Deburring, descaling and mirror polishing technology method for deep drawing stamping parts of stainless steel

How to remove burrs, oxide scale, stretch lines and mirror polish the stainless steel deep drawing stamping parts?

Metal drawing stamping process is a common metal forming process. The difference between it and the standard stamping process is that standard stamping does not significantly change the depth of the formed product, while drawing (stretching) stamping generally significantly increases the depth of the formed product. Most of the daily necessities we use are made of metal by deep drawing and stamping processes. Today we will share a case of reducing surface roughness and mirror polishing of parts made of 304 stainless steel plates after deep drawing and stamping. This polishing process solution is also suitable for deburring, descaling, removing stretch marks, wrinkles, and mirror polishing of hardware drawing and stamping parts made of other materials such as aluminum alloy, carbon steel, copper, or nickel-titanium alloy.

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Deburring, descaling, de-stretching marks and mirror polishing process for stainless steel deep drawing stamping parts

1. The stainless steel deep drawing stamping parts before polishing
how to deburr, descale, de-stretching marks from stainless steel deep drawing stamping parts

Materials:

304 stainless steel

Appearance:

surface burrs, stretch marks

Shape:

hollow cylinder

Size:

Ø50*15 MM

Pre-polishing process:

deep drawing stamping

Post-polishing process:

chrome plating

2. Finishing and polishing requirements
  • deburring, de-stretch marks,roughness reduced from Ra0.5 to below Ra0.2
  • surface mirror polishing
3. Polishing process details of stainless steel deep drawing stamping parts:
Porcess steps: (1) deburring, descaling for rough finishing (2) reduce roughness for fine finishing (3) mirror polishing
Machine and equipment vibratory bowl finisher vibratory bowl finisher mirror polishing machine
Speed highest highest highest
Abrasive Media tri-angle silicon carbide deburring media cone polyester media mirror polishing media
Abrasive media to workpiece 4:1 4:1 8:1
Chemical Compound finishing compound polishing compound polishing paste
Water appropriate amount, liquid level does not exceed abrasive media appropriate amount, liquid level does not exceed abrasive media no
Polishing time 120 minutes 60 minutes 180 minutes
Remark parts separated and picked up automatically, rinsed with water parts separated and picked up automatically, rinsed with water high-speed mirror polishing
4. The stainless steel deep drawing stamping parts after polishing
deburring,descaling,de-stretch marks, mirror polishing effect of stainless steel deep drawing stamping parts
 deburring, descaling, mirror polishing effect comparison of stainless steel deep drawing stamping parts

5. Additional instructions
  • This stainless steel deep drawing stamping hardware parts product is formed from stainless steel thin plate through deep drawing of mold. There are sharp burrs on the upper end after cutting, but the wall thickness of the finished product is very thin, which can easily cause deformation of the workpiece during polishing. Therefore, the rough finishing machine adopts vibrating bowl finishing machine, which has moderate finishing force and high cutting efficiency. Abrasive media uses heavy-cutting triangular silicon carbide deburring media, which can quickly remove burrs, stretch line marks and wrinkles.
  • Fine finishing uses light cutting force cone-shaped plastic media, also called resin media. This abrasive media has small grit size and light weight, will not cause deformation of the workpiece, and can further reduce the surface roughness.
  • The last step after fine finishing is to use a mirror polisher with precision finishing media to enhance the brightness and mirror polishing.

6. Final summary
  • In this case, we demonstrated the process of automated deburring, descaling, removing stretch mark lines and mirror polishing of the outer surface of a hardware component product formed by deep drawing and stamping of a 304 stainless steel plate.
  • If you need professional technical support for deep drawing stamping parts, products or the following products made of stainless steel, aluminum alloy, copper alloy, carbon steel, etc., deburring, descaling, finishing and polishing, you can refer to the above cases:
    How to deal with stamping stretch marks
    Methods for deburring by drawing stamping
    Principles of deburring by stretching stamping
    How to deburr by stamping
    What does it mean to a burred stamped part
    What is the best tool for deburring a stamped part
    Process flow of stretching stamping polishing
    Polishing of stamped parts
    What is the best material for deep drawing
    Deep drawing forming process

Deburring,descaling, degreasing of stainless steel welded pipe, tube cutting parts, mirror polishing technology

How to remove burrs, oxide scale, degrease and mirror polish stainless steel welded pipe cutting parts?

Stainless steel pipes, tubes can be divided into stainless steel seamless pipes and welded pipes according to the production process. Seamless pipes are produced by perforating, drawing and rolling steel bars, while welded pipes are produced by rolling and welding steel plates. In terms of compressive strength, seamless pipes are better than welded pipes, but the advantages of welded pipes are low cost, simple process and high production efficiency. Today we will share a case of mirror finishing and polishing of a small round tube after sawing from a 304 stainless steel welded pipe, tube. This polishing process solution is also suitable for other hardware parts made of materials such as 201, 316, 321 or nickel-titanium alloys, which require deburring, deflashing, descaling and mirror polishing after sawing, plasma, water jet, electric spark and other cutting processes.

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Deburring, degreasing and mirror polishing process for stainless steel welded pipe,tube cutting parts

1. The stainless steel welded pipe(tube) cutting parts before polishing
How to remove the burr and oil stain on the surface of stainless steel welded pipe (tube) hardware cutting and processing parts

Materials:

304 stainless steel

Appearance:

surface burrs, oil stain, seam

Shape:

round tube

尺寸:

Ø8*50 MM

Pre-polishing process:

sawing

Post-polishing process:

electroplating

2. Finishing and polishing requirements
  • deburring, descaling of welded seam
  • mirror polishing
3. Polishing process details of stainless steel welded pipe, tube cutting parts:
Process steps: (1) deburring, descaling for rough finishing (2) reduce roughness for fine finishing (3) mirror polishing
Machine and equipment vibratory bowl finishing machine vibratory bowl finishing machine mirror polishing machine
Speed highest highest highest
Tumbling media spherical deburring ceramic media fine finishing media mirror polishing media
Abrasive media to workpiece 4:1 6:1 8:1
Chemical compound finishing compound polishing compound polishing paste
Water appropriate amount, liquid level does not exceed abrasive media appropriate amount, liquid level does not exceed abrasive media no
Polishing time 120 minutes 60 minutes 180 minutes
Remark parts separated and picked up automatically, rinsed with water parts separated and picked up automatically, rinsed with water mirror polishing
4. The stainless steel welded pipe(tube) cutting parts after polishing
stainless steel welded pipe, tube hardware cutting parts deburring, degreasing, mirror polishing effect
deburring, degreasing, polishing effect comparison of stainless steel welded pipe, tube hardware cutting parts

5. Additional instructions
  • This stainless steel welded pipe, tube cutting hardware parts product is a small product made by sawing the welded tube. There are obvious burrs on both ends of the pipe, tube, but the tube wall is thin, which can easily cause deformation of the workpiece during polishing. Therefore, the rough finishing and polishing machine uses a vibratory bowl polishing machine with moderate finishing force and high cutting efficiency. The rough finishing uses heavy-cutting spherical ceramic deburring media, which can quickly remove burrs, scales and oil stains.
  • Fine finishing uses precision finishing media with light cutting force and small abrasive grain size to further reduce surface roughness.
  • The last step after fine finishing is to use a mirror polisher and mirror polishing media to enhance the brightness and mirror polishing.

6. Final summary
  • In this case, we demonstrated the process of automated deburring, degreasing, mirror polishing of the outer surface of a 304 stainless steel welded pipe, tube cutting hardware part.
  • If you need professional technical support for deburring, finishing and polishing of stainless steel, nickel-titanium alloy, cemented carbide and other precision hardware parts, cut parts, processed parts, finished products or the following products using sawing, plasma, water jet, electric spark and other processes, you can refer to the above cases:
    Stainless steel mirror polishing method
    Stainless steel mirror polishing machine
    Stainless steel mirror polishing process
    How to polish stainless steel to a mirror effect
    The best way to deburr stainless steel
    How to deal with stainless steel burrs
    Stainless steel hole burr removal
    What to use to cut stainless steel without burrs
    How to deal with burrs on stainless steel laser cutting
    How to deburr stainless steel pipes, tubes
    What to use to deburr stainless steel pipes, tubes
    How to deburr stainless steel welded pipes, tubes
    How to deal with stainless steel welded pipes, tubes
    How to remove burrs from stainless steel pipes, tubes
    How to deburr small stainless steel parts
    How to cut stainless steel pipes without burrs
    Stainless steel pipe, tube cutting method

How to remove burrs, descale, rust, mirror polish the copper pipe fittings?

