abrasive and causing high wear. Here it is necessary to master the bonding strength between the sand grains and the binder, find a balance point, and maximize the cutting force of corundum sand while enhancing the bonding strength with the matrix. It requires both high cutting force and strong wear resistance. This is the core technology that produces the best tumbling media.
    tumbling finishing media
  • 9. How long is the service life of tumbling finishing media?
  • The service life of tumbler media typically ranges from several months to several years, depending on the hardness, shape, and size of the workpiece being ground. Workpieces with sharp burrs and edges, sharp edges, flash edges, higher hardness and larger appearance will cause greater loss to the abrasive. The service life is shorter.
    Of course the most basic factor depends on the quality of the tumbler media. Good abrasive media will enhance wear resistance while ensuring grinding efficiency. ShineTec’s tumbler media are mature and stable formulas formed on the basis of dozens of process formula tests. Corundum sand has the best material match with other binders, and the wear resistance of the products is longer than other products on the market in terms of service life. There is a 3 times improvement.
  • 10. How to calculate the volume matching ratio between finishing media and workpiece?
  • What is the most appropriate loading ratio of tumbler media to workpiece during primary finishing and polishing? This ratio depends on the finishing effect you want to achieve. Factors that need to be considered include the material, size, shape of the abrasive media, the material and weight of the workpiece.
    Below is a basic tumbler media : parts ratio guide, please refer to the table below to determine your usage:

    Tumbler Media to Workpiece Volume Ratio Typical Application
    0 : 1 no abrasive media, and the product is self-finishing and polishing, such as some decorative stones for handicrafts.
    1 : 1 Same proportion of tumbler media and products with very rough surface, such as forgings, castings, etc.
    2 : 1 Light finishing, allowing workpieces to collide with each other.
    3 : 1 Minimum ratio for copper, aluminum, zinc and other non-ferrous metal workpieces. The workpieces may collide with each other, so the ratio is suitable for finishing and polishing ferrous metals.
    4 : 1 Average efficiency ratio of non-ferrous metal workpieces. High efficiency ratio for ferrous metal parts.
    5 : 1 Suitable for finishing and polishing non-ferrous metal parts. Workpieces rarely collide with each other.
    6 : 1 Suitable for finishing and polishing of non-ferrous metal products. It is often used for pre-plating treatment of resin media and aluminum and zinc alloy workpieces.
    8 : 1 Suitable for finishing and polishing of non-ferrous metals or precision parts. Less surface roughness and smoothness.
    10:1~20:1 Better polishing quality. Suitable for irregular shapes or fragile workpieces.
    Max No collision between workpieces. One machine polishes one part or each workpiece needs to be separated.
What is the automatic mass finishing system?

About Automatic Mass Finishing System

  • 1. What is the automatic mass finishing system?
  • The automatic mass finishing system, also called the automatic finishing and polishing production line, is a mechanical equipment for finishing and polishing that uses modern transmission and electrical control technology from a series of processes such as feeding, deburring, polishing, cleaning, separating, drying, and discharging, combined into a complete set of integrated assembly lines. The main purpose is to reduce manual work, improve production efficiency, reduce production costs, and ensure the surface treatment quality of product workpieces.
  • 2. Why do I need to use the automatic mass finishing system?
  • For some manufacturers who need to carry out a large amount of daily finishing and polishing treatments such as deburring, descaling, deflashing, derusting degreasing, cleaning, polishing and brightening, etc., they are generally equipped with multiple finishing and polishing machines and Complete with auxiliary equipment. For example, some machines are used for rough finishing, some machines are used for fine finishing, and some machines are used for polishing brightness. The flow of product workpieces between different machines requires loading, unloading, and screening, cleaning, transportation, drying and other different processes, each process requires personnel to operate. Medium and large operating capacitibility of mass finishing machines usually process hundreds or even thousands of kilograms every time. The labor intensity of loading and unloading so many parts into different machines is huge. Moreover, manual loading and unloading takes at least half an hour at a time. Therefore, using independent machines to perform polishing operations is a time-consuming and laborious task that requires a lot of labor costs and has low production efficiency.

    In order to reduce labor intensity and improve work efficiency, we can design and connect the finishing and polishing machines at different process points using auxiliary facilities such as mechanical hydraulic lifting, conveying transmission, online cleaning, and online separating, so that the product workpiece can be completely processed from feeding to finished product discharging. Realize online operation, reduce manual intervention, and realize automated mass finishing functions.
    Using these modern mechanical and electrical control technologies, you can turn your mass finishing equipment into a fully automatic CNC finishing machine, greatly improving equipment utilization, reducing labor costs, increasing finishing and polishing efficiency, and creating greater profits for your factory. If you don’t know where to find this kind of automated mass finishing system, we can analyze the calculation data and propose a solution based on your actual production situation.

    centrifugal disc finishing production line system
    vibratory finishing production line system
  • 3. What systems does the automatic automatic mass finishing system consist of?
  • 3.1 Automatic loading system. The first machine that starts the finishing process will be equipped with a material lifting hopper. Workers only need to put the abrasive media or product workpieces before rough finishing into the hopper and control the lifting of the hopper to put the materials into the machine.

    3.2 Tumbling finishing and polishing machines. The finishing machine is the main component of the automatic finishing and polishing production line. This part of the system can be vibratory finishing machine, or centrifugal disc finishing machine, or centrifugal barrl finishing machine, even Rotary tumbling barrel finishing machine.

    3.3 Auxiliary discharging device. Every finishing machine needs to unload after finishing is completed. When the vibrating finishing machine discharges materials, it is necessary to configure a hydraulic or pneumatic turning plate inside the machine to connect the bottom of the machine’s working chamber and the discharge port separating screen. When the material needs to be discharged, press the control button to turn the flap up and close the separating screen, so that the workpiece can automatically climb from the groove to the separating screen and output the workpiece. When the centrifugal disc finishing machine discharges materials, it is necessary to use the hydraulic struts at the bottom of the barrel of the machine to hold up the barrel and turn it over, so that the abrasive media and the workpiece can be poured into the built-in vibrating separator for discharge. Centrifugal barrel finishing machines are rarely integrated into automatic production lines. There is no need to equip additional special equipment when discharging materials. You only need to turn the barrel opening downwards to pour out the materials.

    3.4 Separating device. Each machine is equipped with a separating screen to automatically separate workpieces and abrasives after discharging. The vibrating polishing machine is built into the working bowl, and the other three machines require additional special separating screens.

    3.5 Transmission system. Using mesh belts and rollers, the separated workpieces are transferred to the machine for the next process. Some transfer systems are also equipped with a flushing function to clean the workpiece again during the transfer process.

    3.6 Water-liquid circulation system. Using the sewage treatment system, the flushed wastewater containing polishing compound is recycled and filtered and pumped into the machine again for use.

    3.7 Drying system. There are two ways, one is to transport the cleaned workpieces into a vibrating dryer, the other is to equip an online pass-through drying box to dry the workpieces on the conveyor belt.

    dam blade (flap) in vibratory bowl finishing machine
    hydraulic support rod of centrifugal disc finishing machine
  • 4. What types of automatic automatic mass finishing system does ShineTec have?
  • According to different finishing machines, there are four types of automatic mass finishing system: vibratory finishing system, centrifugal disc finishing system, centrifugal barrel finishing system, and barrel tumbling finishing system. The first two models are most commonly integrated into production lines.
  • 5. Where can the automatic mass finishing system be used?
  • All factories that currently need to use multiple finishing machines for surface treatment processes such as deburring and descaling can consider configuring automated mass finishing system.
    Here are some questions you can pre-evaluate:

    How do your product workpieces flow between polishing machines in different processes?

    How long does it take to transfer between each different process?

    How did you add water and polish compound?

    How do you separate tumbling media and workpieces?

    If an automatic assembly line is used for circulation, how many finishing batches can be added?

    On this basis, after comparing the investment returns, you can consider whether to invest in this kind of automated mass finishing production line.

    water circulation system of automatic mass finishing production line system
  • 6. How to choose a suitable automatic mass finishing system?
  • It is indeed a challenge to choose an automated mass finishing system that is most suitable for your product finishing and polishing process.

    The tumbling barrel finishing automated production line is the slowest type of work efficiency, but it can achieve the most beautiful results for the surface polish quality of the product, especially for surface finish and gloss. In terms of brightness, it can have an effect close to mirror polishing.

    Automatic vibratory (vibrating) finishing system are the most widely used type. Its working efficiency is much higher than that of the barrel finishing type. Because of the built-in separating screen, the material can be discharged directly from the working chamber, and there is no need to add a hydraulic lifting device to flip the working barrel. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the entire production line can be lower than that of the disc finishing type and centrifugal barrel finishing type.

    Automatic centrifugal disc finishing system are also widely used. It has the highest working efficiency and can quickly achieve finishing and polishing effects. Since this type of machine needs to use a hydraulic lifting device to pour the materials in the barrel into a separately configured screen when discharging materials, the overall cost of the assembly line is higher.

    Automatic centrifugal barrel finishing system is suitable for surface treatment of precision parts. Because the processing capacity is small, it is not necessary to integrate into the assembly line, so there are few application areas.
    If you don’t know which type of mass finishing system your product is suitable for, please contact us. ShineTec will conduct professional evaluation analysis and calculations for you and provide you with the most cost-effective solution.
  • 7. How to use the automatic mass finishing system?
  • The automatic mass finishing system provided by ShineTec is a highly integrated complete set of finishing and polishing equipment. Using pneumatic, hydraulic, and CNC technologies, multiple independent polishing machines are connected together through a set workflow combination to become a fully automatic finishing and polishing machine. The operator only needs to press each function button on the console to automatically complete the feeding, deburring, descaling, deflashing, degreasing, finishing, polishing, cleaning, drying, discharging and other processes. It is an easy-to-operate, powerful automated polishing assembly line.
  • 8. What kind of tumbling media are needed for the automatic mass finishing system?
  • Just like when the machine is used alone, it depends on what kind of Tumbling Media is used Depending on what kind of workpiece needs to be finished. ShineTec can provide abrasive media for three purposes: rough finishing, fine finishing and polishing:

    8.1 Tumbling media for rough finishing, mainly include ceramic deburring media, Resin media , divided into heavy cutting force, medium cutting force and light cutting force.

    8.2 Tumbling media for fine finishing, white Corundum finishing media, chrome corundum finishing media, 3P finishing media, etc., because the particle size of the micropowder contained in it is very fine, some of which are nearly 2000-3000 mesh, it can continuously perform micro-cutting on the surface of the workpiece to form a more delicate surface roughness.

    8.3 Tumbling media for polishing, include porcelain media, high-density porcelain media (a high-alumina porcelain media with an alumina content of more than 95%), stainless steel media, walnut shell polishing media, corn cob polishing media and so on. The main purpose is to improve the gloss and brightness of the workpiece surface.

    If you don’t know which is the best polishing media, please contact us and ShineTec can provide you with professional suggestions and answers.

  • 9. How long does it take to complete the polishing process on the automatic mass finishing system?
  • Now, the time it takes to polish a batch of workpieces using an automatic mass finishing system is definitely much shorter than manually operating several independent finishing machines.

    The length of processing time depends on which type of production line you have applied. Generally speaking, the centrifugal disc type and barrel type can complete the grinding work within 30 minutes. With discharging, cleaning and other processes, the entire process can be completed in as fast as 1 hour from feeding to discharging. The vibration-type unit may take 2 hours to complete the entire process, while the tumbling barrel-type unit may take longer and may take several hours to complete the finishing work.

  • 10. What is the daily maintenance of the automatic mass finishing system?
  • Regular daily maintenance can keep your polishing automatic production line in the best working condition, extend the service life of the machine, and reduce maintenance expenses.

    10.1 Inspection of mechanical components. The vibrating finishing automatic production line needs to add lubricating grease to the vibration motor used in the machine every month; the disc automatic finishing production line needs to check whether the gap between the barrel and the chassis is normal, whether there is a chuck, and whether the transmission belt is Relaxation; for a centrifugal barrel automatic polishing production line, it is necessary to check whether the transmission chain, sprocket or timing belt is worn, whether there is any abnormal noise during operation, and whether the barrel cover can be sealed; for a tumbling barrel-type automatic polishing production line, it is also necessary to check whether the transmission part is working Normal, there is no leakage after the cover is sealed. Some pneumatic or hydraulic devices on the production line also need to be checked for air and liquid leaks.

    10.2 Check the loading of abrasive media used. The loading of abrasive media in the machine should be checked before each start-up. Too much or too little usage will cause damage to the machine or product workpiece, affecting the efficiency of finishing and polishing.

    10.3 Water circulation system inspection. Check whether the water inlet, drainage, and quantitative filling of polishing compound are working properly. Pay special attention to whether the drainage pipe of the machine is blocked.

    10.4 PU lining examination. Check whether the PU or rubber lining of the machine is worn or damaged. If so, it needs to be replaced immediately.

    10.5 Don’t overdo it. Do not overload abrasive media and product workpieces into the machine. Generally, the total volume of materials does not exceed 70% of the total capacity of the machine. If stainless steel media need to be used in the machine, due to their large proportion, they are generally controlled within 50%.

  • 11. What is the price of the automatic mass finishing system?
  • Each automatic mass finishing system is a customized fully automatic finishing assembly system. We need to quote based on your actual use site, product processing capabilities, process requirements and other data. If you are looking for manufacturer of automated mass finishing system, please contact us, ShineTec will provide you with professional solutions.
What is an automatic wastewater treatment system?

About Automatic Wastewater Treatment System

  • 1．What is an automatic wastewater treatment system?
  • The automatic wastewater treatment system is a small complete set of environmentally friendly treatment equipment that automatically recovers and treats sewage and sludge generated during the grinding, finishing and polishing process.
    You only need to connect the wastewater generated during the finishing and polishing process to the working tank of the automatic sewage treatment machine, and it will handle the rest. If your factory needs to continuously produce finishing, polishing, cleaning wastewater and waste liquid every day and you don’t know how to deal with it, ShineTec can provide you with this professional integrated complete set of sewage treatment equipment and machinery to solve your environmental discharge problems.

    ShineTec's automatic wastewater treatment system
  • 2. Why is wastewater treatment needed?
  • The finishing process of deburring and descaling requires the use of various abrasive media and Chemical Finishing Compound. Most abrasive media such as ceramic media, high alumina porcelain media, resin media and other materials will produce a large amount of sludge due to wear during the grinding process. This sludge is mixed with metal debris and other impurities that fall off the workpiece due to wear and tear. If not cleaned in time, the surface of the product will be worn. Therefore, during the finishing and polishing process, it is necessary to flush with water from time to time, and then flush with clean water. The waste water discharged from the drain outlet of tumbling finishing machine must be treated Environmentally friendly treatment and discharge directly.
    In addition, a large amount of clean water is used during the finishing process, and it is also mixed with chemical additives such as polishing compound. For environmental reasons, you cannot discharge this wastewater directly into the surrounding environment.
    This automatic sewage treatment system can solidify and dry sludge, recycle wastewater, and meet environmental protection requirements. It can well solve the problem of not knowing how to treat wastewater.