Copper (pure copper, brass, copper alloy) pipe, tube fittings deburring, descaling, mirror polishing technology method

Copper pipe, tube fittings, including copper, brass or other copper alloy pipe fittings, are generally used in plumbing systems and can also be used in food hygiene industries to inhibit bacterial growth. In order to improve the brightness of the product surface, the inner and outer surfaces need to be mirror polished. The traditional polishing process is to use a manual emery wheel for grinding. In this case, we will share a copper elbow pipe(tube) fitting product deburring, descaling, polishing and brightening process technology and methods. This finishing process solution is also suitable for deburring, descaling, chamfering and polishing of other materials such as brass, copper alloy, stainless steel, carbon steel and other pipe tube fittings.

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Copper (pure copper, brass, copper alloy) pipe, tube fittings deburring, deflashing, descaling, mirror polishing process technology method

1. Copper pipe, tube fittings before polishing
burrs,scale before polishing of copper (pure copper, brass, copper alloy) pipe, tube fittings

Materials:

pure copper

Appearance:

burrs, oxide scale,stretch lines

Shape:

elbow

Size:

DN20 120°

Pre-polishing process:

extrusion molding

Post-polishing process:

packing

2. Finishing and polishing requirements
  • deburring, descaling
  • smooth, mirror-polish effect
3. Polishing process details of copper pipe fittings:
Process steps (1) deburring, descaling (2) fine finish to reduce roughness (3) mirror polishing
Machine and equipment vibratory bowl finishing machine vibratory bowl finishing machine mirror polishing machine
Speed highest highest highest
Tumbling media spherical deburring ceramic media cone polyester media mirror polishing media
Tumbling media to workpiece 4:1 6:1 8:1
Chemical finishing compound finishing compound polishing compound polishing paste
Water appropriate amount, liquid level does not exceed abrasive media appropriate amount, liquid level does not exceed abrasive media no
Polishing time 120 minutes 60 minutes 120 minutes
Remark parts separated and picked up automatically, rinsed with water parts separated and picked up automatically, rinsed with water high-speed mirror polishing
4. The copper pipe,tube fittings after mirror polishing
Copper (pure copper, brass, copper alloy) elbow pipe deburring, descaling and mirror polishing
deburring,descaling,mirror polishing of copper(pure copper,brass,alloy) pipe, tube fittings elbow

5. Additional instructions
  • During the extrusion and stretching process of copper pipe fittings, the surface tensile lines and pits should not be too high or too deep. If the surface tensile lines and flash are too thick due to the mold, they need to be rough-grinded and leveled with a sanding machine first, and then put into the machine for finishing. In order to improve the batch processing capacity, the rough finishing and polishing machine adopts a vibratory bowl polishing machine, with the heavy-cutting spherical deburring ceramic tumbling media, which can achieve the effect of deburring and removing the oxide layer.
    Using light-cutting precision finishing abrasive media, cone-shaped plastic media for fine finish to further reduce surface roughness.
  • After fine finishing, use a mirror polisher and mirror polishing abrasive media to enhance the brightness and mirror polishing.

6. Final summary
  • In this case, we demonstrated the process of automated deburring, descaling and mirror polishing of the outer surface of a copper elbow pipe fitting.
  • If you need professional technical support for deburring and mirror polishing of copper, brass, copper alloy or stainless steel short pipes, tees, crosses, heads, flanges, caps and other tube fittings or the following stainless steel parts, you can refer to the above cases:
    Copper polishing
    What abrasive media are used for copper polishing
    How to polish the copper surface
    Copper polishing method
    Copper parts polishing in one go
    Copper mirror polishing method
    What is the best polishing method for copper
    How to polish copper to a mirror surface
    What are the methods for brass polishing
    Brass manual polishing
    Copper pipe deburring method
    What abrasive media are used to grind copper parts for deburring
    What machine is used to deburr copper products
    Rust removal of copper pipe fittings
    How to deal with rust on copper parts
    Copper rust cleaning

How to remove burrs, oxide scale, and mirror-polish titanium alloy precision hardware parts?

Titanium alloy precision hardware parts deburring, descaling, finishing and mirror polishing process technology method

Titanium alloys are widely used in the medical, photographic equipment, glasses, sports, aviation, military and other industries. Titanium alloy materials are also used in the manufacturing of watch cases and watch strap parts due to their excellent properties such as corrosion resistance, light weight, non-allergenic, slow heat transfer (not freezing cold in winter). The traditional polishing process for the surface treatment process in the manufacturing process is to use a manual emery wheel for mirror polishing. In this case, we will share a titanium alloy watch strap part deburring, descaling, mirror polishing and brightening process technology and methods in high-efficiency . This mass finishing process solution is also applicable to deburr, descale, derust, chamfer and mirror polish other materials such as steel, stainless steel, alloy steel and other precision hardware product parts or titanium alloy surgical instruments, medical devices such as artificial joints, bone plates, screws, cardiovascular stents, dental implants and other processed parts.

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Titanium alloy watch strap parts deburring,descaling, mirror polishing process

1. The Titanium alloy watch strap before polishing
titanium alloy watch strap parts burrs and oxide scale before polishing

Materials:

titanium alloy

Appearance:

oxide scale, burrs on surface

Shape:

special-shaped

Size:

15*40 MM

Pre-polishing process:

stamping

Post-polishing process:

electroplating

2. Finishing and polishing requirements
  • deburring,descaling
  • smooth, mirror polishing surface
3. Details of polishing process for titanium alloy watch strap parts:
Process steps (1) deburring,descaling of rough finishing (2) reduce roughness of fine finishing (3) mirror polishing
Machine and equipment vibratory finishing machine vibratory finishing machine mirror polishing machine
Speed highest highest highest
Abrasive media angle cut tri-angle silicon carbide ceramic media cone polyester media mirror polishing media
Abrasive media to workpiece 4:1 6:1 8:1
Chemical compound finishing compound polishing compound polishing paste
Water appropriate amount, liquid level does not exceed abrasive appropriate amount, liquid level does not exceed abrasive no
polishing time 120 minutes 60 minutes 120 minutes
Remark parts separated and picked up automatically, rinsed with water parts separated and picked up automatically, rinsed with water high speed mirror polishing
4. The Titanium alloy watch strap parts after mirror polishing
deburring,descaling,mirror polishing effect of titanium alloy watch strap parts
mirror polishing comparison of titanium alloy watch strap parts

5. Additional instructions
  • In order to improve the batch processing capacity, the rough finishing and polishing machine adopts a vibratory polishing machine, and the batch processing capacity can reach tens or even hundreds of kilograms. Titanium alloy has high hardness, so the heavy finishing uses silicon carbide ceramic media with higher cutting force than heavy-cut brown corundum deburring media, which can achieve the effect of quickly removing burrs and oxide layers.
    Fine finishing uses light-cutting precision tumbling abrasive media, cone-shaped plastic media with fine abrasive grit to further reduce surface roughness.
  • After fine finishing, use a mirror polisher and mirror polishing material to enhance the brightness and mirror polishing effect.

6. Final summary
  • In this case, we demonstrated the process solution of automated deburring and descaling of the outer surface of a titanium alloy watch strap component to achieve mirror polishing.
  • If you need professional technical support for deburring and mirror polishing of precision hardware parts such as carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy steel watch straps or cases, or the following titanium alloy parts, you can refer to the above cases:
    The best method for deburring titanium alloy
    The method for deburring and polishing titanium alloy
    How to remove burrs from titanium alloy
    Rust removal from titanium alloy
    How to finish and polish titanium alloy
    Mirror polishing of titanium alloy
    The method for polishing titanium alloy
    What abrasive media are good for polishing titanium alloy
    How to deal with scratches on the surface of titanium alloy
    Polishing of titanium alloy surface
    How to polish titanium metal
    What to use to polish titanium alloy

Stainless steel pipe ,tube fittings deburring, descaling, chamfering, mirror polishing process technology

How to deburr, descale, mirror polish the stainless steel pipe, tube fittings?

Stainless steel pipe and tube fittings can be divided into industrial and food hygiene grade products according to their uses. Industrial stainless steel pipe, tube fittings are generally used in chemical, oil and gas, papermaking, medicine, metallurgy, aerospace and other fields, and the inner and outer surfaces basically do not need to be polished. In the fields of food hygiene and pharmaceuticals, the inner and outer surfaces need to be mirror polished. The traditional polishing process is to finish with a manual emery wheel. In this case, we will share a deburring, descaling, chamfering, polishing and brightening process technology and method of 304 stainless steel elbow pipe fitting product. This finishing process solution is also suitable for removal of deburrs, oxide layer, and polishing of other materials such as titanium alloy and carbon steel pipe and tube fittings.

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Deburring, deflashing, descaling, mirror polishing technology, method for stainless steel pipe tube fittings

1. Stainless steel pipe and tube fittings before polishing
burrs and oxide scale on stainless steel pipe fittings before polishing

Materials:

304 stainless steel

Appearance:

burrs, oxide scale on surface

Shape:

elbow

Size:

DN20 120°

Pre-polishing process:

extrusion molding

Post-polishing process:

packing

2. Finishing and polishing requirements
  • deburring, descaling.
  • smooth surface, mirror polishing.
3. Stainless steel pipe, tube fittings polishing process details:
Process steps (1) deburring,descaling, chamfering of rough finishing (2) fine finishing to reduce roughness (3) mirror polishing
Machine and equipment vibratory finishing machine vibratory finishing machine mirror polishing machine
Speed highest highest highest
Mass finishing media spherical ceramic media cone polyester media mirror polishing media
abrasive media to workpiece 4:1 6:1 8:1
Chemical compound finishing compound polishing compound polishing paste
Water appropriate amount, liquid level does not exceed abrasive media appropriate amount, liquid level does not exceed abrasive media no
Polishing time 120 minutes 60 minutes 120 minutes
Remark parts separated and picked up automatically, rinsed with water parts separated and picked up automatically, rinsed with water mirror polishing
4. Stainless steel pipe and tube fittings after polishing
deburring,descaling, mirror polishing of stainless steel elbow pipe, tube fittings
stainless steel elbow pipe, tube fittings deburring,descaling,mirror polishing

5. Additional instructions
  • During the extrusion and stretching process of stainless steel pipe, tube fittings, the surface tensile lines and pits should not be too high or too deep. If the surface stretching lines and flash are too thick due to the mold, they need to be rough-grinded and leveled with a belt sander first, and then put into the machine for finishing. In order to improve the batch processing capacity, the rough grinding machine adopts a vibratory bowl finisher with heavy-cutting spherical tumbling deburring media to remove burrs and oxide layers.
    Fine finishing uses light-cutting precision finishing media, cone-shaped plastic media with fine abrasive grit to further reduce surface roughness.
  • After fine finishing, use a mirror polisher and mirror polishing materials to acheive mirror polishing effect.

6. Final summary
  • In this case, we demonstrated the process of automated deburring and descaling of the outer surface of a 304 stainless steel elbow pipe fitting to achieve mirror finishing and polishing.
  • If you need professional technical support for deburring,deflashing,descaling, chamfering, mirror polishing of stainless steel short pipes, tubes, tees, crosses, heads, flanges, caps and other pipe fittings or the following stainless steel product parts, you can refer to the above cases:
    Stainless steel mirror polishing process
    Stainless steel mirror polishing machine
    Stainless steel mirror polishing skills
    304 stainless steel mirror polishing
    How to polish to a mirror surface
    Mirror polishing process
    Pipe deburring tools
    Pipe mouth deburring
    How to deal with burrs inside pipes
    Steel pipe deburring
    Methods for metal surface deburring
    Pipe rust removal method
    Pipe rust removal finishing machine

Mirror polishing technology of stainless steel dental probe for precision dental medical equipment parts

How to deburr, descale, and mirror-polish stainless steel dental probe parts for precision dental medical equipments?

The main materials used in the production of precision medical devices and parts are stainless steel, alloy steel, titanium alloy, nickel-titanium alloy and other metal materials. Due to their special uses, the surface must not have tiny pits, scratches and other defects, otherwise it will cause bacteria to grow and affect the patient’s life safety. Therefore, the mirror polishing process of the product surface is particularly important. In this case, we will share the process technology and method of automated and efficient deburring, descaling, brightening and mirror polishing of a stainless steel dental medical device part such as a dental probe. This finishing process solution is also applicable to the mirror polishing of precision medical equipment accessories made of other metal materials.

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deburring, descaling and mirror polishing of stainless steel dental probe for medical instruments

1. The dental probe of medical instrument before polishing
surface burr, oxide skin on stainless steel probe of dental medical instrument before polishing

Materials:

stainless steel

Appearance:

burrs and oxide layer on surface

Shape:

sharp needle

Size:

D4*45 MM

Pre-polishing process:

annealing

Post-polishing process:

packing

2. Finishing and polishing requirements
  • deburring, descaling.
  • smooth surface, no burrs, oxide scale, mirror polishing.
3. Details of the mirror polishing process for dental probe:
Process steps (1) deburring,descaling of rough finishing (2) brightening of fine finishing (3) mirror polishing
Machinery equipment centrifugal barrel finishing machine centrifugal barrel finishing machine centrifugal barrel finishing machine
Speed highest highest highest
Tumbling media angle cut cylinder ceramic media straight cut cylinder high-density porcelain media walnut shell mirror polishing media
Abrasive media to workpiece ratio 4:1 6:1 8:1
Finishing and polishing compound finishing liquid polishing liquid mirror polish paste
Water appropriate amount,the liquid level is 30mm above the abrasive media appropriate amount,the liquid level is 30mm above the abrasive media no
Polishing time 60 minutes 30 minutes 60 minutes
Remark parts separated and picked up automatically, rinsed with water parts separated and picked up automatically, rinsed with water mirror polishing effect
4. Mirror polishing effect of stainless steel dental probe of medical instruments
The stainless steel dental probe of medical instruments after deburring and descaling and mirror polishing
deburring, descaling and mirror polishing of stainless steel dental probe of dental equipment parts

5. Additional instructions
  • The dental probe is made of stainless steel. After annealing, there is a thick oxide layer on the surface of the product, the color is black, and there will be slight burrs on the edge of the hole. It is necessary to remove the burrs, oxide scale, reduce the surface roughness, and further improve the brightness. Therefore, the finishing process combining rough deburring, descaling and fine finishing and mirror polishing is adopted. The polishing machine uses centrifugal barrel finisher with heavy cutting force angle cut cylinder ceramic tumbling media. The sharp angle of the ceramic deburring media can reach into the grooves, corners, and inner walls to achieve the effect of removing burrs and oxide layers.
    Fine finishing uses precision polishing media without cutting force straight cut cylinder high-density porcelain polishing media, which has a high density and has a polishing and brightening effect, which can further reduce the surface roughness.
    In order to improve the anti-rust performance of the product after water treatment, after fine finishing, use a centrifugal spin dryer to dehydrate and dry the moisture on the inner and outer product surfaces.
  • For mirror polishing, use walnut shell mirror polishing media and polishing paste to achieve a mirror-like surface effect.