  • 3. Can the water treated by the automatic wastewater treatment system be reused?
  • Yes, the water treated by the automatic sewage treatment machine can be reused in the tumbling finishing machine.
  • 4. How does the automatic wastewater treatment system treat the sludge and sewage generated after finishing and polishing?
  • The wastewater discharged after finishing and polishing is introduced into the wastewater treatment tank of the automatic sewage treatment machine, which is also called a coagulation sedimentation tank. By adding some treatment agents to the water, usually called coagulants or coagulants, the particles that are difficult to settle in the water can aggregate with each other to form colloids, and then combine with other impurities in the water to form larger flocs. The large organic particles in the polishing liquid are adsorbed by the flocs, increase in volume and sink. The well-reacted wastewater is pumped into the filter press system for solid-liquid separation, forming mud cakes for solid waste treatment. The filtered water has been discharged up to standard and can be used for secondary use.
    automatic sewage treatment machine sludge filter press
    automatic sewage treatment machine wastewater filtration
  • 5. Can an automatic wastewater treatment system reduce the amount of water used in the finishing process?
  • Yes, because the water treated by the automatic sewage treatment machine can be reused, which will greatly reduce the amount of water consumed by your factory in finishing and polishing processes. The recycled water can be recycled 3-5 times, which can save you a lot of water costs.
  • 6． How does the automatic wastewater treatment system reduce the cost of sludge treatment?
  • After the wastewater containing sludge is filtered by this sewage treatment system, the solid content of the mud cake can reach 50%-70%. The volume and weight are greatly compressed, and solid waste can be directly treated without the need for large-capacity sedimentation. The pool is handled by dedicated staff. The cost of sludge treatment can be greatly reduced.
  • 7. What are the benefits of using a wastewater treatment system?
  • 7.1 The disposal of large amounts of waste liquid generated during large-scale finishing and polishing processes is a very troublesome problem. It costs a lot to deal with it through a professional third-party recycling company. Configuring a large-capacity sedimentation tank yourself also requires a lot of capital and labor costs. Now you can invest in a set of small wastewater treatment equipment and machinery at one time. It perfectly solves the problem of environmental protection and is really a cost-effective solution.

    7.2 Recycling after sewage treatment can save you a lot of water costs and also bring you direct benefits.

    7.3 During the finishing and polishing process, a large amount of recycled water can be recycled to clean the workpiece to avoid debris and impurities during the finishing process from damaging the surface of the workpiece, causing problems such as pitting and scratches. It also improves the surface quality of the workpiece and avoids worries about using water. If the amount is too large, it will reduce the cleaning time during the grinding process and reduce the finishing efficiency or produce defective products.

    7.4 Easy to operate. The automatic sewage treatment machine provided by ShineTec is a set of fully automated water treatment equipment that is easy to operate and use. The flow of waste liquid between systems is all through pipelines, without manual handling and no complicated structure. The machine has a special electrical control box for automatically controlling the machine’s operation. It does not require specialized operators and is easy to operate.

    7.5 Extremely low running costs. The consumables used daily after the automatic sewage treatment system is purchased are coagulants or coagulants used in the sedimentation treatment tank. This amount is very small, so the cost is extremely low.

  • 8. Where can automatic wastewater treatment system be used?
  • ShineTec’s automatic sewage treatment system can be applied to wastewater and waste liquid generated in a variety of industries, such as finishing and polishing, cleaning, electroplating, printing and dyeing, spraying, ink production, printing, mechanical processing and other industries. It has the characteristics of fast water output, clear filtrate, The filter residue has the characteristics of good peelability and mud biscuits.
  • 9. How long is the service life of an automatic wastewater treatment system?
  • The automatic sewage treatment system is a one-time investment that can be used for a long time. The consumables usually needed are coagulants or coagulants, as well as filter cloth used in the filter press system.
  • 10. Are there different models of automatic wastewater treatment system?
  • According to the amount of water processed by the filter press system, we introduce the following specifications and models:

    10.1 Water treatment capacity: 1-3 cubic meters, Machine dimensions: 2100*850*1600 mm.

    10.2 Water treatment capacity: 3-5 cubic meters, Machine dimensions: 2300*1300*1800 mm.

    10.3 Water treatment capacity: 5-8 cubic meters, Machine dimensions: 2500*1300*1800 mm.

    10.4 Water treatment capacity: 8-10 cubic meters, Machine dimensions: 3000*1300*1800 mm.

    As a manufacturer of automatic sewage treatment equipment, we can also design and customize a fully automatic sewage treatment system that meets your requirements based on your actual needs. If you don’t know where the best automatic wastewater treatment system is or which is the best automatic sewage treatment equipment, you can contact us and we can give you a satisfactory answer.

  • 11. How many operators are required for an automatic wastewater treatment system?
  • Automatic sewage treatment system do not require specialized operators. This is a small, fully automatic sewage treatment equipment. The operation is very simple. It only requires simple training to operate it. It can be operated when treatment is needed. There is no need to arrange full-time personnel.
  • 12. What are the main components of an automatic wastewater treatment system?
  • The automatic sewage treatment system is a set of small integrated sewage treatment equipment. It is specially designed for use scenarios with limited space and small amount of water treatment. Its main components are as follows:

    12.1 Reservoir. Includes a sedimentation tank and treated clear water tank. The sedimentation tank is used for preliminary treatment of injected sewage.

    12.2 Dosing device. The coagulant is extracted from the dosing metering pump and put into the sedimentation tank quantitatively. After mechanical stirring, the tiny molecules in the sewage undergo a flocculation reaction and accelerate precipitation.

    12.3 Filtering system. The sewage in the sedimentation tank is extracted by a pneumatic diaphragm pump and sent to the filter press. After pressure filtration, the sludge is pressed into mud cake. The sewage is filtered and turned into clean water, which flows into the clean water tank for recycling.

What is a centrifugal dryer?

About Centrifugal Dryer

  • 1．What is a centrifugal dryer?
  • Centrifugal dryer, also called centrifugal hot air dryer, industrial spin dryer and dehydrator, is a commonly used auxiliary equipment in the tumbling finishing and polishing industry.
    It uses a centrifugal disk to rotate at high speed to drive a stainless steel barrel to perform centrifugal motion to dry the water on the surface of the workpiece in the barrel. It is supplemented by heated air generated by an electric heating tube in a heating box connected to the inside of the machine, dry the workpiece.
    It is suitable for the drying, dehydration and degreasing processes of small hardware and mechanical parts such as electroplated parts, watch parts, tableware, springs, screws, plastics, electronic components, etc.

    ShineTec's centrifugal dryer
  • 2. Are centrifugal dryers the same as home dryers?
  • No, centrifugal dryers are completely different machines from household dryers. They belong to different application fields. Centrifugal dryers are industrial equipment used to heat and dry hardware parts, mechanical parts, and precision parts. The power requirements for commonly used machines are 380V/3-phase/50Hz, while household Dryers all use 220V/single phase/50Hz, so the working principles of centrifugal dryers are completely different and cannot be confused.
  • 3. What is the use of a centrifugal dryer?
  • At present, most of the deburring and polishing processes using vibrating, tumbling, and polishing processes use wet finishing process with water, chemical finishing compound, chemical polishing compound and other chemical liquid. After polishing, there will be residual moisture on the surface of the product or a small amount of polishing liquid that has not been cleaned. If not dried, the workpiece will be easily oxidized or corroded when exposed to the air. Only after centrifugal drying with with hot air blowing can the surface be kept dry to prevent corrosion and rust.
  • 4. How to use centrifugal dryer?
  • Using the centrifugal dryer is as follows:

    4.1 First, place the centrifugal dryer and dehydrator on a flat ground. A little trick for installation is to place the machine directly on a used car tire. This can prevent the machine from shaking and facilitate installation.

    4.2 Before starting the dryer, check whether the power switch is working properly and whether the fixed position of the stainless steel inner barrel in the machine is in place. The rotation direction of the barrel body should be in the same direction as the arrow. Turn on the electric heating switch and check whether hot air is discharged after a few minutes. If there is still no hot air after 5 minutes, stop the machine and check whether the air outlet is blocked.

    4.3 The lid must be closed during the dehydration and drying process, and the machine must be stopped when loading and unloading the inner barrel. Note that the materials in the barrel must be rotated evenly before starting, otherwise the centrifugal drying machine will shake violently due to unbalanced centrifugal force.

    4.4 Before stopping, it is best to disconnect the power supply and then apply the brakes. Do not brake without turning off the power supply. The dehydration dryer can only dehydrate without heating, but it cannot only heat without rotating the motor.

    stainless steel barrel of centrifugal dryer
    foot brake of centrifugal dryer
  • 5. What is the processing capacity of a centrifugal dryer?
  • The centrifugal dryer has two models: S400 and S500. The inner barrel dimensions are 300X400mm and 300X500mm respectively. Therefore, this machine is suitable for dehydrating and drying some small-sized parts and components. It cannot operate at full load and the material volume does not exceed the barrel capacity. 80%.
  • 6． How much does a centrifugal dryer cost?
  • Depending on the model of the centrifugal dryer, the processing capacity is also different, and the price starts from a few thousand. It is a practical drying equipment widely used in the finishing and polishing industry. We can also customize non-standard products such as barrel size and heating power according to your needs. Different quotations are available for specific needs.
  • 7. Which centrifugal dryer is the best?
  • The body shell of the centrifugal dryer provided by ShineTec is also made of stainless steel plates. As a responsible manufacturer, we provide a one-year warranty and can also customize non-standard products that meet your requirements according to your special needs. If you don’t know where to find the best centrifugal dryer and are looking for a reliable centrifugal dryer manufacturer, please contact us.
What is the deburring tumbler?

About Deburring Tumbler

  • 1．What is the deburring tumbler?
  • ShineTec’s automatic deburring tumbler is an automated machinery and equipment for mechanical processing, precision molds, auto parts, aerospace, medical equipment, mechanical parts, plastic products, 3C digital, metal casting, electronic devices, hardware parts, kitchenware, 3D printing, textile workpieces, powder metallurgy, electrical components, minting, jewelry, instrumentation, handicrafts and accessories and other industries, it can be used to deburr, deflash, descale, derust, etc. in large quantities and efficiently. The professional tools for surface finishing.
    ShineTec's deburring tumbler
  • 2. What can the deburring tumbler do?
  • The automatic deburring tumbler is a specialized mechanical polishing equipment, which can be called a deburring artifact. Compared with manual deburring, this is a highly efficient automated finishing equipment that can batch hundreds or thousands of kilograms of workpieces at one time. Polishing may only take a few dozen minutes.
    This kind of automated deburring machine is especially good at deburring products with irregular and complex shapes, including some cross holes, dead corners, gaps, and some hard-to-reach parts of the inner wall.
    If you don’t know how to deburr your product quickly? Where can I find automatic deburring machines and equipment? The ShineTec automatic deburring tumbler introduced to you today is the best choice. In the future, you no longer need to consider manual deburring methods. Use a fully automatic deburring tumbler, right? You’ll get twice the result with half the effort.

    automatic deburring tumbler
  • 3．Can you tell me how the deburring tumbler works?
  • In order to solve the problems of low efficiency, low quality and high labor cost of manual deburring, ShineTec’s deburring tumbler is an automatic deburring and polishing machine. The main operating principle is to combine special tumbler media with product workpieces, appropriate amounts of water and finishing compound. Mix them together in a certain proportion and put them into the working barrel of the deburring machine. Vibrating, centrifugal barrel high-speed rotating, centrifugal disc rotating, tumbling barrel rolling and other mechanical movements are used to tumble and rotate the finishing media and the workpiece together in the barrel, using the cutting force of the abrasive media surface, polish the burrs on the surface of the workpiece.
    Each movement method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and is suitable for different finishing and deburring needs. Vibratory deburring is the most common process method. If you need to process large quantities every day, such as workpieces of hundreds of kilograms or more, then choose a vibrating deburring machine. If you need to process some small precision parts, the quantity is within tens of kilograms, the centrifugal barrel deburring process is the most suitable method. If you are looking for the fastest deburring process, then centrifugal disc deburring is the fastest polishing method. If you want to find the cheapest, lowest cost deburring process, go for the barrel tumbling deburring method.

  • 4. What are the benefits with a deburring tumbler?
  • The main benefit is that this is a high-volume, high-efficiency automatic deburring process. details as follows:

    4.1 Compared with manual deburring, the efficiency can be improved dozens of times. Using some large-scale deburring machines, hundreds or even thousands of kilograms of material can be fed at one time, and all can be completed within dozens of minutes or hours. Such processing efficiency cannot be compared with manual deburring.

    4.2 The surface effect after deburring is uniform and controllable. The quality of manual deburring and polishing depends on the personal skill level of the worker. Some products may have clean burrs, while others may still have some residue. The surface quality of each product is different. Sometimes it may also cause product damage, resulting in a relatively high scrap rate.

    4.3 The running costs of deburring tumblers are extremely low. The one-time purchase cost of the machine starts from a few thousand dollars, and it can generally be used for many years. The choice of ordinary tumbler deburring media depends on the actual conditions of the product parts that need to be processed, and the price ranges from a few dollars per kilogram to more than ten dollars. Buying a few hundred kilograms at a time can usually take several months. The amount of polishing fluid is very small and the cost is almost negligible.
    Ordinary models can feed dozens of kilograms of workpieces at a time, and the deburring time for a batch is generally 30-60 minutes. The direct cost of finishing and polishing when evenly distributed to each product is minimal.
    On the other hand, the advantages of automatic deburring tumbler are even greater in terms of saving labor costs. As long as workers need to handle it when loading and unloading materials, the machine can be operated unattended, which greatly saves labor costs.

    4.4 In addition to the automatic deburring function, ShineTec’s deburring tumbler can also perform surface treatment processes such as descaling, derusting, deflashing, smoothing, cleaning, chamfering, degreasing, decontaminating, and improvement of surface brightness. It features powerful functions and wide applicability. If you don’t know how to quickly deburr your product, we recommend you learn more about our fully automatic deburring tumbler.
  • 5. What types of deburring tumbler do ShineTec have?
  • According to different operating modes, our deburring tumblers are divided into the following four types:

    5.1 Vibratory Deburring Machine. It is a general-purpose deburring machine. The spiral vibration method is used to drive the deburring media and the workpiece to move together to achieve the vibration deburring effect.

    5.2 Centrifugal Barrel Deburring Machine. It is suitable for rapid deburring of precision parts and components. It is similar to the operation of a Ferris wheel. The motor drives the large centrifugal disk to rotate, allowing the four barrels on the disk to rotate at high speed, driving the deburring media and the workpiece to move together to achieve the centrifugal deburring effect.

    5.3 Centrifugal Disc Deburring Machine. It is the fastest deburring equipment. The chassis drives the barrel to rotate at high speed on the horizontal plane. The deburring media and workpiece also tumble and rotate in the barrel to achieve the disc deburring effect.

    5.4 Tumbling Barrel Deburring Machine. It is the simplest structure and the lowest cost deburring method. The barrel rolls around the central axis, and the deburring media in the barrel rolls together with the workpiece to achieve the tumbling deburring effect.