6. Final summary
  • In this case study, we demonstrated the process of automated surface deburring and descaling of stainless steel probe used in the dental medical industry to achieve mirror polishing.
  • If you need professional technical support for mirror polishing of stainless steel, alloy steel, titanium alloy, nickel-titanium alloy and other medical equipment accessories or other precision medical equipment parts, you can refer to the above cases:
    Polishing of precision medical equipment
    Polishing of precision medical equipment accessories
    Mirror polishing of medical equipment
    How to polish dental medical equipment accessories
    Mirror polishing of dental equipment parts
    Deburring and polishing of medical surgical instruments (such as scalpels, hemostats, scissors and other tools);
    Artificial prostheses (such as mirror polishing of knee joints, etc.)
    Polishing of oral equipment (such as dentures, dental trays, dental correction equipment, etc.)
    Deburring and polishing of heart bypass stents
    Deburring and polishing of inner and outer walls of stainless steel needle tubes/needles
    Polishing of titanium alloy bone nails
    Polishing of dental steel trays
    Polishing methods of dental devices
    Polishing methods of dental metal finishing and polishing methods

How to deburr,descale, polish stainless steel sheet metal parts?

Automatic and rapid chamfering, deburring and polishing method for special-shaped non-standard stainless steel sheet metal parts

Stainless steel sheet metal processing parts are generally cut by laser cutting machines, sheared by shears, stamped by punches, bent by bending machines, or welded. So do you know what kind of finishing and polishing process this stainless steel product needs to go through to chamfer, remove burrs, flash, rust and scale to obtain a satisfactory surface effect? In this case, we will share the surface chamfering and deburring polishing process of a special-shaped non-standard stainless steel laser-cut sheet metal part. This polishing process is also suitable for surface polishing of carbon steel, aluminum alloy and other materials.

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Stainless steel sheet metal processing parts deburring, derusting, polishing effect

1. Stainless steel sheet parts before polishing
burrs and oxide scale before polishing of stainless steel sheet parts

Materials:

stainless steel

Appearance:

burrs, sharp cutting edge, protective film on the back

Shape:

simple curve

Size:

0.3*50*150MM

Pre-polishing process:

laser cutting

Post polishing process:

powder coating

2. Requirements for finishing and polishing
  • smooth surface,no burrs, scale.
  • chamfer,no cutting edge
3. Details of polishing process for stainless steel sheet parts
Process steps (1) rough finishing chamfering and deburring (2) drying
Machine and equipment centrifugal barrel finishing machine vibratory dryer
Amplitude and speed slow speed full speed
Tumbling media cone resin media corn cob drying media
Abrasive media to workpiece ratio 4:1 8:1
Finishing compound finishing liquid no
Water appropriate amount, the liquid level exceeds the abrasive media by 20mm no
Polishing time 30 minutes 30 minutes
Remark automatic separating and picking up, rinsing with water dry parts and wipe away water stains
4. Stainless steel sheet parts after polishing
stainless steel laser cutting metal sheet parts chamfering, deburring, descaling, polishing effect
stainless steel laser cutting metal sheet parts chamfering, deburring, descaling, brightening effect


Note: There is a plastic protective film on the back.

5. Additional instructions
  • Because stainless steel metal sheet processing parts are easily deformed, a centrifugal finishing machine with a small-capacity working barrel is used to reduce the operating speed and use it with softer texture cone-shaped resin media (also called plastic media) is used to chamfer and deburr. If you use ceramic tumbling media or other very hard abrasive media will cause problems such as deformation and bending of the workpiece, and ceramic deburring media can easily contaminate the stainless steel surface and make the surface black.
  • So why don’t polish parts use vibratory polishers? Because the vibrating polishing machine will cause the thin parts to stick to each other, and multiple pieces will fit together, which will not achieve the finishing and polishing effect.
  • Products can be separated automatically using a vibrating separator, to control the vibration amplitude of the vibrating separator so that no bending deformation occurs due to mutual collision.
  • In order to improve the anti-rust and anti-corrosion performance of the product after water cleaning, vibrating dryer, with corn cob polishing media, dry the moisture and wipe away water stains on the surface of the product.

6. Final summary
  • In this case, we demonstrate a process for surface chamfering and deburring of stainless steel laser-cut metal sheet parts using resin finishing media and corn cob drying media.
  • This process is also suitable for surface polishing of sheet metal parts such as carbon steel and aluminum alloys.

Non-standard stainless steel wire forming special-shaped spring chamfering, deburring and polishing solution

How to polish non-standard stainless steel wire formed special-shaped springs?

Stainless steel wire formed special-shaped springs are used in product spare parts and instrument components in the chemical, valve, petroleum, and electric power industries, such as motor brushes, switches, video cameras, and computer accessories. This type of precision spring requires both high strength and a smooth and bright surface. So do you know what kind of finishing and polishing process this stainless steel product undergoes to obtain a satisfactory surface effect? In this case, we will share a polishing process for chamfering and deburring the surface of a non-standard stainless steel wire-formed special-shaped spring. This polishing process is also suitable for surface polishing of compression springs, torsion springs, tension springs, clasp springs, medical springs, special-shaped rods, special-shaped springs and other products.

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Stainless steel spring deburring, descaling, polishing effect

1. Stainless steel wire formed special-shaped springs and buckles before polishing
burrs, oxide scale of stainless steel spring

Materials:

stainless steel

Appearance:

oxide scale and burrs on surface,dark gray.

Shape:

simple curve.

Size:

Ø3*10MM

Pre-polishing process:

cut to shape

Post polishing process:

finished product inspection

2. Requirement for polishing
  • smooth surface, no burrs and scale.
  • reduce surface roughness, increase gloss, and improve brightness.
  • close to mirror polishing effect.
3. Details of stainless steel wire forming special-shaped spring and buckle polishing process
Process steps (1) Coarse finishing to remove burrs and scale (2) Fine polishing (3) Mirror polishing
Machine and equipment vibrating bowl finishing machine vibrating bowl finishing machine tumbling barrel finishing machine
Amplitude and speed highest amplitude,full speed highest amplitude,full speed highest amplitude,full speed
Tumbling media spherical ceramic deburring media stainless steel ball walnut shell polishing media
Abrasive media to workpiece ratio 4:1 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 polishing paste
Polishing time 1 hour 30 minutes 6 hours
Remark pick up by hand and rinse with water pick up by hand and rinse with water mirror polishing
4. The effect of stainless steel wire forming special-shaped springs and buckles after finishing and polishing
deburring, descaling and polishing effects of stainless steel wire formed special-shaped springs and buckles
deburring, descaling and brightening effects of stainless steel wire formed special-shaped springs and buckles

5. Additional instructions
  • Because stainless steel is harder material, ceramic deburring ball is used for rough finishing to remove scale and burrs. If you use angle cut triangle ceramic deburring media or angle cut cylinder ceramic deburring media with sharp corners or edges will cause scratches, pitting and other problems on the surface of the product.
  • The workpiece material is hard and has no edges and corners, so it can be automatically separated by a machine. There will be no surface damage caused by collision with each other, which greatly improves the efficiency of discharging materials.
  • For stainless steel product parts, polish with stainless steel polishing ball is very effective in brightening. The surface of the product after rough finishing has no luster, but it will become bright after vibratory fine finishing and polishing with stainless steel media.
    In order to further improve the smoothness and brightness of the product surface, finally use tumbling barrel polishing machine, combined with walnut shell polishing media, achieves a quasi-mirror polishing effect with the support of polishing paste.

6. Final summary
  • In this case, we demonstrate a process of deburring, descaling and brightening for the surface of stainless steel wire-formed special-shaped springs using ceramic deburring media, stainless steel polishing media and mirror polishing media.
  • This process is also suitable for surface polishing of compression springs, torsion springs, tension springs, buckle springs, medical springs, special-shaped rods, special-shaped springs, precision buckles and other products.

How to deburr, descale, polish laser cutting workpieces?

How to remove burrs, flash, scale, chamfer, oil and dirt on laser cut parts? ShineTec is your reliable service manufacturer.
The mass finishing and polishing machines, equipments and tumbling abrasive media we produce can well meet the surface finishing treatment requirements of special-shaped laser cutting workpieces, water jet cutting parts, plasma cutting parts, and flame cutting parts. Depending on your actual production capacity and operating environment, we can help you achieve the best product finishing and polishing process. No burrs, No flash on parts. Efficient equipment and high-quality finishing abrasive media ensure the final surface quality of your products.

Deburring, deflashing and polishing of carbon steel and alloy steel laser cutting parts

Deburring, deflashing of carbon steel and alloy steel laser cutting parts

For parts such as stainless steel and high carbon steel, Ceramic Deburring Media with heavy cutting force are generally used, and a vibrating finishing and polishing machine is used with chemical finishing compound to achieve high finishing efficiency, strong processing capabilities, and a lower surface roughness.

Deburring, deflashing and polishing of aluminum-magnesium alloy laser cutting parts

Deburring,deflashing of aluminum-magnesium alloy laser cutting parts

Because the product material is relatively soft, high-density, color-contaminated Ceramic Deburring Media are not suitable for polishing this aluminum-magnesium alloy product. The best tumbling media is Resin Media, also called Plastic Media, Polyester Media.

Deburring, deflashing and polishing of brass and copper laser cutting parts

Deburring, deflashing of brass and copper laser cutting parts

Also because the product has a soft texture, resin tumbling media are also needed to deburr and deflash. After finishing and polishing, the surface color of the product can maintain its original color, and no contamination by ceramic tumbling media will occur.

Deburring, deflashing and polishing of stainless steel plate laser cutting parts

Deburring, deflashing of stainless steel plate laser cutting parts

Laser cutting workpieces made of thin steel plates and galvanized sheets also need to use high-cutting ceramic deburring media, with a vibratory finishing and polishing machine with Finishing Liquid Compound. If the workpieces stick to each other, Chemical Compound need to be added to prevent sticking.

Sheet metal laser cutting parts deburring deflashing and polishing

Deburring, deflashing of sheet metal laser cutting parts

Using a ceramic media such as a triangle with sharp corners or a beveled cylinder, you can deburr and polish deep into the corners, inner holes, gaps and other parts of the workpiece.

Deburring, deflashing and polishing of plastic and acrylic laser cutting parts

Deburring, deflashing of plastic and acrylic laser cutting parts

Laser cutting workpieces made of plastic or acrylic are suitable for polishing with high density porcelain tumbling media. This tumbling media does not contain abrasive sand, has no cutting force, and will not scratch the surface of the product.

  • 1. What are laser cut parts?
  • Laser cutting parts are workpieces produced using laser cutting processing technology. It is used in spare parts for products with high precision requirements in various industrial fields.
  • 2. Why do laser cut parts need to be deburred?
  • Laser-cut parts produced during processing must undergo surface treatment processes such as deburring and polishing.
    The benefits of applying this finishing process are as follows:

    2.1 Remove oxide layer.
    Laser cutting uses gases such as oxygen or carbon dioxide as assistance. These gases will form an oxide layer on the surface of the product during high-temperature cutting. It may corrode or rust the parts, so you must polish these cutting parts to remove the oxide layer.

    2.2 Improve product appearance quality.
    The appearance of a product affects its quality. If you are a practitioner of machined parts, using the deburring and finishing process can provide a beautiful and uniform appearance to the workpiece.

    2.3 Repair product surface quality.
    The laser cutting process may cause certain appearance defects to the workpiece, such as silk lines, cracks, pitting, etc. Through finishing and polishing, these defects can be repaired, thereby improving product yield and reducing production costs.

    2.4 Chamfer processing.
    Laser cutting will produce sharp edges or corners, which may cause harm to users during use.
    After chamfering, sharp edges can be removed and sharp corners can be smoothed and rounded. It can also reduce product stress, which affects product durability and quality stability.

    2.5 Produces a special matte effect.
    Some products may require a matte finish. This demand can be met by using appropriate tumbling abrasive media and correct finishing and polishing processes.

    2.6 Improve security.
    Flashes, sharp edges, and sharp corners on the surface of the workpiece may cause harm to the user. Therefore, it is necessary to use a deburring and finishing machine for polishing in the subsequent process to improve the surface quality of the product.
  • 3. Can you explain the method of deburring from laser cutting workpieces?
  • Currently, many laser-cut parts are still polished manually. For example, traditional deburring methods such as sandpaper, power tools with grinding heads, belt sanders, and grinding wheels are used.
    These backward polishing methods are inefficient, not environmentally friendly, and also bring many safety hazards.
    Some new deburring processes include ultrasonic, thermal energy, electrochemical, sandblasting, shot blasting and other methods. Each has its own characteristics and limitations.
    The tumbling finishing and polishing process we currently provide is a low-cost, high-volume, and high-efficiency mechanized deburring and polishing method, which is especially suitable for some special-shaped laser cutting parts with complex cavities.
  • 4. What kind of equipment is the laser cutting workpiece deburring machine?
  • Laser cutting parts polishing machine is a machine used to deburr, descale, chamfer, clean, degrease, and polish and brighten laser cut products. Using the right tumbling abrasive media and choosing the right machine type will make your process more efficient. At the same time, it can also reduce labor costs, reduce labor intensity, and improve production efficiency.
  • 5. What are the advantages of laser cutting parts finishing and polishing machines?
  • The benefits of laser cutting parts deburring and polishing machines are as follows:

    5.1 Lower processing costs. Manual deburring requires high labor costs, more tools and abrasive material losses. Our finishing and polishing machine for laser cutting is a one-time investment. Later, you only need to purchase some tumbling media, chemical compound liquid regularly. Only very little manual participation is required during the processing, so labor costs will be greatly reduced.

    5.2 Save time. It is obvious that machine deburring and polishing can greatly save operating time compared to manual polishing. Your productivity can be greatly improved.

    5.3 Non-destructive surface treatment. Use suitable matching tumbling finishing media and choose the correct mass finishing equipment. After completing the polishing processes such as deburring and descaling, your product workpiece will not change in shape, position and size. It is a lossless process. If it is polished by hand, due to the different handling strength of each workpiece, it may have an impact on the size of the product, and each one is not uniform.

    5.4 Get the best surface quality. The quality of product appearance determines the quality of the product. Manual polishing cannot achieve a consistently stable product surface quality. But a polishing machine can give you a consistent look. Finishing time and surface roughness level can be controlled, helping you to stand out in the fierce market competition.

    5.5 Save labor. At present, the labor cost of product polishing process accounts for a large proportion of the overall product cost. ShineTec’s finishing and polishing machine allows a single worker to perform multiple batches of mechanized deburring, descaling and polishing, which will save a lot of labor costs and greatly reduce labor intensity.

    5.6 High-volume polishing. Our finishing and polishing solutions are characterized by high-volume, high-efficiency, mechanized automatic finishing. Laser cutting parts of different shapes and sizes can be processed in the same polishing machine. If combined with automated assembly lines, your production efficiency and product quality can be greatly improved.

    5.7 Extremely low maintenance costs. The daily maintenance cost of the machine and the loss of tumbling media are the most important factors for business owners to consider. ShineTec’s finishing and polishing machines have almost no maintenance costs. In addition to regularly adding a little lubricant to the motor, there are no other special tools that need to be purchased.

    5.8 No specially trained operators are required. Manual finishing and polishing requires special training for operators first. This is a high labor cost and an uncontrollable link in the production process. The mass finishing machines we provide are very simple to operate. Workers only need to load and unload materials. The polishing process of the machine does not require manual participation.

    5.9 Safe production environment. Laser-cut parts may have sharp corners, burrs or flash edges, which may cause harm to front-line workers. Debris generated during manual polishing may also enter people’s eyes or cause skin allergic reactions. Using finishing and polishing machines can avoid these phenomena. Provide production workers with a safe and reliable production working environment.