  • 6. What does dry and wet deburring mean?
  • Dry finishing is a deburring and polishing method that only adds finishing media, workpieces, polishing paste or polishing powder when the machine is running, and does not add water.
    Wet finishing is a deburring and polishing method that requires adding an appropriate amount of chemical liquid and water to the finishing media and workpiece when the machine is running.
    Wet finishing is the most widely used finishing and polishing process. For most common materials and general-purpose products, wet deburring is the most suitable method. With the assistance of water and liquid finishing compound, it can speed up the deburring process, reduce bumps, lower the machine operating temperature, and avoid dust producing, extending the service life of the machine.
    Dry finishing is mainly used in the polishing process of some products that cannot come into contact with water, such as the deburring process of some easily corroded metal products, wooden handicrafts, precision parts, and the drying process of products after wet finishing.

    dry polishing in barrel tumbler
  • 7．What kind of abrasive media are used in deburring tumbler?
  • Because our deburring tumbler can be used to handle a variety of surface treatment process requirements, the tumbling finishing media provided are divided into three types: rough finishing, fine finishing and polishing:

    7.1 Ceramic tumbling media for rough finishing, mainly include Ceramic Deburring Media, Resin Finishing Media , divided into heavy cutting force, medium cutting force and light cutting force.

    7.2 Fine finishing media, include white corundum finishing media, chrome corundum finishing media, 3P finishing media, etc., because the grit size of the micropowder contained in it is very fine, some of which are nearly 2000-3000 mesh, it can continuously perform micro-cutting on the surface of the workpiece to form a more delicate surface roughness.

    7.3 Tumbling polishing media include high alumina porcelain polishing media, high-density porcelain polishing media (high-alumina porcelain media with an alumina content of more than 95%), stainless steel polishing media, Walnut shell polishing media, corn cob polishing media and so on. The main purpose is to improve the gloss and brightness of the workpiece surface.
  • 8. What factors should be considered when choosing a suitable deburring tumbler?
  • The actual surface condition of your product, such as the length of burrs, product dimensions, surface holes, gap size and distribution, product material, processing quantity requirements, and what are the subsequent processes?
    Only by fully understanding your requirements can we provide the best deburring and polishing process solutions.
  • 9. What kind of workpiece can the deburring tumbler handle?
  • No material limit. From non-ferrous metals, ferrous metals, powder metallurgy, plastics, acrylic, rubber, bamboo, stone, glass and other materials, there is almost no material that cannot be processed.
    No limit on appearance. Special-shaped, irregular and complex internal and external surface shapes can be processed.
    Wide range of specifications and sizes. The size of the product can range from a few millimeters to several meters. Of course, for economic reasons, the overall size should not exceed 1 meter.
    Parts and components for various purposes. Metal stamping parts, laser cutting parts, aluminum alloy processing parts, zinc alloy die-casting parts, 3D printing parts, plastic injection molding parts, etc. If you are looking for a automatic deburring machine, metal deburring machine, precision parts deburring machine, mechanical parts deburring machine, plastic product deburring machine, laser cutting deburring machine, gear deburring machine, ShineTec’s deburring tumbler is sure to meet your needs.

    Effect after mechanical parts deburring
    Effect after thread deburring
  • 10．What are the differences between different types of deburring tumbler?
  • Let’s compare the differences between different types of automatic deburring tumblers from the following aspects:

    10.1 Processing capability. We compare according to the largest models in their respective categories. The vibrating deburring machine can process tons of products at a time. The largest barrel deburring machine can also achieve such processing capabilities. The centrifugal disc deburring machine can reach 1-200 kg, the centrifugal barrel deburring machine can handle about 2-300 kg. Taking into account the processing time required for a complete batch, the processing capacity can be arranged in the following order: vibratory finisher > tumbling barrel finisher > centrifugal barrel finisher > centrifugal disc finisher.

    10.2 Machine noise. vibratory tumbler > centrifugal disc tumbler > centrifugal barrel tumbler > tumbling barrel tumbler.

    10.3 Deburring time. centrifugal disc tumbler > centrifugal barrel tumbler > vibratory tumbler > tumbling barrel tumbler.

    10.4 Deburring cost. centrifugal disc tumbler > centrifugal barrel tumbler > vibratory tumbler > tumbling barrel tumbler.

    10.5 Cutting force. centrifugal disc tumbler > centrifugal barrel tumbler > tumbling barrel tumbler > vibratory tumbler.

  • 11．What kind of daily maintenance can extend the service life of the deburring tumbler?
  • 11.1 Do not overload the machine. Each automatic deburring tumbler has a rated usage capacity, so the machine cannot be overloaded in order to improve production efficiency. Generally, the material loading capacity of the entire machine should not exceed 70% of the total load capacity of the machine.

    11.2 Maintain regular maintenance. The specific work content involves the lubrication of the motor, inspection of the PU lining, inspection of the integrity of mechanical components, inspection of operating temperature, etc.

    11.3 Inspection of electrical systems. Check whether the components in the electrical control box are aging, and whether the power cord is broken or the copper wire is exposed.

  • 12．How to buy a deburring tumbler?
  • We are a manufacturer of deburring tumbler. Before ordering, you need to send samples for process testing. If you are satisfied with the results, please refer to the following steps to confirm your ordering requirements:

    12.1 Power requirements. Our parts deburring machine requires 380V/3-phase/50Hz industrial power and is not suitable for civilian 220V/2-phase power. Special requests need to be confirmed in advance.

    12.2 Processing capability requirements. First estimate the quantity of your product that needs to be processed every day, your shift schedule, and confirm the machine model based on the process plan.

    12.3 Your product parts size. The workpiece within 300mm can be processed by all models, but the vibrating finisher is the most commonly used deburring equipment. For workpieces that are too long, a rectangular tub deburring machine is needed. Some small-sized precision parts require the use of a centrifugal barrel finisher. For workpieces within 100mm that need to be quickly deburred, a centrifugal disc finisher is the best choice. No afraid of deformation or bumping. Use a barrel tumbling finisher for thin workpieces within 300mm in length that are easy to adsorb to each other.

    12.3 Selection of deburring media. According to the effect of the sample, select the appropriate abrasive media, cutting strength, shape, and size.

    12.4 Durability of tumbling media. Different cutting strength, shape, and size determine the different wear resistance properties of abrasive media when used. Tumbling media with heavy cutting force have smaller wear resistance than media with light cutting force due to the large grit size of corundum sand contained. The larger the product, the longer it will last and the more wear-resistant it will be. There are also different shapes with different wear resistance. For example, shapes such as spheres and cylinders are more durable than triangles and tri-star shapes.

    12.5 Finishing time. The deburring efficiency of each model is different. You should choose the appropriate model based on your production shift schedule, product output, and batch processing time requirements for finishing and polishing.

    12.6 The working intensity. The bowl of the vibrating deburring machine is open, making it easy to load materials; the centrifugal disc type is similar and easy to load and unload; the centrifugal barrel type has a smaller working barrel and a smaller opening, so it takes more time to load and unload. The opening of the tumbling barrel is also small, and the loading and unloading of materials is relatively slow; the overall labor intensity and loading and unloading time are stronger than the centrifugal disc/barrel type.

  • 13．What tips can improve the deburring efficiency of deburring tumbler?
  • Some precautions during actual use can help improve the efficiency of the automatic deburring and polishing machine.

    13.1 Reasonable ratio of abrasive media to workpiece. The reasonable ratio of the two when loading and feeding is the key factor affecting the finishing and polishing efficiency. The most commonly used ratio is 3:1 abrasive to workpiece. Please refer to the table below to determine your usage:

    Abrasive media to workpiece volume ratio Typical application
    0 : 1 No tumbling media, self-finishing and polishing, such as some decorative stones for handicrafts.
    1 : 1 The same proportion of abrasive media and parts such as forgings, castings, etc., with very rough surfaces.
    2 : 1 Gentle finishing, allowing workpieces to collide with each other.
    3 : 1 Minimum ratio for finishing copper, aluminum, zinc and other non-ferrous metal workpieces. The workpieces may collide with each other, so the ratio is suitable for grinding and polishing ferrous metals.
    4 : 1 The ratio of non-ferrous metal workpieces with average efficiency. High polishing efficiency ratio for ferrous metal parts.
    5 : 1 More suitable for finishing non-ferrous metal parts. Workpieces rarely collide with each other.
    6 : 1 Suitable for finishing of non-ferrous metal products. Commonly used for pre-plating treatment with resin media and aluminum and zinc alloy workpieces.
    8 : 1 Suitable for finishing of non-ferrous metals or precision parts. Less surface roughness and smoothness.
    10:1~20:1 Better finishing quality. Suitable for irregular shapes or fragile workpieces.
    Maximizing No collision between workpieces. One machine polishes one part or each workpiece needs to be separated.


    13.2 Loading capacity. Too much or too little loading will affect the finishing efficiency of the machine. Please do not feed materials at 100% full load or less than 50%. Generally, the overall volume of the material after loading does not exceed 70% of the barrel volume, and the water surface does not exceed 80% of the barrel volume.

    13.3 Amount of finishing compound liquid. Too little dosage will definitely not play the role of the additive in accelerating grinding. Too much dosage will produce a large amount of foam, which will pollute the environment, and on the other hand, it will block the tumbling and rotating motion of the abrasive media and the workpiece, reducing the grinding efficiency.

    13.4 Suitable machine operating speed. This is a process that requires long-term experience accumulation. Polishing efficiency depends on the material and size of the tumbling media used, the amount of water and chemical finishing liquid added, and the running speed of the machine. Too little material input and high-speed machine operation speed will cause over-grinding of the product, affecting the overall size, accuracy or chamfering degree. Excessive material input and too low machine speed will cause insufficient movement of the workpiece inside the abrasive media, reduce cutting strength, and affect efficiency.

  • 14. How long does it take for a deburring tumbler to work?
  • It depends on the specifics of your product. Generally speaking, soft metals such as aluminum alloys and zinc alloys can achieve a satisfactory effect in less than an hour, while hard product workpieces such as stainless steel, titanium alloys, and cemented carbide may require Requires more than 2 hours of deburring time.
    In addition, the size of the machine used also affects the processing time. The bigger the machine, the less time it takes to grind.

What is the tumbling barrel deburring machine?

About Tumbling Barrel Deburring Machine

  • 1．What is the tumbling barrel deburring machine?
  • Tumbling barrel deburring machines are also called rotary barrel finishing machines, rotating tumbler. They use mechanical methods to automatically deburr, descale, derust, finish parts and workpieces in large quantities. Machinery and equipment for surface treatment processes such as deflashing, cleaning, chamfering, degreasing, decontaminating, brightening and improving surface brightness. Its operating principle is to put the product to be polished and the finishing media into the working barrel of the machine, allowing the abrasive and the workpiece to tumble and rotate together, forcing the abrasive and the workpiece to collide and rub against each other to achieve the surface cutting effect.
    The tumbling barrel polishing machine is the simplest structure and the oldest deburring mechanical equipment. The motor drives the barrel to rotate around the central X-axis through a chain or transmission gear. The deburring media in the barrel and the workpiece are turned over and rubbed against each other to achieve the deburring and polishing effect.

    ShineTec's tumbling barre deburring machine
  • 2. What is the difference between tumbling barrel deburring and other deburring processes?

  • 2.1 Tumbling barrel deburring is the most traditional mechanical polishing process. Their deburring and polishing principles are similar. The workpiece and the deburring media are mixed together to achieve the deburring effect. The difference is that the barrel tumbler takes the longest time to polish and remove burrs. It is the mechanical equipment tool with the lowest finishing efficiency, but at the same time it is the process equipment with the best surface polishing quality.

    Comparing deburring and cutting efficiency, it can be arranged in this order:
    Centrifugal disc deburring machine > Centrifugal barrel deburring machine > Vibratory deburring machine > Tumbling barrel deburring machine.

    Comparing surface polishing quality, it can be arranged in this order:
    Barrel tumbler > Centrifugal barrel tumbler > Vibrating tumbler > Centrifugal disc tumbler.

    2.2 The tumbling barrel deburring machine uses the dry finishing process when finely deburring and polishing the brightness. That is, the abrasive media and the workpiece are directly mixed together, an appropriate amount of polishing paste is added, and the finishing and polishing is performed directly in the barrel without adding water. Other finishing machines are not allowed to use dry finishing process.

  • 3．Can you tell me how a tumbling barrel deburring machine works?
  • Put the tumbling finising media, the parts to be polished, water, and polishing fluid into the barrel deburring machine according to the corresponding proportions, close the sealing cover of the barrel to make it watertight, and then start the machine. This process can also be called tumbling finishing and polishing process. The abrasive media and the workpiece collide and rub against each other in the barrel, automatically completing the cutting process, reducing the surface roughness of the product, and achieving deburring, descaling, deflashing, chamfering, brightening, burnishing. It is currently the lowest cost, most mature technology and most widely used deburring and polishing solution.

    Since the rotation speed of the barrel is very slow, usually within 50 RPM, the overall processing time of rough finishing, deburring and fine finishing and polishing for each batch will be more than ten hours. It is the slowest finishing and polishing equipment.

    Precision polishing are performed using a dry finishing process. Generally, particle-shaped mirror polishing media with smaller external dimensions are used, such as Corncob polishing media, Walnut shell polishing media, bamboo wood chip, 3P polishing media and other polishing media, with polishing paste, without adding water, can simulate manual polishing with a cloth wheel, so that the surface of the workpiece can achieve a mirror-like polishing effect.

    The effect of polishing hardware accessories
    The effect after descaling and brightening the surface of handicrafts
  • 4. What are the benefits of using a tumbling barrel deburring machine to polish parts?
  • Compared with manual polishing, there are definitely many advantages:

    4.1 Automatic large-scale mechanized deburring and polishing. Although the barrel deburring machine takes a relatively long time to finish and polish at one time, dozens hundreds or even tons of workpieces can be put into a batch, making the unit processing time advantage greater.

    4.2 Automatically remove rust and scale. Surface problems such as turning lines and mold lines can also be removed. This is the same as other tumbling finishing machines.

    4.3 Automatic chamfering. Products can be chamfered quickly.

    4.4 Improve surface finish and increase brightness. Make the product surface smoother and brighter. This is the strength of the barrel polishing machine. Its surface finish is of the highest quality.

    4.5 Automatic cleaning and degreasing. It can automatically remove dust, dirt, sludge and other phenomena adsorbed on the surface of the workpiece.

  • 5. Is the operating cost of a tumbling barrel deburring machine high?
  • Compared with manual finishing and polishing, the cost of barrel deburring machine can be said to be very low.
    This is the cheapest automatic finishing and polishing equipment. The one-time purchase cost of the machine can start from several thousand dollars, and it can generally be used for many years. The choice of ordinary abrasive media depends on the actual situation of the product parts that need to be processed, and the price ranges from a few dollars per kilogram to more than ten dollars. Etc., buying a few hundred kilograms at a time can generally last for months or even years. The amount of polishing compound is very small and the cost is almost negligible.
    The product workpiece can be fed with about tens of kilograms of material at a time in the smallest tumbling deburring machine. The finishing processing time for a batch is generally 2 hours. The direct cost of deburring and polishing when evenly distributed to each product is minimal.

    On the other hand, the advantage of using a barrel tumbling deburring machine is even greater in terms of saving labor costs. As long as workers need to handle it when loading and unloading materials, the machine can be operated unattended, which greatly saves labor costs.

  • 6. What optional configurations are available for ShineTec’s tumbling barrel deburring machine?
  • 6.1 protecting mask. A protective net cover can be installed outside the barrel to prevent collisions between people or materials during machine operation.