    5.10 Improve the adhesion of electroplating, paint and coatings. Some laser-cut parts may require electroplating, painting or coating treatment in the final stage. If polished by hand, the appearance of the product will be inconsistent, resulting in unstable surface quality of the finished product. After using our tumbling finishing and polishing, there will be a uniform surface quality before subsequent surface treatment, and a reliable and stable product quality will be obtained later.
  • 6. What types of laser cutting parts deburring machines does ShineTec have?
  • ShineTec provides different tumbling finishing and polishing machines that can be used to polish laser cut parts. They are vibratory/vibrating deburring and finishing machines, centrifugal barrel finishing machines, centrifugal disc finishing machines, and barrel tumbling finishing machines. Depending on the material, shape, specification and size of the workpiece, we can select the correct machine model and matching ceramic deburring media, porcelain polishing media and other tumbling media to meet your process requirements.

    6.1 Vibratory Finishing Machine. Vibration type, also called vibrating finishing and polishing machine, is the most commonly used equipment for deburring and polishing laser cutting parts. It is characterized by strong applicability, large processing capacity, easy operation, convenient loading and unloading, and controllable process. Generally, small and medium-sized special-shaped workpieces can be processed. The disadvantage is that it is not easy to penetrate deep into the cavity.

    6.2 Centrifugal Barrel Finishing Machine。 The centrifugal barrel finishing type, is a device suitable for finishing and polishing some small-sized laser cutting workpieces. It is characterized by strong cutting force, short processing time, and the ability to penetrate deep into the inner holes and gaps of the workpiece. The disadvantage is that the processing capacity is not large at one time, and loading and unloading is time-consuming.

    6.3 Centrfugal Disc Finishing Machine。 The centrifugal disc finishing machine is suitable for processing some laser cutting workpiece products with large burrs. It is characterized by the strongest cutting force, short processing time and easy loading and unloading. Generally speaking, compared with vibratory polishing machines, the finishing and polishing efficiency can be increased by about 30 times. The disadvantage is that it is not suitable for some thin laser cutting parts and is easy to deform or get stuck in the gaps of the machine chassis.

    6.4 Tumbling Barrel Finishing Machine. Also called rotary barrel polishing machine. It is suitable for parts with high surface polishing brightness and gloss requirements. It is characterized by slow work and careful work, combined with special abrasive media, such as walnut shells, corn cobs, wood, bamboo chips and other plant abrasives, and polishing paste, which can bring a mirror-like shiny surface effect. The disadvantage is that the processing time is slow and the efficiency is low. Some parts may need to be processed for several days at a time. It is also not suitable for some easily deformed laser cutting workpieces.
  • 7. What deburring abrasive media are used in laser cutting parts deburring machines?
  • The tumbling media used for finishing and polishing laser cutting parts are also called mass finishing media. ShineTec offers a wide range of abrasive media. The factors that affect the quality of abrasives mainly include cutting force, wear resistance, specific gravity density, hardness, appearance size, color and other indicators. High-quality raw materials and scientific production process control bring high-quality abrasive media. The main types are as follows:

    7.1 Brown Corundum Ceramic Deburring Media. Brown corundum ceramic media is a commonly used abrasive material used for deburring, descaling, deflashing and finishing of laser cutting parts. Suitable for hard metal parts. The deburring ceramic media provided by ShineTec are available in triangular, cylindrical, spherical, conical, three-star, oval, pyramid, tetrahedral and other shapes. Each shape has different specifications and sizes. Each abrasive media also has different cutting force levels. Heavy cutting force deburring media are used for workpieces that require a lot of finishing and cutting force, and light cutting force deburring media are used for some product workpieces that require a lot of smoothness.

    7.2 High Alumina Porcelain Media. High-alumina porcelain media do not contain brown corundum sand with strong cutting force. Therefore, this tumbling polishing media has no cutting force and cannot be used for deburring, descaling and other processing. Because of the high alumina content, the polishing abrasive media formed after final sintering has a large specific gravity, dense internal structure, and strong hardness. It is suitable for polishing processes that improve the surface brightness of laser cutting workpieces. The greater the specific density, the higher the surface brightness of the treated product. The appearance color is porcelain white, and the shapes are generally spherical, triangular, cylindrical, oval, etc.

    7.3 Resin Media。 Tumbling resin media are also called Plastic Media, Polyester Media. Because they have a moderately elastic surface, they are suitable for polishing and polishing laser cutting parts produced from soft metals such as aluminum alloys. Resin grinding stone is an abrasive material made of resin mixed with corundum sand powder through a curing reaction. It is also suitable for deburring and polishing workpieces made of materials such as copper and plastic. ShineTec can provide resin abrasives in conical, pyramid, triangular, three-star, bullet and other shapes. Brown corundum sand containing different mesh numbers can bring different cutting forces, and can also be divided into heavy cutting, medium cutting, and light cutting grades.

    7.4 Stainless Steel Media。 This polishing media is made of stainless steel. Because it has no cutting force and a density of up to 7.8 g/cm3, it is also used to polish the surface brightness of laser-cut parts. The specific gravity is more than three times higher than that of high-alumina porcelain polishing media, and the surface brightness obtained after polishing is also far superior to that of high-alumina porcelain polishing media. The shapes include ball, ballcone (ufo), and pin shapes, which are suitable for brightening metal workpieces.

    7.5 Mirror Polishing Media. It is mainly produced by processing walnut shells, corn cobs, cork pellets, bamboo chips, etc. In addition to their finishing and polishing functions, walnut shells and corncobs are also used to dry cleaned workpieces in a vibration dryer because of their strong water absorption. Vegetable tumbling media are mainly used to polish the surface brightness of laser cutting parts. When used in conjunction with a barrel tumbling polishing machine, a mirror-like bright effect can be achieved.
  • 8. Which products’ laser-cut parts can be used with this tumbling finishing deburring and polishing machine?
  • The laser cutting parts polishing machine provided by ShineTec can handle workpieces made of the following materials:

    8.1 Stainless steel laser cutting parts. This is the most commonly used workpiece material. Used in healthcare, automotive parts, electronics, machinery and other industries.

    8.2 Aluminum alloy laser cutting parts. For example, the framework of digital products.

    8.3 Laser cutting parts in copper. Brass is easily oxidized in the air and turns black. Its original appearance can be restored by polishing and brightening.

    8.4 Plastic laser cutting parts. Used in medicine, automobile, aviation, electronics and other industries.

    8.5 Thin sheet laser cutting parts. It is easy to form sharp edges after laser cutting, which also require polishing and rounding.

    8.6 Bending laser cutting parts. Triangle tumbling media are very suitable for deburring and polishing products.

    8.7 Acrylic laser cutting pieces. Used in construction, advertising, machinery and other industries.

    8.8 Carbon fiber laser cutting parts. Most carbon fiber products are cut using lasers.

    8.9 Carbon steel laser cutting parts. This product is very versatile.

    8.10 Alloy steel laser cutting parts. Such as chromium alloy, manganese alloy, tungsten alloy, titanium alloy and other components.

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 stainless steel media?

About Stainless Steel Media

  • 1. What is stainless steel media?
  • As the name suggests, stainless steel media are tumbling media made of stainless steel. This is a kind of mass finishng, tumbling polishing, brightening and smoothing abrasive media mainly used in the finishing industry.
    Stainless steel media act on your product parts and workpieces and have the functions of deburring, cleaning, degreasing, brightening, and mirror polishing. Most metal parts can obtain a shiny surface effect after polishing.
    High-quality stainless steel raw materials produce high-quality stainless steel media. They have a long service life and can be used for a long time. They are the best choice for tumbling, mass finishing and polishing processes. At the same time, the impact of stainless steel media can improve the surface strength of product parts and repair surface defects.

  • 2. What are the uses of stainless steel media?
  • Stainless steel media are widely used in the finishing and polishing industry of tumbling, vibrating, mass finishing and polishing. Specific applications are as follows:

    2.1 Deburring. Stainless steel media also have the function of removing burrs. Some small burrs and sharp teeth on the edges of parts and hole walls can be chamfered and flattened by scraping with stainless steel media with sharp corners or edges to achieve the effect of removing burrs.

    2.1 Turning tool marks removing. This process is similar to deburring. The turning tool marks left after the machining of parts can be removed by the impact and scraping of stainless steel media.

    2.2 Polishing. The main function of stainless steel media is to brighten the surface of product workpieces. Through the tumbling and rotating motion of the machine, the high density stainless steel media impacts the surface of the part, changing the metallographic structure of the metal surface layer. The arrangement of the metal grains is reorganized to form a dense layer, which enhances the diffuse reflection of light, making the surface Becomes shiny and sparkling, achieving a near-mirror polished effect.

    2.3 Degreasing. Through the combined use of stainless steel media and cleaning liquid, dust, sludge, and grease on the internal and external surfaces of parts can be removed. Manual cleaning of oil stains is a time-consuming and labor-intensive process. Using a tumbling finishing machine and stainless steel media for cleaning can improve the brightness and gloss of the surface of the parts while removing oil and stains. It is a process that gets twice the result with half the effort.

    stainless steel media polishing effect
  • 3. What types of stainless steel media are there?
  • International Standards 1Cr18Ni9 0Cr19Ni9 0Cr17Ni12Mo2 3Cr13 9Cr18
    China 302 304 316 420 440C
    USA SUS302 SUS304 SUS316 SUS402 SUS440C
    JP X12CrNi188 X5CrNi189 X5CrNiMn18 X30Cr13
    Germany 1.43 1.4301 1.4401 1.4028
  • 4. What shapes do stainless steel media have?
  • Stainless steel media for polishing come in a variety of shapes:

    4.1 Sphere Ball. Stainless steel balls are the most commonly used stainless steel media, also called stainless steel beads. This is a polishing media with uniform size and smooth appearance.

    4.2 Ballcone. Ballcone is also a commonly used stainless steel media, also called stainless steel ufo media, often mixed with stainless steel balls for polishing. Because the rounded edges on the outside can be polished into grooves, seams, dead corners and other parts of parts, it is very suitable for polishing product parts with complex irregular shapes.

    4.3 Angle cut cylinder. Cutting an end face of the cylinder diagonally is also to polish some hard-to-reach parts. The cylinder part is suitable for polishing some parts with inner holes, teeth and other curved surfaces.

    stainless steel ball media
    ufo-shaped polishing stainless steel media
  • 5. What are the specifications of stainless steel media?
  • Stainless steel ball: 2mm-11 mm.

    Ballcone: 1*3mm,2*4mm,3.5*5.5mm,4.5*7mm,6*8mm,8*11mm.

    Angle cut cylinder: 2*8mm,3*8mm,4*8mm

  • 6. Which parts can be polished with stainless steel media?
  • If your product parts are made of metal and have a hardness equal to or less than 304/302 stainless steel, then polishing with stainless steel media is the best choice. While polishing, stainless steel media can also remove surface oxide scale, turning tool marks and other defects on brass, copper, aluminum, zinc and other products.
  • 7. How do stainless steel media polish product parts?
  • Put the stainless steel media into the working barrel of the finishing polishing machine, add water and an appropriate amount of polishing liquid. After the machine is started, the stainless steel media and the workpiece will have a tumbling and rotating motion in the machine. The abrasive media and the parts rub against each other, which will cause the surface to change. Scrape off the scale, burrs, residue, etc. In addition, stainless steel media have an impact force on the parts, which will change the grain structure arrangement on the surface of the parts, forming a dense layer and achieving a shiny surface effect.
  • 8. What is the best stainless steel media?
  • The best stainless steel media should look like this:
    Fully self-grinding, the curved surface is round and smooth, and the cut surface is neat and straight.
    The specifications and sizes are uniform and the dimensional tolerances are reasonable.
    The material matches the stainless code and the anti-rust performance meets the standard.
    If you don’t know where there is the best stainless steel media, please follow our ShineTec related products. We are committed to becoming the best brand in the stainless steel media industry.

    shapes of stainless steel media
  • 9. Which finishing and polishing machine is suitable forv stainless steel media?
  • ShineTec recommends using a vibratory polishing machine with stainless steel media for polishing. The reasons are as follows:

    9.1 To achieve a good polishing effect with stainless steel media, the product parts need to be put into as much tumbling media as possible. The vibratory finishing machine can be equipped with a high-power vibration motor and a large-capacity working chamber to obtain a larger amplitude, allowing the workpiece to fully tumble in the machine and collide with the abrasive media to obtain a better surface effect.

    9.2 Because the size of the centrifugal barrel is limited, the centrifugal barrel finishing machine has a small loading capacity of tumbling media and is not very efficient. Moreover, due to the large proportion of stainless steel media, the centrifugal force generated when the barrel is loaded with abrasive media and rotates at high speed will increase many times, which greatly exceeds the design strength of the centrifugal barrel finishing machine and creates potential safety risks.

    9.3 The barrel of the centrifugal disc finishing machine also does not meet the capacity requirements compared to the vibrating finishing machine. If it is operated at full load, it will greatly exceed the design strength of the machine, and it is not suitable to use stainless steel media to polish product parts.

    9.4 The polishing efficiency of the tumbling barrel finishing machine is too slow, and the design capability of the machine itself is not suitable for heavy-duty use, and it is not suitable for polishing with stainless steel media.

    vibratory polishing of stainless steel media
  • 10. What are the benefits of polishing with stainless steel media?
  • If you don’t know how to improve the surface gloss and brightness of metal product parts and workpieces, then using stainless steel media for tumbling and polishing is the best polishing process and method.

    10.1 High polishing efficiency. Compared with polishing media such as high-alumina porcelain media, high-density porcelain media, and zirconia balls, stainless steel media have the highest specific density (7.8 g/cm3) and can obtain the highest brightness in the shortest time.

    10.2 High cleaning efficiency. Stainless steel media have very little wear and do not pollute the surface structure of metal product parts. With the assistance of cleaning agents and brighteners, they can fully clean away oil, sludge, and impurities on the surface of workpieces automatically, in large quantities, quickly, and solve the problem of manual cleaning. Time-consuming and labor-intensive problem.

    10.3 Non-destructive polishing. 不Stainless steel media have no cutting force, will not finish the surface with great force, and will not affect the dimensional accuracy of the product. It is a non-destructive polishing process.

    10.4 Extra long service life. Stainless steel media have almost no wear, and a single purchase can last almost a lifetime. There is almost no wear cost, which can greatly reduce your direct polishing costs.

    10.5 Easy to use. Ceramic polishing media will stick to each other, break, and become dirty after use. They need to be fully self-polished and cleaned before they can be used again. There are no breakage or bonding issues with the stainless steel media. After polishing, you only need to simply rinse it with water and it can be used continuously again.
  • 11. Do stainless steel media require maintenance for daily use?
  • Good maintenance habits can extend the service life of stainless steel media. Although stainless steel media is an tumbling polishing media that is easy to use and store, its service life will be accelerated if not properly maintained.

    11.1 Correct usage. After polishing, if it is not used for a long time, you need to rinse the stainless steel media with water and dry it before storing it.

    11.2 Proper mixing ratio of stainless steel media, product parts and polishing liquid. A corresponding ratio needs to be maintained among the above three. In order to save procurement costs, many people want to use as little stainless steel media as possible and put more product workpieces. However, too little abrasives will cause the product parts to collide with each other during polishing or the workpieces to directly scratch the working chamber wall of the machine and damage the lining PU. This results in reduced polishing efficiency, reduced polishing quality and possible damage to product parts and machines.

    11.3 Replacement of damaged stainless steel media. Ensure that every one of stainless steel media in the machine is intact. If some of the media are deformed or damaged, the damaged media must be replaced immediately. The damaged media surface will produce cracks, edges, and cutting edges. These parts will affect the surface effect of product parts during polishing, and even damage the product.

  • 12. In which industries can stainless steel media be used for product parts and workpieces?
  • Stainless steel abrasives can be used for finishing and polishing metal parts or workpieces in most industries.

    12.1 Professional finishing and polishing processing job shop. Stainless steel media are the most cost-effective tumbling media in the polishing process of polishing job shop. There is no wear on the abrasive, and only a small amount of chemical polishing liquid needs to be added for each processing to complete the polishing process. This abrasive media is available in many polishing processing job shop.