    6.2 Vibratory separator can be used to screen the abrasive media and parts. It can be used as an auxiliary equipment for the tumbling barrel deburring machine and can be configured separately.

    6.3 Frequency conversion speed regulation function. A frequency converter is also installed in the electrical control box, which is suitable for adjusting the machine at different operating speeds.

    tumbling barrel deburring machine with protective net cover
  • 7．Which model of tumbling barrel deburring machine should I choose?
  • You should choose which type of tumbling barrel deburring machine based on the shape, size, material, surface quality requirements, processing quantity and other factors of your product parts.
    There is no limit to the workpiece material suitable for the tumbling barrel deburring machine, and the length is generally within 0.5 meters. However, one requirement is that the workpiece cannot be easily deformed or may be bumped. Because the vertical drop is relatively large when the barrel is turned over, and the impact force of the abrasive media on the workpiece is also large, soft long strips or thin products are easily deformed and damaged.

  • 8. How does ShineTec ensure the quality of the tumbling barrel deburring machine?
  • 8.1 Quality assurance of raw materials. Because the lining of the working barrel of the machine can be rubber or PU, this lining is a wearing part and needs to be replaced regularly. The wear resistance of the colloid is a key quality indicator. The raw materials of our colloids come from major domestic manufacturers and products from Dow Chemical of the United States, so the quality can be guaranteed.

    8.2 Reliable motor quality. The motor is a key component related to product quality. The three-phase asynchronous motors used in our barrel deburring machines all come from well-known professional motor manufacturers in Shanghai, and there is no problem with their quality.

    8.3 Electrical accessories. All are purchased from domestic first-tier manufacturers such as Chint and Delixi.

    8.4 Steel plate profiles. Purchased from Shanghai Baosteel Products.

    8.5 Manufacturing Guaranteed. Product production is controlled by skilled workers with many years of front-line production experience, adhering to the spirit of craftsmanship to ensure product quality.

  • 9. How to order a tumbling barrel deburring machine?
  • Please confirm the following basic requirements first:

    9.1 Please send samples first and we will conduct samples testing to determine the best finishing and polishing process.

    9.2 Evaluate the quantity of your product components and workpieces that need to be processed every day? What surface quality is required?

    9.3 Choose the appropriate machine processing capacity, provide the space size of your work area, and determine the machine model.

    9.4 Confirm whether additional auxiliary equipment is required, such as vibratory separator, additional wearing spare parts, etc.

    9.5 The commonly used power supply for the machine is 380V/3-phase/50Hz. Are there any special power requirements?
    After clarifying the above details, you can place an order.

  • 10．What abrasive media can be used in barrel deburring machines?
  • Abrasive media for rough finishing, fine finishing and polishing:

    10.1 The abrasive used for rough finishing is mainly ceramic deburring media, which is divided into heavy cutting force, medium cutting force and light cutting force.

    10.2 Abrasives for fine fininishing include white corundum finishing media, chrome corundum finishing media, 3P finishing media, etc. Since the grit size of the micropowder contained in them is very fine, some of which are nearly 2000-3000 mesh, it can continuously polish the workpiece surface. Continuous micro-cutting creates a more delicate surface roughness.

    10.3 Polishing media include high-alumina porcelain media, high-density porcelain media (high-alumina porcelain polishing media with an alumina content of more than 95%), stainless steel media, corncob media, walnut shell media, bamboo grain chip, wood grain chip. The main purpose is to improve the gloss and brightness of the workpiece surface.
  • 11. What kind of power supply does the tumbling barrel deburring machine use?
  • In China, it is generally 380V/3-phase/50Hz.
  • 12．What is the daily maintenance of the tumbling barrel deburring machine?
  • Routine maintenance of the tumbling barrel deburring machine is crucial to extending the service life of the machine. Routine maintenance includes the following:

    12.1 Inspection of the lining on the inner wall of the working barrel. Daily use of the machine will cause wear and tear on the lining in the barrel. Do you need to regularly check whether the lining on the inner wall has any holes or wear? If this happens, it needs to be replaced immediately, otherwise it will cause damage to the barrel.

    12.2 After each loading, check whether the water added in the barrel is too little or too much. The water surface of the barrel polishing machine should not exceed the material by 20mm. Too much water will buffer the force exerted by the abrasive on the workpiece surface and reduce the deburring efficiency; Too little water will cause damage to the surface of the workpiece, the abrasive will easily break and the colloid in the barrel will wear too quickly.

    12.3 Loading capacity of tumbling finishing media and workpiece. We recommend that the ratio of abrasives to workpieces is 3:1. Too little abrasives will cause collisions between workpieces and damage the product surface; too much abrasives will reduce the grinding efficiency of the product.
    Note that the overall volume of materials and water in the working barrel does not exceed 60% of the inner volume of the barrel.

    12.4 Check the abrasive media debris for stuck holes and seams. The abrasives in the barrel will become smaller and smaller after long-term use. In addition, a lot of debris formed by the workpiece and the abrasives will be produced during the grinding process. If the width of these impurities is less than 1mm, they may block the holes and seams inside the parts, affecting the deburring and polishing effect of the workpiece. If stuck holes occur, the tumbling finishing media should be screened to remove the debris and impurities, and the machine should be restarted.

    12.5 Water temperature detection. Long-term operation of the machine will cause the temperature inside the working barrel to become very high. Excessively high water temperature will accelerate the aging rate of the colloid, so if your product needs to be polished for more than ten hours, please use a rubber-lined barrel, because the high temperature resistance of rubber is better than that of PU lining.

  • 13．What industries can the tumbling barrel deburring machine be used in?
  • Barrel deburring machines are widely used in automotive parts, aerospace, medical equipment, mechanical parts, plastic products, 3C digital, metal casting, electronic devices, hardware parts, kitchen supplies, 3D printing, textile workpieces, powder metallurgy, electrical components, It is widely used in industries such as minting, jewelry, instrumentation, and handicraft accessories.
  • 14．Are there any disadvantages to tumbling barrel deburring machines?
  • The main disadvantage is that it cannot control a specific part of the surface of the finishing product, because it is an overall grinding process. For example, for a product with inconsistent sizes at both ends, you want to make the two ends of the product uniform in size by finishing only the large end, but this is not possible.

    The surface quality cannot achieve the effect of mirror polishing.

    Some inner holes and cross holes that are too deep and too thin, such as inner surfaces exceeding 50mm, cannot be finished and polished.

    Too long burrs and flash cannot be processed. For example, burrs and flash exceeding 2mm.

    It is not suitable for some workpiece that are easy to deform and are afraid of being bumped.

  • 15. Does the tumbling barrel deburring machine require specially trained technicians to operate it?
  • Unnecessary. The operation of this machine is very simple. Just put the abrasive media, workpiece, water and appropriate amount of chemical finishing liquid into the barrel. The machine has a timing function. After starting the machine, the worker can leave to handle other matters. When the set time is up, the machine will automatically shut down. All that is needed is to unload the material and take out the workpiece to complete the finishing and polishing process. Therefore no special technical training is required for employees.
  • 16. What surface treatments can the tumbling barrel deburring machine perform?
  • 16.1 Deburring, deflashing, chamfering. Defects caused during workpiece processing that may cause harm to users can be automatically removed in batches.

    16.2 Derusting and descaling. Surface problems such as turning lines and mold lines can also be removed.

    16.3 Improve surface finish and increase brightness. Make the product surface smoother and brighter.

    16.4 Cleaning and degreasing. It can automatically remove dust, dirt, sludge and other phenomena adsorbed on the surface of the workpiece.

  • 17．What are the tumbling media suitable for barrel deburring machines?
  • Depending on the shape, material, specifications and sizes of your parts, you need to choose different types of abrasive media. Abrasives that can be used in the machine are: ceramic deburring media, porcelain polishing media, high-density porcelain media, plastic media, white corundum polishing media, 3P precise polishing media, walnut shell mirror polishing media , corncob drying mediaWait.
    Improper selection of abrasives during the finishing process will affect grinding efficiency and may even cause damage to the workpiece.

What is the rotary barrel tumbling machine?

About Rotary Barrel Tumbling Machine

  • 1．What is the rotary barrel tumbling machine?
  • Rotary Barrel Tumbling Machines are also called rotary barrel finishing machines, rotating tumbler. They use mechanical methods to automatically deburr, descale, derust, finish parts and workpieces in large quantities. Machinery and equipment for surface treatment processes such as deflashing, cleaning, chamfering, degreasing, decontaminating, brightening and improving surface brightness. Its operating principle is to put the product to be polished and the finishing media into the working barrel of the machine, allowing the abrasive and the workpiece to tumble and rotate together, forcing the abrasive and the workpiece to collide and rub against each other to achieve the surface cutting effect.
    The rotary barrel tumbling polishing machine is the simplest structure and the oldest deburring mechanical equipment. The motor drives the barrel to rotate around the central X-axis through a chain or transmission gear. The deburring media in the barrel and the workpiece are turned over and rubbed against each other to achieve the deburring and polishing effect.

    ShineTec's rotary barrel tumbling machine
  • 2. What is the difference between roraty barrel tumbling deburring and other deburring processes?

  • 2.1 Rotary barrel tumbling deburring is the most traditional mechanical polishing process. Their deburring and polishing principles are similar. The workpiece and the deburring media are mixed together to achieve the deburring effect. The difference is that the barrel tumbler takes the longest time to polish and remove burrs. It is the mechanical equipment tool with the lowest finishing efficiency, but at the same time it is the process equipment with the best surface polishing quality.

    Comparing deburring and cutting efficiency, it can be arranged in this order:
    Centrifugal disc deburring machine > Centrifugal barrel deburring machine > Vibratory deburring machine > Tumbling barrel deburring machine.

    Comparing surface polishing quality, it can be arranged in this order:
    Barrel tumbler > Centrifugal barrel tumbler > Vibrating tumbler > Centrifugal disc tumbler.

    2.2 The rotary barrel tumbling machine uses the dry finishing process when finely deburring and polishing the brightness. That is, the abrasive media and the workpiece are directly mixed together, an appropriate amount of polishing paste is added, and the finishing and polishing is performed directly in the barrel without adding water. Other finishing machines are not allowed to use dry finishing process.

  • 3．Can you tell me how a rotary barrel tumbling machine works?
  • Put the tumbling finising media, the parts to be polished, water, and polishing fluid into the barrel deburring machine according to the corresponding proportions, close the sealing cover of the barrel to make it watertight, and then start the machine. This process can also be called tumbling finishing and polishing process. The abrasive media and the workpiece collide and rub against each other in the barrel, automatically completing the cutting process, reducing the surface roughness of the product, and achieving deburring, descaling, deflashing, chamfering, brightening, burnishing. It is currently the lowest cost, most mature technology and most widely used deburring and polishing solution.

    Since the rotation speed of the barrel is very slow, usually within 50 RPM, the overall processing time of rough finishing, deburring and fine finishing and polishing for each batch will be more than ten hours. It is the slowest finishing and polishing equipment.

    Precision polishing are performed using a dry finishing process. Generally, particle-shaped mirror polishing media with smaller external dimensions are used, such as Corncob polishing media, Walnut shell polishing media, bamboo wood chip, 3P polishing media and other polishing media, with polishing paste, without adding water, can simulate manual polishing with a cloth wheel, so that the surface of the workpiece can achieve a mirror-like polishing effect.

    The effect of polishing hardware parts
    The effect after polishing and brightening the surface of handicrafts
  • 4. What are the benefits of using a rotary barrel tumbling machine to polish parts?
  • Compared with manual polishing, there are definitely many advantages:

    4.1 Automatic large-scale mechanized deburring and polishing. Although the barrel deburring machine takes a relatively long time to finish and polish at one time, dozens hundreds or even tons of workpieces can be put into a batch, making the unit processing time advantage greater.

    4.2 Automatically remove rust and scale. Surface problems such as turning lines and mold lines can also be removed. This is the same as other tumbling finishing machines.

    4.3 Automatic chamfering. Products can be chamfered quickly.

    4.4 Improve surface finish and increase brightness. Make the product surface smoother and brighter. This is the strength of the barrel polishing machine. Its surface finish is of the highest quality.

    4.5 Automatic cleaning and degreasing. It can automatically remove dust, dirt, sludge and other phenomena adsorbed on the surface of the workpiece.

  • 5. Is the operating cost of a rotary barrel tumbling machine high?
  • Compared with manual finishing and polishing, the cost of rotary barrel tumbling machine can be said to be very low.
    This is the cheapest automatic finishing and polishing equipment. The one-time purchase cost of the machine can start from several thousand dollars, and it can generally be used for many years. The choice of ordinary abrasive media depends on the actual situation of the product parts that need to be processed, and the price ranges from a few dollars per kilogram to more than ten dollars. Etc., buying a few hundred kilograms at a time can generally last for months or even years. The amount of polishing compound is very small and the cost is almost negligible.
    The product workpiece can be fed with about tens of kilograms of material at a time in the smallest tumbling deburring machine. The finishing processing time for a batch is generally 2 hours. The direct cost of deburring and polishing when evenly distributed to each product is minimal.

    On the other hand, the advantage of using a barrel tumbling deburring machine is even greater in terms of saving labor costs. As long as workers need to handle it when loading and unloading materials, the machine can be operated unattended, which greatly saves labor costs.

  • 6. What optional configurations are available for ShineTec’s rotary barrel tumbling machine?
  • 6.1 protecting mask. A protective net cover can be installed outside the barrel to prevent collisions between people or materials during machine operation.

    6.2 Vibrating separator can be used to screen the abrasive media and parts. It can be used as an auxiliary equipment for the tumbling barrel deburring machine and can be configured separately.

    6.3 Frequency conversion speed regulation function. A frequency converter is also installed in the electrical control box, which is suitable for adjusting the machine at different operating speeds.

    rotary barrel tumbling machine with protective net cover
  • 7．Which model of rotary barrel tumbling machine should I choose?
  • You should choose which type of rotary barrel tumbling machine based on the shape, size, material, surface quality requirements, processing quantity and other factors of your product parts.
    There is no limit to the workpiece material suitable for the rotary barrel tumbling machine, and the length is generally within 0.5 meters. However, one requirement is that the workpiece cannot be easily deformed or may be bumped. Because the vertical drop is relatively large when the barrel is turned over, and the impact force of the abrasive media on the workpiece is also large, soft long strips or thin products are easily deformed and damaged.

  • 8. How does ShineTec ensure the quality of the rotary barrel tumbling machine?
  • 8.1 Quality assurance of raw materials. Because the lining of the working barrel of the machine can be rubber or PU, this lining is a wearing part and needs to be replaced regularly. The wear resistance of the colloid is a key quality indicator. The raw materials of our colloids come from major domestic manufacturers and products from Dow Chemical of the United States, so the quality can be guaranteed.

    8.2 Reliable motor quality. The motor is a key component related to product quality. The three-phase asynchronous motors used in our barrel deburring machines all come from well-known professional motor manufacturers in Shanghai, and there is no problem with their quality.

    8.3 Electrical accessories. All are purchased from domestic first-tier manufacturers such as Chint and Delixi.

    8.4 Steel plate profiles. Purchased from Shanghai Baosteel Products.

    8.5 Manufacturing Guaranteed. Product production is controlled by skilled workers with many years of front-line production experience, adhering to the spirit of craftsmanship to ensure product quality.

  • 9. How to order a rotary barrel tumbling machine?
  • Please confirm the following basic requirements first:

    9.1 Please send samples first and we will conduct samples testing to determine the best finishing and polishing process.

    9.2 Evaluate the quantity of your product components and workpieces that need to be processed every day? What surface quality is required?

    9.3 Choose the appropriate machine processing capacity, provide the space size of your work area, and determine the machine model.

    9.4 Confirm whether additional auxiliary equipment is required, such as vibratory separator, additional wearing spare parts, etc.

    9.5 The commonly used power supply for the machine is 380V/3-phase/50Hz. Are there any special power requirements?
    After clarifying the above details, you can place an order.

  • 10．What abrasive media can be used in rotary barrel tumbling machines?
  • Abrasive media for rough finishing, fine finishing and polishing:

    10.1 The abrasive used for rough finishing is mainly ceramic deburring media, which is divided into heavy cutting force, medium cutting force and light cutting force.

    10.2 Abrasives for fine fininishing include white corundum finishing media, chrome corundum finishing media, 3P finishing media, etc. Since the grit size of the micropowder contained in them is very fine, some of which are nearly 2000-3000 mesh, it can continuously polish the workpiece surface. Continuous micro-cutting creates a more delicate surface roughness.

    10.3 Polishing media include high-alumina porcelain media, high-density porcelain media (high-alumina porcelain polishing media with an alumina content of more than 95%), stainless steel media, corncob media, walnut shell media, bamboo grain chip, wood grain chip. The main purpose is to improve the gloss and brightness of the workpiece surface.。

  • 11. What kind of power supply does the rotary barrel tumbling machine use?
  • In China, it is generally 380V/3-phase/50Hz.
  • 12．What is the daily maintenance of the rotary barrel tumbling machine?
  • Routine maintenance of the rotary barrel tumbling machine is crucial to extending the service life of the machine. Routine maintenance includes the following:

    12.1 Inspection of the lining on the inner wall of the working barrel. Daily use of the machine will cause wear and tear on the lining in the barrel. Do you need to regularly check whether the lining on the inner wall has any holes or wear? If this happens, it needs to be replaced immediately, otherwise it will cause damage to the barrel.

    12.2 After each loading, check whether the water added in the barrel is too little or too much. The water surface of the barrel polishing machine should not exceed the material by 20mm. Too much water will buffer the force exerted by the abrasive on the workpiece surface and reduce the deburring efficiency; Too little water will cause damage to the surface of the workpiece, the abrasive will easily break and the colloid in the barrel will wear too quickly.

    12.3 Loading capacity of tumbling finishing media and workpiece. We recommend that the ratio of abrasives to workpieces is 3:1. Too little abrasives will cause collisions between workpieces and damage the product surface; too much abrasives will reduce the grinding efficiency of the product.
    Note that the overall volume of materials and water in the working barrel does not exceed 60% of the inner volume of the barrel.

    12.4 Check the abrasive media debris for stuck holes and seams. The abrasives in the barrel will become smaller and smaller after long-term use. In addition, a lot of debris formed by the workpiece and the abrasives will be produced during the grinding process. If the width of these impurities is less than 1mm, they may block the holes and seams inside the parts, affecting the deburring and polishing effect of the workpiece. If stuck holes occur, the tumbling finishing media should be screened to remove the debris and impurities, and the machine should be restarted.

    12.5 Water temperature detection. Long-term operation of the machine will cause the temperature inside the working barrel to become very high. Excessively high water temperature will accelerate the aging rate of the colloid, so if your product needs to be polished for more than ten hours, please use a rubber-lined barrel, because the high temperature resistance of rubber is better than that of PU lining.
  • 13．What industries can the rotary barrel tumbling machine be used in?
  • Rotary Barrel Tumbling Machines are widely used in automotive parts, aerospace, medical equipment, mechanical parts, plastic products, 3C digital, metal casting, electronic devices, hardware parts, kitchen supplies, 3D printing, textile workpieces, powder metallurgy, electrical components, It is widely used in industries such as minting, jewelry, instrumentation, and handicraft accessories.
  • 14．Are there any disadvantages to rotary barrel tumbling machines?
  • The main disadvantage is that it cannot control a specific part of the surface of the finishing product, because it is an overall grinding process. For example, for a product with inconsistent sizes at both ends, you want to make the two ends of the product uniform in size by finishing only the large end, but this is not possible.

    The surface quality cannot achieve the effect of mirror polishing.

    Some inner holes and cross holes that are too deep and too thin, such as inner surfaces exceeding 50mm, cannot be finished and polished.

    Too long burrs and flash cannot be processed. For example, burrs and flash exceeding 2mm.

    It is not suitable for some workpiece that are easy to deform and are afraid of being bumped.

  • 15. Does the rotary barrel tumbling machine require specially trained technicians to operate it?
  • Unnecessary. The operation of this machine is very simple. Just put the abrasive media, workpiece, water and appropriate amount of chemical finishing liquid into the barrel. The machine has a timing function. After starting the machine, the worker can leave to handle other matters. When the set time is up, the machine will automatically shut down. All that is needed is to unload the material and take out the workpiece to complete the finishing and polishing process. Therefore no special technical training is required for employees.
  • 16. What surface treatments can the rotary barrel tumbling machine perform?
  • 16.1 Deburring, deflashing, chamfering. Defects caused during workpiece processing that may cause harm to users can be automatically removed in batches.

    16.2 Derusting and descaling. Surface problems such as turning lines and mold lines can also be removed.

    16.3 Improve surface finish and increase brightness. Make the product surface smoother and brighter.

    16.4 Cleaning and degreasing. It can automatically remove dust, dirt, sludge and other phenomena adsorbed on the surface of the workpiece.

  • 17．What are the tumbling media suitable for rotary barrel tumbling machines?
  • Depending on the shape, material, specifications and sizes of your parts, you need to choose different types of abrasive media. Abrasives that can be used in the machine are: ceramic deburring media, porcelain polishing media, high-density porcelain media, plastic media, white corundum polishing media, 3P precise polishing media, walnut shell mirror polishing media , corncob drying mediaWait.
    Improper selection of abrasives during the finishing process will affect grinding efficiency and may even cause damage to the workpiece.

What is the barrel finishing machine?

About Barrel Finishing Machine

  • 1．What is the barrel finishing machine?
  • Barrel Finishing Machine are also called rotary barrel finishing machines, rotating tumbler. They use mechanical methods to automatically deburr, descale, derust, finish parts and workpieces in large quantities. Machinery and equipment for surface treatment processes such as deflashing, cleaning, chamfering, degreasing, decontaminating, brightening and improving surface brightness. Its operating principle is to put the product to be polished and the finishing media into the working barrel of the machine, allowing the abrasive and the workpiece to tumble and rotate together, forcing the abrasive and the workpiece to collide and rub against each other to achieve the surface cutting effect.
    The rotary barrel tumbling polishing machine is the simplest structure and the oldest deburring mechanical equipment. The motor drives the barrel to rotate around the central X-axis through a chain or transmission gear. The deburring media in the barrel and the workpiece are turned over and rubbed against each other to achieve the deburring and polishing effect.

    ShineTec's barrel finishing machine
  • 2. What is the difference between barrel finishing and other finishing processes?

  • 2.1 barrel finishing is the most traditional mechanical polishing process. Their deburring and polishing principles are similar. The workpiece and the deburring media are mixed together to achieve the deburring effect. The difference is that the barrel tumbler takes the longest time to polish and remove burrs. It is the mechanical equipment tool with the lowest finishing efficiency, but at the same time it is the process equipment with the best surface polishing quality.

    Comparing deburring and cutting efficiency, it can be arranged in this order:
    Centrifugal disc deburring machine > Centrifugal barrel deburring machine > Vibratory deburring machine > Tumbling barrel deburring machine.

    Comparing surface polishing quality, it can be arranged in this order:
    Barrel tumbler > Centrifugal barrel tumbler > Vibrating tumbler > Centrifugal disc tumbler.

    2.2 The rotary barrel tumbling machine uses the dry finishing process when finely deburring and polishing the brightness. That is, the abrasive media and the workpiece are directly mixed together, an appropriate amount of polishing paste is added, and the finishing and polishing is performed directly in the barrel without adding water. Other finishing machines are not allowed to use dry finishing process.

  • 3．Can you tell me how a barrel finishing machine works?
  • Put the tumbling finising media, the parts to be polished, water, and polishing fluid into the barrel deburring machine according to the corresponding proportions, close the sealing cover of the barrel to make it watertight, and then start the machine. This process can also be called tumbling finishing and polishing process. The abrasive media and the workpiece collide and rub against each other in the barrel, automatically completing the cutting process, reducing the surface roughness of the product, and achieving deburring, descaling, deflashing, chamfering, brightening, burnishing. It is currently the lowest cost, most mature technology and most widely used deburring and polishing solution.

    Since the rotation speed of the barrel is very slow, usually within 50 RPM, the overall processing time of rough finishing, deburring and fine finishing and polishing for each batch will be more than ten hours. It is the slowest finishing and polishing equipment.

    Precision polishing are performed using a dry finishing process. Generally, particle-shaped mirror polishing media with smaller external dimensions are used, such as Corncob polishing media, Walnut shell polishing media, bamboo wood chip, 3P polishing media and other polishing media, with polishing paste, without adding water, can simulate manual polishing with a cloth wheel, so that the surface of the workpiece can achieve a mirror-like polishing effect.

    The effect of polishing hardware workpiece
    The effect after polishing and brightening the surface of crafts
  • 4. What are the benefits of using a barrel finishing machine to polish parts?
  • Compared with manual polishing, there are definitely many advantages:

    4.1 Automatic large-scale mechanized deburring and polishing. Although the barrel deburring machine takes a relatively long time to finish and polish at one time, dozens hundreds or even tons of workpieces can be put into a batch, making the unit processing time advantage greater.

    4.2 Automatically remove rust and scale. Surface problems such as turning lines and mold lines can also be removed. This is the same as other tumbling finishing machines.

    4.3 Automatic chamfering. Products can be chamfered quickly.

    4.4 Improve surface finish and increase brightness. Make the product surface smoother and brighter. This is the strength of the barrel polishing machine. Its surface finish is of the highest quality.

    4.5 Automatic cleaning and degreasing. It can automatically remove dust, dirt, sludge and other phenomena adsorbed on the surface of the workpiece.

  • 5. Is the operating cost of a barrel finishing machine high?
  • Compared with manual finishing and polishing, the cost of rotary barrel tumbling machine can be said to be very low.
    This is the cheapest automatic finishing and polishing equipment. The one-time purchase cost of the machine can start from several thousand dollars, and it can generally be used for many years. The choice of ordinary abrasive media depends on the actual situation of the product parts that need to be processed, and the price ranges from a few dollars per kilogram to more than ten dollars. Etc., buying a few hundred kilograms at a time can generally last for months or even years. The amount of polishing compound is very small and the cost is almost negligible.
    The product workpiece can be fed with about tens of kilograms of material at a time in the smallest tumbling deburring machine. The finishing processing time for a batch is generally 2 hours. The direct cost of deburring and polishing when evenly distributed to each product is minimal.

    On the other hand, the advantage of using a barrel tumbling deburring machine is even greater in terms of saving labor costs. As long as workers need to handle it when loading and unloading materials, the machine can be operated unattended, which greatly saves labor costs.

  • 6. What optional configurations are available for ShineTec’s barrel finishing machine?
  • 6.1 protecting mask. A protective net cover can be installed outside the barrel to prevent collisions between people or materials during machine operation.

    6.2 Vibrating separator can be used to screen the abrasive media and parts. It can be used as an auxiliary equipment for the tumbling barrel deburring machine and can be configured separately.

    6.3 Frequency conversion speed regulation function. A frequency converter is also installed in the electrical control box, which is suitable for adjusting the machine at different operating speeds.

    barrel finishing machine with protective net cover
  • 7．Which model of barrel finishing machine should I choose?
  • You should choose which type of rotary barrel tumbling machine based on the shape, size, material, surface quality requirements, processing quantity and other factors of your product parts.
    There is no limit to the workpiece material suitable for the rotary barrel tumbling machine, and the length is generally within 0.5 meters. However, one requirement is that the workpiece cannot be easily deformed or may be bumped. Because the vertical drop is relatively large when the barrel is turned over, and the impact force of the abrasive media on the workpiece is also large, soft long strips or thin products are easily deformed and damaged.

  • 8. How does ShineTec ensure the quality of the barrel finishing machine?
  • 8.1 Quality assurance of raw materials. Because the lining of the working barrel of the machine can be rubber or PU, this lining is a wearing part and needs to be replaced regularly. The wear resistance of the colloid is a key quality indicator. The raw materials of our colloids come from major domestic manufacturers and products from Dow Chemical of the United States, so the quality can be guaranteed.

    8.2 Reliable motor quality. The motor is a key component related to product quality. The three-phase asynchronous motors used in our barrel deburring machines all come from well-known professional motor manufacturers in Shanghai, and there is no problem with their quality.

    8.3 Electrical accessories. All are purchased from domestic first-tier manufacturers such as Chint and Delixi.

    8.4 Steel plate profiles. Purchased from Shanghai Baosteel Products.

    8.5 Manufacturing Guaranteed. Product production is controlled by skilled workers with many years of front-line production experience, adhering to the spirit of craftsmanship to ensure product quality.

  • 9. How to order a barrel finishing machine?
  • Please confirm the following basic requirements first:

    9.1 Please send samples first and we will conduct samples testing to determine the best finishing and polishing process.

    9.2 Evaluate the quantity of your product components and workpieces that need to be processed every day? What surface quality is required?

    9.3 Choose the appropriate machine processing capacity, provide the space size of your work area, and determine the machine model.

    9.4 Confirm whether additional auxiliary equipment is required, such as vibratory separator, additional wearing spare parts, etc.

    9.5 The commonly used power supply for the machine is 380V/3-phase/50Hz. Are there any special power requirements?
    After clarifying the above details, you can place an order.

  • 10．What abrasive media can be used in barrel finishing machines?
  • Abrasive media for rough finishing, fine finishing and polishing:

    10.1 The abrasive used for rough finishing is mainly ceramic deburring media, which is divided into heavy cutting force, medium cutting force and light cutting force.

    10.2 Abrasives for fine fininishing include white corundum finishing media, chrome corundum finishing media, 3P finishing media, etc. Since the grit size of the micropowder contained in them is very fine, some of which are nearly 2000-3000 mesh, it can continuously polish the workpiece surface. Continuous micro-cutting creates a more delicate surface roughness.

    10.3 Polishing media include high-alumina porcelain media, high-density porcelain media (high-alumina porcelain polishing media with an alumina content of more than 95%), stainless steel media, corncob media, walnut shell media, bamboo grain chip, wood grain chip. The main purpose is to improve the gloss and brightness of the workpiece surface.。

  • 11. What kind of power supply does the barrel finishing machine machine use?
  • In China, it is generally 380V/3-phase/50Hz.
  • 12．What is the daily maintenance of the barrel finishing machine?
  • Routine maintenance of the barrel finishing machine is crucial to extending the service life of the machine. Routine maintenance includes the following:

    12.1 Inspection of the lining on the inner wall of the working barrel. Daily use of the machine will cause wear and tear on the lining in the barrel. Do you need to regularly check whether the lining on the inner wall has any holes or wear? If this happens, it needs to be replaced immediately, otherwise it will cause damage to the barrel.

    12.2 After each loading, check whether the water added in the barrel is too little or too much. The water surface of the barrel polishing machine should not exceed the material by 20mm. Too much water will buffer the force exerted by the abrasive on the workpiece surface and reduce the deburring efficiency; Too little water will cause damage to the surface of the workpiece, the abrasive will easily break and the colloid in the barrel will wear too quickly.

    12.3 Loading capacity of tumbling finishing media and workpiece. We recommend that the ratio of abrasives to workpieces is 3:1. Too little abrasives will cause collisions between workpieces and damage the product surface; too much abrasives will reduce the grinding efficiency of the product.
    Note that the overall volume of materials and water in the working barrel does not exceed 60% of the inner volume of the barrel.

    12.4 Check the abrasive media debris for stuck holes and seams. The abrasives in the barrel will become smaller and smaller after long-term use. In addition, a lot of debris formed by the workpiece and the abrasives will be produced during the grinding process. If the width of these impurities is less than 1mm, they may block the holes and seams inside the parts, affecting the deburring and polishing effect of the workpiece. If stuck holes occur, the tumbling finishing media should be screened to remove the debris and impurities, and the machine should be restarted.

    12.5 Water temperature detection. Long-term operation of the machine will cause the temperature inside the working barrel to become very high. Excessively high water temperature will accelerate the aging rate of the colloid, so if your product needs to be polished for more than ten hours, please use a rubber-lined barrel, because the high temperature resistance of rubber is better than that of PU lining.
  • 13．What industries can the barrel finishing machine be used in?
  • Barrel Finishing Machines are widely used in automotive parts, aerospace, medical equipment, mechanical parts, plastic products, 3C digital, metal casting, electronic devices, hardware parts, kitchen supplies, 3D printing, textile workpieces, powder metallurgy, electrical components, It is widely used in industries such as minting, jewelry, instrumentation, and handicraft accessories.
  • 14．Are there any disadvantages to barrel finishing machines?
  • The main disadvantage is that it cannot control a specific part of the surface of the finishing product, because it is an overall grinding process. For example, for a product with inconsistent sizes at both ends, you want to make the two ends of the product uniform in size by finishing only the large end, but this is not possible.

    The surface quality cannot achieve the effect of mirror polishing.

    Some inner holes and cross holes that are too deep and too thin, such as inner surfaces exceeding 50mm, cannot be finished and polished.

    Too long burrs and flash cannot be processed. For example, burrs and flash exceeding 2mm.

    It is not suitable for some workpiece that are easy to deform and are afraid of being bumped.

  • 15. Does the barrel finishing machine require specially trained technicians to operate it?
  • Unnecessary. The operation of this machine is very simple. Just put the abrasive media, workpiece, water and appropriate amount of chemical finishing liquid into the barrel. The machine has a timing function. After starting the machine, the worker can leave to handle other matters. When the set time is up, the machine will automatically shut down. All that is needed is to unload the material and take out the workpiece to complete the finishing and polishing process. Therefore no special technical training is required for employees.
  • 16. What surface treatments can the barrel finishing machine perform?
  • 16.1 Deburring, deflashing, chamfering. Defects caused during workpiece processing that may cause harm to users can be automatically removed in batches.

    16.2 Derusting and descaling. Surface problems such as turning lines and mold lines can also be removed.

    16.3 Improve surface finish and increase brightness. Make the product surface smoother and brighter.

    16.4 Cleaning and degreasing. It can automatically remove dust, dirt, sludge and other phenomena adsorbed on the surface of the workpiece.

  • 17．What are the tumbling media suitable for barrel finishing machines?
  • Depending on the shape, material, specifications and sizes of your parts, you need to choose different types of abrasive media. Abrasives that can be used in the machine are: ceramic deburring media, porcelain polishing media, high-density porcelain media, plastic media, white corundum polishing media, 3P precise polishing media, walnut shell mirror polishing media , corncob drying mediaWait.
    Improper selection of abrasives during the finishing process will affect grinding efficiency and may even cause damage to the workpiece.

What is the tumbling deburring machine?

About Tumbling Deburring Machine

  • 1．What is the tumbling deburring machine?
  • The tumbling deburring machine is also called a mass finishing machine, polishing tumbler. It uses mechanical methods to automatically and efficiently deburr and descale parts and products and workpieces in large quantities. It’s a machinery and equipment for surface treatment processes such as derusting, deflashing, cleaning, chamfering, degreasing, decontaminating, polishing, brightening. It works by combining the products that need polishing with abrasive media. Put it into the working barrel of the machine and let the abrasive and the workpiece tumble and rotate together, forcing the tumbling chip and the workpiece to collide and rub against each other to achieve the surface cutting effect.
    According to different operating modes, tumbling deburring machines are divided into the following four types:

    1.1 Vibrating deburring machine. It uses three-dimensional spiral vibration to drive the deburring media and the workpiece to move together to achieve the deburring effect.

    1.2 Centrifugal barrel deburring machine. Similar to the operation of a Ferris wheel, the motor drives the large centrifugal disk to rotate, causing the four barrels on the disk to rotate at high speed, driving the deburring media and the workpiece to move together to achieve the deburring effect.

    1.3 Centrifugal disc deburring machine. The chassis drives the barrel to rotate at a high speed on the horizontal plane, and the deburring media and workpieces also tumble and rotate in the barrel to achieve the deburring effect.

    1.4 Tumbling barrel deburring machine. It is the simplest structure of deburring motion. The barrel rolls around the central X-axis, and the deburring media in the barrel rolls together with the workpiece to achieve the deburring effect.

    ShineTec's tumbling deburring machine
  • 2. What is the difference between tumbling deburring and other deburring processes?
  • The main difference is that tumbling deburring is the lowest-cost automated batch mechanical finishing process.
    The advantage of this deburring method is that it can be applied to surface deburring treatments such as irregular and complex-shaped product parts, finishing of the inner and outer surfaces of workpieces. The materials processed range from non-ferrous metals, ferrous metals, powder metallurgy, plastics, acrylic, rubber, bamboo, stone, glass and other materials. It can be said that there is almost no material that cannot be processed.

    In addition, the operation is simple. As long as the loading and unloading are completed, the machine can be started unattended. No special technical training is required.
    Other deburring and polishing processes, such as manual deburring and polishing, robot deburring and polishing, chemical deburring and polishing, electrolytic deburring and polishing, etc., either require professional training, or the working environment is harsh and harmful to the environment, or the efficiency is not high. Therefore, this process is the most widely used surface deburring treatment method.

  • 3．Can you tell me how a tumbling deburring machine works?
  • Put the tumbling deburring media, product workpiece to be polished, water, and finishing liquid into the tumbling machine according to the corresponding proportions, and use mechanical movements such as vibrating, centrifugal barrel, disc, tumbling to cause the deburring media and workpieces to collide and rub against each other, automatically complete the cutting process, reduce the surface roughness of the product, and achieve surface effects such as deburring, descaling, deflashing, chamfering, brightening and improving surface gloss and brightness. It is currently the polishing solution with the lowest cost, the most mature technology and the most widely used. If you don’t know where to find the best deburring and polishing methods for product parts and workpieces, you may wish to contact us, maybe we can help you solve your problem.
    tumbling deburring process
  • 4. What are the benefits of using a tumbling deburring machine to polish parts?
  • Compared with manual polishing, there are definitely many advantages:

    4.1 Automatic large-scale mechanized deburring and polishing. Although the barrel deburring machine takes a relatively long time to finish and polish at one time, dozens hundreds or even tons of workpieces can be put into a batch, making the unit processing time advantage greater.

    4.2 Automatically remove rust and scale. Surface problems such as turning lines and mold lines can also be removed. This is the same as other tumbling finishing machines.

    4.3 Automatic chamfering. Products can be chamfered quickly.

    4.4 Improve surface finish and increase brightness. Make the product surface smoother and brighter. This is the strength of the barrel polishing machine. Its surface finish is of the highest quality.

    4.5 Automatic cleaning and degreasing. It can automatically remove dust, dirt, sludge and other phenomena adsorbed on the surface of the workpiece.

  • 5. Is the operating cost of a tumbling deburring machine high?
  • Compared with manual finishing and polishing, the cost of rotary barrel tumbling machine can be said to be very low.
    This is the cheapest automatic finishing and polishing equipment. The one-time purchase cost of the machine can start from several thousand dollars, and it can generally be used for many years. The choice of ordinary abrasive media depends on the actual situation of the product parts that need to be processed, and the price ranges from a few dollars per kilogram to more than ten dollars. Etc., buying a few hundred kilograms at a time can generally last for months or even years. The amount of polishing liquid is very small and the cost is almost negligible.
    The product workpiece can be fed with about tens of kilograms of material at a time in the smallest tumbling deburring machine. The finishing processing time for a batch is generally 2 hours. The direct cost of deburring and polishing when evenly distributed to each product is minimal.

    On the other hand, the advantage of using a barrel tumbling deburring machine is even greater in terms of saving labor costs. As long as workers need to handle it when loading and unloading materials, the machine can be operated unattended, which greatly saves labor costs.

  • 6. What optional configurations are available for ShineTec’s tumbling deburring machine?
  • 6.1 Sound hood. Can be used in vibrating deburring machines and centrifugal disc deburring machines. Reduce machine noise and prevent foam splashing caused by deburring fluid during work.

    6.2 Automatic separating of deburring media and workpieces. It can be built into centrifugal barrel and disc deburring machines, or can be configured separately as an auxiliary equipment for vibrating deburring machines and barrel tumbling deburring machines.

    6.3 Quantitative automatic filling of clean water and finishing fluid. The mixed solution of water and finishing fluid can be pumped into the machine at a fixed speed and quantitatively, and the filling amount of different batches of polishing can be completely controlled to achieve a completely balanced surface quality.

    6.4 Frequency conversion speed regulation function. A frequency converter is also installed in the electrical control box, which is suitable for adjusting the different operating speeds of vibration finishing machines, centrifugal finishing machines, and barrel finishing machines. The centrifugal disc finishing machine is not used because it is originally equipped with a speed-adjustable motor.

    vibratory deburring machine with sound hood
  • 7．Which model of tumbling deburring machine should I choose?
  • You should choose which type of tumbling deburring machine based on the shape, size, material, surface quality requirements, processing quantity and other factors of your product parts.

    7.1 Vibratory deburring machineis a general-purpose deburring machine. If the longest dimension of your product is within 500mm, and the product requires a large amount of processing per day, such as hundreds of kilograms to several tons, then it is most appropriate to choose a vibratory deburring machine.

    7.2 Centrifugal barrel deburring machinesare suitable for processing small precision parts. If your product size is within 100mm and the daily processing quantity is tens of kilograms, then the centrifugal barrel deburring machine is most suitable.

    7.3 Centrifugal disc deburring machinehas the highest deburring efficiency. If your product size is within 200mm, is not afraid of impact deformation, and the daily processing volume is within one to two hundred kilograms, then the centrifugal disc deburring machine is very suitable.

    7.4 Tumbling barrel deburring machineis the deburring machine with the lowest polishing efficiency but the best polishing quality. If you have high requirements for the surface brightness and gloss of the product and hope to achieve an effect close to mirror polishing, then the barrel polishing machine can do the job.

    7.5 Rectangular tub deburring machine, It is a type of vibrating polishing machine, suitable for processing workpieces with a length of more than 500mm. The grinding efficiency is higher than that of barrel polishing machine but lower than that of ordinary vibrating bowl finishing machine.

  • 8. How does ShineTec ensure the quality of the tumbling deburring machine?
  • 8.1 Quality assurance of raw materials. Because the lining of the working barrel of the machine can be rubber or PU, this lining is a wearing part and needs to be replaced regularly. The wear resistance of the colloid is a key quality indicator. The raw materials of our colloids come from major domestic manufacturers and products from Dow Chemical of the United States, so the quality can be guaranteed.

    8.2 Reliable motor quality. The motor is a key component related to product quality. The three-phase asynchronous motors used in our barrel deburring machines all come from well-known professional motor manufacturers in Shanghai, and there is no problem with their quality.

    8.3 Electrical accessories. All are purchased from domestic first-tier manufacturers such as Chint and Delixi.

    8.4 Steel plate profiles. Purchased from Shanghai Baosteel Products.

    8.5 Manufacturing Guaranteed. Product production is controlled by skilled workers with many years of front-line production experience, adhering to the spirit of craftsmanship to ensure product quality.

  • 9. How to order a tumbling deburring machine?
  • Please confirm the following basic requirements first:

    9.1 Please send samples first and we will conduct samples testing to determine the best finishing and polishing process.

    9.2 Evaluate the quantity of your product components and workpieces that need to be processed every day? What surface quality is required?

    9.3 Choose the appropriate machine processing capacity, provide the space size of your work area, and determine the machine model.

    9.4 Confirm whether additional auxiliary equipment is required, such as vibratory separator, additional wearing spare parts, etc.

    9.5 The commonly used power supply for the machine is 380V/3-phase/50Hz. Are there any special power requirements?
    After clarifying the above details, you can place an order.

  • 10．What abrasive media can be used in tumbling deburring machines?
  • Abrasive media for rough finishing, fine finishing and polishing:

    10.1 The abrasive used for rough finishing is mainly ceramic deburring media, which is divided into heavy cutting force, medium cutting force and light cutting force.

    10.2 Abrasives for fine fininishing include white corundum finishing media, chrome corundum finishing media, 3P finishing media, etc. Since the grit size of the micropowder contained in them is very fine, some of which are nearly 2000-3000 mesh, it can continuously polish the workpiece surface. Continuous micro-cutting creates a more delicate surface roughness.

    10.3 Polishing media include high-alumina porcelain media, high-density porcelain media (high-alumina porcelain polishing media with an alumina content of more than 95%), stainless steel media, corncob media, walnut shell media, bamboo grain chip, wood grain chip. The main purpose is to improve the gloss and brightness of the workpiece surface.

  • 11. What kind of power supply does the tumbling deburring machine use?
  • In China, it is generally 380V/3-phase/50Hz.
  • 12．What is the daily maintenance of the barrel finishing machine?
  • Routine maintenance of the tumbling deburring machine is crucial to extending the service life of the machine. Routine maintenance includes the following:

    12.1 Inspection of the lining on the inner wall of the working barrel. Daily use of the machine will cause wear and tear on the lining in the barrel. Do you need to regularly check whether the lining on the inner wall has any holes or wear? If this happens, it needs to be replaced immediately, otherwise it will cause damage to the barrel.

    12.2 After each loading, check whether the water added in the barrel is too little or too much. The water surface of the barrel polishing machine should not exceed the material by 20mm. Too much water will buffer the force exerted by the abrasive on the workpiece surface and reduce the deburring efficiency; Too little water will cause damage to the surface of the workpiece, the abrasive will easily break and the colloid in the barrel will wear too quickly.

    12.3 Loading capacity of tumbling finishing media and workpiece. We recommend that the ratio of abrasives to workpieces is 3:1. Too little abrasives will cause collisions between workpieces and damage the product surface; too much abrasives will reduce the grinding efficiency of the product.
    Note that the overall volume of materials and water in the working barrel does not exceed 60% of the inner volume of the barrel.

    12.4 Check the abrasive media debris for stuck holes and seams. The abrasives in the barrel will become smaller and smaller after long-term use. In addition, a lot of debris formed by the workpiece and the abrasives will be produced during the grinding process. If the width of these impurities is less than 1mm, they may block the holes and seams inside the parts, affecting the deburring and polishing effect of the workpiece. If stuck holes occur, the tumbling finishing media should be screened to remove the debris and impurities, and the machine should be restarted.

    12.5 Water temperature detection. Long-term operation of the machine will cause the temperature inside the working barrel to become very high. Excessively high water temperature will accelerate the aging rate of the colloid, so if your product needs to be polished for more than ten hours, please use a rubber-lined barrel, because the high temperature resistance of rubber is better than that of PU lining.
  • 13．What industries can the tumbling deburring machine be used in?
  • Tumbling deburring machines are widely used in automotive parts, aerospace, medical equipment, mechanical parts, plastic products, 3C digital, metal casting, electronic devices, hardware parts, kitchen supplies, 3D printing, textile workpieces, powder metallurgy, electrical components, It is widely used in industries such as minting, jewelry, instrumentation, and handicraft accessories.
  • 14．Are there any disadvantages to tumbling deburring machines?
  • The main disadvantage is that it cannot control a specific part of the surface of the finishing product, because it is an overall grinding process. For example, for a product with inconsistent sizes at both ends, you want to make the two ends of the product uniform in size by finishing only the large end, but this is not possible.

    The surface quality cannot achieve the effect of mirror polishing.

    Some inner holes and cross holes that are too deep and too thin, such as inner surfaces exceeding 50mm, cannot be finished and polished.

    Too long burrs and flash cannot be processed. For example, burrs and flash exceeding 2mm.

    It is not suitable for some workpiece that are easy to deform and are afraid of being bumped.

  • 15. Does the tumbling deburring machine require specially trained technicians to operate it?
  • Unnecessary. The operation of this machine is very simple. Just put the abrasive media, workpiece, water and appropriate amount of chemical finishing liquid into the barrel. The machine has a timing function. After starting the machine, the worker can leave to handle other matters. When the set time is up, the machine will automatically shut down. All that is needed is to unload the material and take out the workpiece to complete the finishing and polishing process. Therefore no special technical training is required for employees.
  • 16. What surface treatments can the tumbling deburring machine perform?
  • 16.1 Deburring, deflashing, chamfering. Defects caused during workpiece processing that may cause harm to users can be automatically removed in batches.

    16.2 Derusting and descaling. Surface problems such as turning lines and mold lines can also be removed.

    16.3 Improve surface finish and increase brightness. Make the product surface smoother and brighter.

    16.4 Cleaning and degreasing. It can automatically remove dust, dirt, sludge and other phenomena adsorbed on the surface of the workpiece.

  • 17．What are the tumbling media suitable for tumbling deburring machines?
  • Depending on the shape, material, specifications and sizes of your parts, you need to choose different types of abrasive media. Abrasives that can be used in the machine are: tumbling deburring media, tumbling porcelain media, high-density porcelain media, polyester media, white corundum finishing media, 3P precise finishing media, walnut shell mirror polishing media , corncob drying media,etc.
    Improper selection of abrasives during the finishing process will affect grinding efficiency and may even cause damage to the workpiece.

What is the centrifugal disc finishing machine?

Centrifugal Disc Finishing Machine

  • 1．What is the centrifugal disc finishing machine?
  • The centrifugal disc finishing machine is a barrel deburring and polishing finisher with the highest finishing efficiency. Its operating principle is to use a centrifugal rotating disk connected to a motor to drive the working barrel connected to it to rotate at a high speed, so that the ceramic media rotates at high speed together with the product workpiece, but a circle of PU lining tooth tip is specially poured on the inner wall of the barrel. Under the impact of the ceramic media and water flow, a feedback force in the opposite direction is generated, forcing the abrasive media and the workpiece to collide and rub against each other to achieve the surface cutting effect. This kind of grinding efficiency can be 10-30 times higher than other finishing machines, and you can get the surface finishing effect you need in a very short time.
    The barrel speed can reach 60-180 rpm, and the speed is controlled by the speed-regulating motor on the machine.

    ShineTec's centrifugal disc finishing machine
  • 2. What is the difference between centrifugal disc finishing machine and other finishing machine?
  • The main difference is that the finishing efficiency of the centrifugal disc finishing machine is the highest among all machines. Because the workpiece is always in a continuous cutting process in the abrasive media, this kind of polishing machine takes the shortest time and the fastest speed when finishing.
    When the machine is running, the probability of collision between workpieces is minimal because the workpiece and tumbling media are always moving in the same direction.
    Suitable for processing small to medium sized products. Because the diameter of the working bowl of this type of machine generally does not exceed 1 meter, and there is a column in the middle of the bowl, so workpieces exceeding 200mm cannot be placed. Even if it can be put into the machine at an angle, the workpiece will be stuck on the inner wall due to the high-speed rotation. If it is often stuck, it will break the PU lining and also cause the product to deform.
    The centrifugal disc finishing machine has the strongest cutting force, so it is suitable for finishing some parts and workpieces with long burrs, large flash, and relatively thick oxide scale.

    barrel ring of centrifugal disc finishing machine
  • 3．Can you tell me how a centrifugal disc finishing machine works?
  • 3.1 The working barrel of the centrifugal disc finishing machine is open, and the entire barrel can be turned over and tilted downward to facilitate loading and unloading of materials.

    3.2 Put the finishing media and product workpieces into the barrel together, turn the barrel over to straighten it, keep the mouth of the barrel upward, then add water and an appropriate amount of finishing liquid. The water surface should not cover the material for about 30mm, and only a small amount of chemical finishing liquid needs to be added. Generally, a 50L machine only needs to add about 30 ml. Note that the volume of materials in the barrel should not exceed 60% of the total volume of the barrel, and then the machine can be started.

    3.3 Turn the speed-regulating motor knob on the control panel to gradually adjust the barrel speed from low to high, and finally keep the barrel at the required speed. The entire finishing process is completed automatically, in the meantime, the operator can leave to handle other work tasks without having to stay at the machine.

    3.4 After the required finishing time is reached, adjust the speed of the barrel to keep the working barrel rotating slowly, add clean water to the top of the barrel to rinse, open the water flow valve at the bottom of the barrel, let the sewage inside flow out, and inject clean water above to complete the cleaning process.

    3.5 After cleaning is completed, turn the barrel over and pour out the workpiece and abrasive media. You can also configure a special vibrating separator to separate the abrasives and workpieces automatically, or it can manually screen and pick up the pieces to complete an finishing batch.

    unloading of centrifugal disc finisher
  • 4. What are the benefits of using a centrifugal disc finishing machine to polish parts?
  • Compared with manual polishing, there are definitely many advantages:

    4.1 Automatic deburring, deflashing, chamfering. Defects caused during workpiece processing that may cause harm to users can be automatically removed in large quantities.

    4.2 Automatically derusting and descaling. Surface problems such as turning lines and mold lines can also be removed.

    4.3 Automatic chamfering. Products can be chamfered quickly

    4.4 Improve surface finish and increase brightness. Make the product surface smoother and brighter.

    4.5 Automatic cleaning and degreasing. It can automatically remove dust, dirt, sludge and other phenomena adsorbed on the surface of the workpiece.

  • 5. Is the operating cost of a centrifugal disc finishing machine high?
  • Compared with manual finishing and polishing, the cost of rotary barrel tumbling machine can be said to be very low.
    This is the cheapest automatic finishing and polishing equipment. The one-time purchase cost of the machine can start from several thousand dollars, and it can generally be used for many years. The choice of ordinary abrasive media depends on the actual situation of the product parts that need to be processed, and the price ranges from a few dollars per kilogram to more than ten dollars. etc., buying a few hundred kilograms at a time can generally last for months or even years. The amount of chemical finishing liquid is very small and the cost is almost negligible.
    A 50L centrifugal disc finisher can feed about 50 kilograms of product workpieces at a time. The grinding processing time for a batch is generally 30-60 minutes. The direct cost of grinding and polishing when evenly distributed to each product is minimal.
    On the other hand, in terms of saving labor costs, the advantages of using centrifugal disc finisher are even greater. As long as workers need to handle it when loading and unloading materials, the machine can be operated unattended, which greatly saves labor costs.

  • 6. What optional configurations are available for ShineTec’s centrifugal disc finishing machine?
  • 6.1 Wear-resistant bucket bottom gasket.

    6.2 Bucket electric tilt configuration.

    6.3 Quantitative automatic filling of clean water and polishing fluid.

    6.4 Built-in automatic separator.

  • 7．Which model of centrifugal disc finishing machine should I choose?
  • You should choose the model of centrifugal disc finishing machine based on the specifications and dimensions of your product parts.
    Generally speaking, if the length of your workpiece is less than 50mm, we recommend you use a 50L disc finisher; if the workpiece length is about 50-100mm, use a 120L finisher; if the workpiece length is about 100-150mm, use a 200L capacity machine. For workpieces exceeding 150mm, it is not recommended to use an centrifugal disc finishing machine.
    For this disc finishing machine, we also recommend that the mixing ratio of abrasive media to workpiece is about 3:1.

  • 8. What spare parts are available for centrifugal disc finishing machines?
  • The bottom plate of the centrifugal disc, the barrel ring, and the gasket between the barrel ring and the bottom plate are parts that need to be replaced frequently.
    Both the disc and the barrel ring have PU linings, which are prone to wear and tear during daily finishing. When the lining of these two parts is found to be damaged, spare parts need to be replaced immediately.
    Generally, the barrel ring needs to be replaced every 3-6 months. This mainly depends on the actual usage.
    After the gasket is worn, abrasive debris will get stuck in the gap between the barrel ring and the disc, causing the centrifuge disc to get stuck. It is also a key wearing part.

  • 9. How does ShineTec ensure the quality of the centrifugal disc finishing machine?
  • 9.1 Quality assurance of raw materials. Because the lining of the working barrel of the machine is PU, this lining is a wearing part and needs to be replaced regularly. The wear resistance of the PU lining is a key quality indicator. The raw materials of our PU come from major domestic manufacturers and products from Dow Chemical of the United States, so the quality can be guaranteed.

    9.2 Reliable motor quality. The motor is a key component related to product quality. The three-phase asynchronous motors used in our barrel deburring machines all come from well-known professional motor manufacturers in Shanghai, and there is no problem with their quality.

    9.3 Electrical accessories. All are purchased from domestic first-tier manufacturers such as Chint and Delixi.

    9.4 Steel plate profiles. Purchased from Shanghai Baosteel Products.

    9.5 Manufacturing Guaranteed. Product production is controlled by skilled workers with many years of front-line production experience, adhering to the spirit of craftsmanship to ensure product quality.

  • 10．How to order a centrifugal disc finishing machine?
  • Please confirm the following basic requirements first:

    10.1 Please send samples first and we will conduct samples testing to determine the best finishing and polishing process.

    10.2 Evaluate the quantity of your product components and workpieces that need to be processed every day? What surface quality is required?

    10.3 Choose the appropriate machine processing capacity, provide the space size of your work area, and determine the machine model.

    10.4 Confirm whether additional auxiliary equipment is required, such as vibratory separator, additional wearing spare parts, etc.

    10.5 The commonly used power supply for the machine is 380V/3-phase/50Hz. Are there any special power requirements?
    After clarifying the above details, you can place an order.

  • 11．What abrasive media can be used in centrifugal disc finishing machine?
  • Tumbling media for rough finishing, fine finishing and polishing:

    11.1 The finishing media used for rough finishing is mainly ceramic deburring media, which is divided into heavy cutting force, medium cutting force and light cutting force.

    11.2 Finishing media for fine fininishing include white corundum finishing media, chrome corundum finishing media, 3P finishing media, etc. Since the grit size of the micropowder contained in them is very fine, some of which are nearly 2000-3000 mesh, it can continuously polish the workpiece surface. Continuous micro-cutting creates a more delicate surface roughness.

    11.3 Polishing media include high-alumina porcelain media, high-density porcelain media (high-alumina porcelain polishing media with an alumina content of more than 95%), stainless steel media, corncob media, walnut shell media, bamboo grain chip, wood grain chip. The main purpose is to improve the gloss and brightness of the workpiece surface.

  • 12．What kind of power supply does the centrifugal disc finishing machine use?
  • In China, it is generally 380V/3-phase/50Hz.
  • 13．What is the daily maintenance of the centrifugal disc finishing machine?
  • Like other finishing machines, routine maintenance of centrifugal disc finisher is crucial to extending the service life of the machine. Routine maintenance includes the following:

    13.1 Check the PU lining on the inner wall of the centrifuge barrel. Daily use of the machine will cause wear and tear on the PU lining in the barrel. You need to regularly check whether there are holes in the PU lining on the inner wall. Are there any defects in the ridges? If damaged, the barrel ring needs to be replaced.

    13.2 Before each start, check whether the water added to the barrel is too little or too much. The water surface is generally no more than 30mm above the material. Too little water will cause damage to the surface of the workpiece, the abrasive media will easily break, and the PU lining in the barrel will wear too fast. Too much water will cause the liquid to splash around when the barrel rotates at high speed, affecting the environment.

    13.3 Loading capacity of abrasive media and workpiece. We recommend that the ratio of abrasives to workpieces is 3:1. Too little tumbling media will cause collisions between workpieces and damage the product surface; too much abrasives media will reduce the grinding efficiency of the product.
    Note that the overall volume of materials in the working barrel does not exceed 60% of the inner volume of the barrel.

    13.4 Check for jamming of abrasive debris. The abrasives in the barrel will become smaller and smaller after long-term use. In addition, a lot of debris formed by workpieces and abrasives will be produced during the grinding process. If the width of these impurities is less than 1mm, they may get stuck between the barrel ring and the disc. The gap causes the machine to get stuck and unable to rotate. At this time, you need to shut down the machine, remove the barrel ring, clean the impurities, and restart the machine.

    13.5 Water temperature detection. If the centrifugal disc finishing machine runs continuously for more than 2 hours, the temperature inside the working barrel will become very high. Excessively high water temperature will speed up the aging of PU lining, so you need to cool down the temperature in the barrel by replacing the water.

    disc of centrifugal disc finishing machine
  • 14．What industries can the centrifugal disc finishing machine be used in?
  • Centrifugal disc finisher are widely used in automotive parts, aerospace, medical equipment, mechanical parts, plastic products, 3C digital, metal casting, electronic devices, hardware parts, kitchen supplies, 3D printing, textile workpieces, powder metallurgy, electrical components, It is widely used in industries such as minting, jewelry, instrumentation, and handicraft accessories.
  • 15．Are there any disadvantages to centrifugal disc finishing machine?
  • The processing capacity of the centrifugal disc finisher is less thanVibratory finisher and Tumbling barrel finisher. The processing volumes of commonly used models are generally 50L and 120L, so the amount loaded at one time is relatively small.
    Due to the small diameter of the barrel, workpieces with a length of more than 150mm are not suitable for finishing and polishing with this model, which may cause deformation and damage to the workpiece.
    Since there is a gasket between the working barrel ring and the disc, if the gasket is worn, a gap will appear, causing abrasive debris or impurities to get into the gap and jam the machine. If not dealt with in time, the motor may burn out.
  • 16．Does the centrifugal disc finishing machine require specially trained technicians to operate it?
  • Unnecessary. The operation of this machine is very simple. Just put the abrasive media, workpiece, water and appropriate amount of chemical finishing liquid into the barrel. The machine has a timing function. After starting the machine, the worker can leave to handle other matters. When the set time is up, the machine will automatically shut down. All that is needed is to unload the material and take out the workpiece to complete the finishing and polishing process. Therefore no special technical training is required for employees.
  • 17．What surface treatments can the centrifugal disc finishing machine perform?
  • 17.1 Deburring, deflashing, chamfering. Defects caused during workpiece processing that may cause harm to users can be automatically removed in batches.

    17.2 Derusting and descaling. Surface problems such as turning lines and mold lines can also be removed.

    17.3 Improve surface finish and increase brightness. Make the product surface smoother and brighter.

    17.4 Cleaning and degreasing. It can automatically remove dust, dirt, sludge and other phenomena adsorbed on the surface of the workpiece.

  • 18．What are the tumbling media suitable for centrifugal disc finishing machine?
  • Depending on the shape, material, specifications and sizes of your parts, you need to choose different types of abrasive media. Abrasives that can be used in the machine are: tumbling deburring media, tumbling porcelain media, high-density porcelain media, polyester media, white corundum finishing media, 3P precise finishing media, walnut shell mirror polishing media , corncob drying media,etc.
    Improper selection of abrasives during the finishing process will affect grinding efficiency and may even cause damage to the workpiece.

What is the centrifugal barrel finishing machine?

About Centrifugal Barrel Finishing Machine

  • 1．What is the centrifugal barrel finishing machine?
  • Centrifugal barrel finishing machine, also called centrifugal disc finisher, is a type of high-efficiency tumbling and polishing machine. It operates like a Ferris wheel commonly found in parks. The four working barrels are installed on a wheel bracket that rotates radially around the center. As the bracket rotates, the barrels also perform radial centrifugal high-speed rotation. At the same time, the barrels also rotate. Therefore, there are two spin moves of the working barrels throughout the process.
    The working barrel is preloaded with product workpieces, tumbling media and water, the finishing compound liquid is filled with 60%-80% of the total volume. During the high-speed rotation of the barrel, the tumbling media and the workpiece collide and rub against each other, which plays a finishing and polishing role in deburring and descaling on the surface of the workpiece.
    Depending on the volume of the centrifugal working barrel, there are a variety of models to choose from, ranging from 30 liters to 300 liters, which can handle workpieces of different sizes.

    ShineTec's centrifugal barrel finishing machine

  • 2. What is the difference between centrifugal barrel finishing machine and other finishing machine?
  • 2.1 The centrifugal barrel finishing machine is a highly efficient grinding and polishing equipment. Because its operating speed is far faster than that of vibratory finishing and polishing machines and barrel tumbling finishing and polishing machines, the processing time of the same workpiece by the centrifugal barrel machine is generally within 30 minutes, while vibratory finisher may take several hours, and barrel tumbling finisher even takes ten a couple of hours. For centrifugal disc finisher, the processing time of a> is relatively close.

    2.2 The centrifugal barrel finishing machine is suitable for grinding and polishing some precision product parts with small dimensions and small surface burrs. Because the processing volume of the working barrel of commonly models is 7.5 liters to 20 liters, and the width of the barrel is about 280-450mm, products that exceed the length cannot be put into the barrel. Also, if the product is too heavy, it will have a great impact on the barrel wall during high-speed rotation, which can easily damage the PU lining, causing problems such as damage and shedding of the PU.

    2.3 Special molds can also be customized inside the working barrel to separate the inside of the barrel to form separate cavities. In this way, some larger workpieces can be ground and polished individually in independent cavities without fear of collision with each other.

    2.4 The centrifugal barrel finishing machine is also suitable for processing some product workpieces with complex irregular shapes. In addition, cross holes, dead corners, pipelines, and gaps in the workpiece can also be processed by using special abrasive media. Because the machine is rotating at high speed, the abrasive can reach these the holes on parts for polishing due to the centrifugal force. Of course, if the pores and pipelines are too long and too deep, there is nothing you can do, such as deep holes exceeding 200mm.

  • 3. How does ShineTec ensure the quality of centrifugal barrel finishing machine?
  • The steel used in our machines comes from well-known manufacturers in the industry such as Shanghai Baosteel. The PU glue raw materials poured into the working barrel are also purchased from the American Dow Company.
    Professional CAD design software, laser plasma cutting and other advanced processes are used to ensure the accuracy of parts.
    In the welding, PU pouring, assembly, painting and other processes, the products are produced by skilled workers with many years of front-line production experience, adhering to the spirit of craftsmanship to ensure product quality.

  • 4. How to choose a suitable centrifugal barrel finishing machine?
  • In response to the polishing needs of your workpiece, we will ask you to send samples for process testing in the early stage. If you are satisfied with the final results of our samples, we will then give you a professional process solution base on the actual conditions of your product, such as material, shape, size, and processing quantityband other factors. Selecting centrifugal barrel finishing machines with different processing capacities, or corresponding auxiliary equipment that can help improve efficiency, complete supporting functions, and finishing media that suit the requirements.
  • 5．What optional configurations are available for ShineTec’s centrifugal barrel finishing machine?
  • The standard configuration of the centrifugal barrel finishing machine provided by ShineTec has the following functions:
    Machine start and stop, fixed speed (400 rpm), timer function, and power-off safety function when opening the cover.
    When you purchase ShineTec’s centrifugal barrel finishing machine, we can provide you with the following optional configuration:

    5.1 The speed is adjustable. In addition, it is equipped with a frequency converter to adjust the machine’s speed. To meet the needs of some easily deformed and fragile product workpieces that require a gentle and slow polishing process.

    5.2 Integrated automatic screening device. It can be installed at the bottom of the machine, flip the barrel, and pour the abrasive media and workpiece into the separating screen to achieve automatic separation of the workpiece and abrasive.

    5.3 Separated inside the work barrel. A special mold is used to form separate chambers in the barrel when the PU is poured, so that workpieces that are easily deformed and afraid of collision can be finished and polished individually.

    built-in separator of centrifugal barrel finishing machine
    centrifugal barrel with individual chamber
  • 6．What spare parts are available for centrifugal barrel finishing machines?
  • The spare parts for centrifugal barrel finishing machines are as follows:

    Bearings: Regularly adding lubricating oil can extend the service life.

    Transmission chain: Chains are used for transmission above 80 liters.

    Timing belt: The 30-60 liter model uses a synchronous belt for transmission, which can reduce the noise when the machine is running.

    Sprocket: There is wear when the machine runs at high speed, and lubricating oil needs to be added regularly.

    Centrifugal barrel: lined with PU glue. The grinding time should not exceed 30 minutes each time to avoid excessive temperature in the barrel and accelerate the aging and wear of the lining. If the workpiece finishing time takes more than 30 minutes, please purchase a rubber-lined barrel.

  • 7．How to order a centrifugal barrel finishing machine?
  • 7.1 Evaluate the quantity of workpieces to be processed and determine the working volume of the machine.

    7.2 Choose a removable barrel or one that is fixed in the machine. The detachable barrel needs to be removed from the machine every time when loading and unloading abrasive media and workpieces, and the cover must be opened before loading; the fixed barrel is installed in the machine, and the seal cover on the barrel is opened directly when loading. Press the control button to rotate the barrel to the position with the opening facing upwards and then load it in. If the barrel is rotated to the position with the opening facing downwards, it is the unloading process.

    7.3 Confirm whether you need to choose accessories with additional functions, such as automatic separating screens.

  • 8．Is there anything special about your centrifugal barrel finishing machine after-sales service?
  • We provide video demonstrations of the operation of centrifugal barrel finishing machines. You can also contact us at any time to communicate and get answers to questions you don’t understand.
    Our machines provide one-year free warranty service. If the accessories are damaged, they can be delivered to you immediately.

  • 9．What is the daily maintenance of the centrifugal barrel finishing machine?
  • You must check the condition of the machine before each start-up to ensure that the machine is in good condition.
    Check whether the lining of the centrifuge barrel is damaged and whether the sealing cover is sealed and water-proof. Otherwise, the water in the barrel will be thrown out and splash inside the machine during the operation of the machine, causing safety hazards.
    Check whether there is any noise during the operation of the machine. These noises may be caused by damaged bearings, sprockets, transmission chains and other components. Check to see if they are properly lubricated.
    Check the machine’s transmission chain every two weeks. Is the tightness appropriate? Are the tightening bolts normal?

  • 10．What kind of power supply does the centrifugal barrel finishing machine use?
  • The applicable power supply for our universal centrifugal barrel finishing machine is 380V/3-phase/50Hz.
    If you need some special electrical specifications, such as 220V-480V, 50-60Hz, you need to confirm with us in advance. These specifications need to be customized.

  • 11. What equipment and materials are included in the polishing solution of the centrifugal barrel finishing machine?
  • The use of centrifugal barrel finishing machines to process workpieces includes three parts:

    11.1 Polishing machine. The centrifugal barrel finisher consists of a wheel frame, a centrifugal barrel, a motor, and some mechanical components and transmission components.

    11.2 Tumbling media. Choosing the right abrasive media is a key factor in achieving good grinding results for your workpiece in a centrifugal barrel machine. Including the shape, size, cutting force grade of the abrasive, and whether it will block the holes of the workpiece, these aspects need to be considered.

    11.3 Finishing compound liquid. The finishing fluid, water, abrasive media and workpiece are mixed and added to the barrel. The water needs to cover the material surface by about 30mm, and the total volume does not exceed 80% of the volume of the barrel. Only a small amount of finishing liquid is needed. Generally, for a 30L centrifugal finisher, only about 25ml of finishing fluid is poured into each barrel.

    11.4 Notes. After loading, check the sealing condition of the barrel. After tightening the sealing cover, each barrel must be placed horizontally on the ground to see if there is any water leakage. All four centrifuge barrel must be loaded into the machine before the machine can be operated. If you only need to load two barrels, put the barrels in diagonal positions to allow the wheel rack to keep the weight balanced. Be careful not to install only one barrel or three barrels, or the two barrels are not in diagonal positions. Otherwise, the roulette frame will be easily damaged when it rotates at high speed in an unbalanced state. Before starting the machine, gently turn the wheel frame by hand to see if there is any abnormal sound. Only when everything is normal you can start the machine. The grinding and polishing time of a machine lined with PU should not exceed 30 minutes at a time to avoid high temperature damage to the lining.

    the roulette frame of centrifugal barrel finishing machine
  • 12．What industries can the centrifugal barrel finishing machine be used in?
  • Centrifugal barrel finishing machines can be used in many industries.
    The parts materials be processed can be metal, plastic, ceramic, alloy, etc. The finishing and polishing process can be completed efficiently in a short time. The following industries can be well applied:

    12.1 Automobile parts. Auto parts of metal or alloy products achieve satisfactory polishing results with the help of centrifugal barrel finishing machines. Such as piston heads, camshafts, gears, fasteners and other accessories.

    12.2 Aerospace. The relevant components require high surface quality. The precision of finishing is the most important measurement index. Our centrifugal barrel polishing machine can perform precise surface micro-cutting and grinding without affecting the overall dimensions of the product, making the surface roughness reach a very high level. In addition, by increasing the density of the product surface, the surface strength of the product can also be improved, which can be obtained at very low cost using our centrifugal barrel polishing machines.

    12.3 Medical devices. Medical devices have complex shapes and precise dimensions. There are extremely high requirements for the finishing and polishing of products. Many products are made of stainless steel, cobalt-chromium alloy, and titanium alloy, such as dental supplies. Our centrifugal barrel polishing machine can perform fine finishing on the rough grinding process and meet the requirements efficiently in a short time.

    12.4 General-purpose machined parts, workpieces, etc. If you don’t know where to find a machine that can quickly and automatically finish and polish, then our centrifugal barrel finishing machine may be your best choice.

  • 13．Can the running speed of the centrifugal barrel finishing machine be adjusted?
  • Yes, ShineTec’s centrifugal barrel polishing machines can provide adjustable speed configurations, allowing the machine to run at the speed you require. Lower operating speeds result in better surface quality.
    Of course, you can also increase the machine’s operating speed for faster finishing efficiency.

  • 14．What are the benefits of using a centrifugal barrel finishing machine to polish parts?
  • There are many benefits to using a centrifugal barrel finishing machine:

    14.1 Faster finishing speed. This is a high-efficiency automatic grinding and polishing machine. The efficiency of manual polishing cannot be compared at all. Moreover, it is more efficient than vibratory finishing machines, centrifugal disc finishing machines and barrel tumbling finishing machines.

    14.2 It is especially suitable for deburring, descaling, polishing, brightening and other surface treatments on inner surfaces such as cross holes, dead corners, pipe walls and gaps on workpieces with complex shapes. You can choose to use some finer abrasive media to penetrate deep into these parts for grinding and polishing under the action of centrifugal force caused by high-speed rotation.

  • 15．Are there any disadvantages to centrifugal barrel finishing machine?
  • The processing capacity of centrifugal barrel finishing machines is smaller than other types of finishing machines. The processing volumes of commonly models are generally 30L, 60L, and 80L, so the amount loaded at one time is relatively small.
    Compared with vibratory finisher and centrifugal disc finisher, the centrifuge barrel is always in a sealed state during operation. The surface condition of the product cannot be observed at any time. The sealing cover can only be opened after the end and the workpiece is poured out before inspection.
    Loading and unloading materials takes more time than other models. Each barrel needs to open the sealing cover and pour it all out before it can be reloaded, which takes a lot of time.

  • 16．Does the centrifugal barrel finishing machine require specially trained technicians to operate it?
  • Unnecessary. The operation of this machine is very simple. Just put the abrasive media, workpiece, water and appropriate amount of chemical finishing liquid into the barrel. The machine has a timing function. After starting the machine, the worker can leave to handle other matters. When the set time is up, the machine will automatically shut down. All that is needed is to unload the material and take out the workpiece to complete the finishing and polishing process. Therefore no special technical training is required for employees.
  • 17．What surface treatments can the centrifugal barrel finishing machine perform?
  • 17.1 Deburring, deflashing, chamfering. Defects caused during workpiece processing that may cause harm to users can be automatically removed in batches.

    17.2 Derusting and descaling. Surface problems such as turning lines and mold lines can also be removed.

    17.3 Improve surface finish and increase brightness. Make the product surface smoother and brighter.

    17.4 Cleaning and degreasing. It can automatically remove dust, dirt, sludge and other phenomena adsorbed on the surface of the workpiece.

  • 18．What are the tumbling media suitable for centrifugal barrel finishing machine?
  • Depending on the shape, material, specifications and sizes of your parts, you need to choose different types of abrasive media. Abrasives that can be used in the machine are: tumbling deburring media, tumbling porcelain media, high-density porcelain media, polyester media, white corundum finishing media, 3P precise finishing media, walnut shell mirror polishing media , corncob drying media,etc.
    Improper selection of abrasives during the finishing process will affect grinding efficiency and may even cause damage to the workpiece.
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