    12.2 Jewelry industry. After long-term storage or use, the surface of jewelry will produce an oxide layer, which will darken and turn black. Polishing with stainless steel media can restore jewelry to its original luster.

    12.3 Auto parts industry. The auto parts industry is an area where stainless steel media are widely used. Includes deburring and polishing applications. Such as engine cylinder heads, pistons, motorcycle wheels, mufflers, fasteners, gears and other products. It also has a good polishing effect on the refurbishing of some forged or cast auto parts.

    12.4 Aerospace and defense fields. The strength and reliability of product parts in the aerospace and defense fields are the most critical indicators. The impact of stainless steel media during the polishing process can increase the strength of the product surface and produce a uniform surface polishing effect.

    12.5 Medical equipment and devices. Product parts for the medical device and device industry must be guaranteed to be zero-defect. After metal parts are polished with stainless steel media, the strength and surface quality of the product will be improved. For example, titanium, chromium, stainless steel, cobalt and other materials and their alloy products are very suitable for polishing and brightening with stainless steel media.

    12.6 Motorcycle Accessories. Motorcycle accessories require high-quality products and glossy product surface quality. Using stainless steel media for polishing can quickly achieve satisfactory polishing results.
  • 13. What are the benefits of using stainless steel media for tumbling polishing?
  • 13.1 Improve the wear resistance of parts. Stainless steel media can remove components from the microstructure that affect the corrosion resistance of product parts. It can completely remove the oxide layer on the surface, eliminate cracks and other defects on the surface of parts that are easily affected by oxidation, and improve the overall corrosion resistance.

    13.2 Improves strain hardening of parts. After tumbling finishing and polishing with stainless steel media, the surface hardness of the parts can be increased. Compared with unpolished parts, the surface hardness can be increased by 50-100%.

    13.3 Brightening and burnishing effect. Stainless steel media can not only improve the strength of parts, but also improve the brightness and gloss of the product surface. After the fine polishing process, it can achieve an effect close to mirror polishing.

  • 14. How long is the service life of stainless steel media?
  • If you take appropriate daily maintenance measures, you can use it for a long time. Of course, poor usage habits will definitely reduce the use time of stainless steel media. In comparison, compared to porcelain polishing media, its service life is far longer than other abrasive media.
  • 15. Can brass parts be polished with stainless steel media?
  • Yes, brass parts can be polished with stainless steel media.
  • 16. Can nickel-plated metal parts be polished with stainless steel media?
  • Yes, stainless steel media can be used to polish nickel plated metal parts. However, the polishing time needs to be shortened to 40-60% of the ordinary polishing time.
  • 17. Can stainless steel media be used for dry and wet finishing?
  • Stainless steel media cannot be used for dry polishing. During the polishing process of product parts, metal shavings, oil stains and other impurities will be produced. If these sludge is not cleaned during the finishing process, it will adhere to the surface of the product to form a layer of oil stains, making the parts black and dull. The result is that the workpiece will become darker. The darker you throw it, the brighter it will never be.
  • 18. Do stainless steel media need to be dried when stored?
  • If you need to store it for a long period of time, such as months or years, you need to let the stainless steel media dry before packaging and storage. If it is for a short period of time, it is not necessary because stainless steel itself is rust-proof and anti-corrosion.
  • 19. Will stainless steel media damage my parts?
  • As long as the proper matching ratio of media, water, and polishing liquid is maintained during the polishing process, and the size of the media matches the size of the parts, there will be no damage.
  • 20. Do stainless steel media require special lubrication?
  • Unnecessary. When polishing with stainless steel media, you only need to add clean water and an appropriate amount of polishing liquid. There is no need to add external lubricating grease and other substances.
  • 21. Are stainless steel media magnetic?
  • Yes, stainless steel media are weakly magnetic. You can use this feature to use magnets to collect media scattered on the floor around the machine during the polishing process.
  • 22. What are the proportions of media, parts, and water when polishing with stainless steel media?
  • Generally we recommend this matching rate:

    Media : Parts : Water = 3 : 1 : 2

  • 23. Where should stainless steel media be placed when stored?
  • Please place stainless steel media in a dry, clean indoor space. Although stainless steel media themselves are anti-corrosive and anti-rust, low-grade materials will also rust if they are exposed to humid, acidic and alkaline environments for a long time.
  • 24. How long does it usually take to polish with stainless steel media?
  • It usually takes about 30 minutes to polish with stainless steel media. If the surface brightness does not improve significantly after more than 1 hour, extending the polishing time will have no effect.
  • 25. Can jewelry be polished with stainless steel media?
  • Yes, jewelry can be polished with stainless steel media.
  • 26. Why does the surface of the part become darker and lose its luster after being polished with stainless steel media?
  • When polishing with stainless steel media, it is found that the surface of the part becomes black and dark because the oil on the surface of the media or the carbon in the impurities is deposited on the surface of the product. The solution is to clean the stainless steel media with cleaning liquid before polishing.
  • 27. Which stainless steel media should I buy?
  • 27.1 Choose the appropriate stainless steel media according to the shape and size of your product parts and workpieces. Please do not use large-sized media to polish small-sized parts to avoid damage. If you use small-sized media to polish large-sized parts, it will take more man-hours and have a big impact on the service life of the media.

    27.2 Make sure that the internal and external surfaces of your parts, as well as holes, gaps, corners, etc., can be polished with stainless steel media.

    27.3 According to the actual usage environment of your product. If your use environment contains acid and alkaline substances, you need to choose high-grade stainless steel media. The following is the corrosion resistance of various grades of stainless steel media:

    440C < 420 < 302 < 304 < 316
  • 28. Why do my product parts turn black after being polished with stainless steel media?
  • The main reason is that the stainless steel media needs to be pre-cleaned before polishing. If there are some residual brighteners, sludge, debris and other impurities attached to the media surface after the last polishing, polishing again will contaminate your product parts with these impurities, causing the product surface to turn black.
  • 29. Do stainless steel media need to be cleaned before each use?
  • We recommend cleaning stainless steel media once before use. This ensures that the surface of the part will not turn black or dull during the polishing process.
  • 30. How much stainless steel media is required to complete a polishing process?
  • Depending on the machine capacity used. It is recommended that the total volume of materials does not exceed 2/3 of the working chamber.
    The general ratio of parts to media is 1:3, and this ratio can also be adjusted according to the shape and size of the workpiece.

  • 31. What is the best machine for polishing with stainless steel media?
  • We recommend using a vibratory polishing machine to polish with stainless steel media. The advantages are: easy to load and unload, you can check the polishing effect at any time, large loading capacity, and simple to use.
  • 32. Do stainless steel media need rust inhibitors?
  • Unnecessary. Because stainless steel media are made of anti-corrosion and anti-rust stainless steel materials, there is no need to add additional anti-rust liquid.
  • 33. Can other types of finishing machines be polished with stainless steel media?
  • Centrifugal disc finishing machines, centrifugal barrel finishing machines, and barrel tumbling finishing machines can all use stainless steel media for polishing. It’s just that other machines need to reduce the loading of media when polishing. Generally, the amount of media is reduced by half compared to using porcelain polishing media.
    tumbling polishing, brightening with stainless steel media
  • 34. Is polishing with stainless steel media faster than using other polishing media?
  • Yes, because the density of stainless steel media exceeds that of porcelain polishing media, it is easier to obtain a bright surface effect in a shorter time.
  • 35. Can plastic parts and workpieces be polished with stainless steel media?
  • No. The material of plastic products is not suitable for deburring and polishing with stainless steel media. You can use ceramic deburring media or resin media to remove burrs, and use brightening media to polish the brightness.
  • 36. What is the price of stainless steel media?
  • The price of stainless steel media varies according to grade, shape, and size. The larger the size, the lower the price. Of course, its price will be much higher than tumbling media such as brown corundum ceramic media, white corundum ceramic media, and silicon carbide ceramic media. However, in terms of service life, the cost of using stainless steel media is far lower than that of other abrasive media. Maybe you are concerned about where to find the cheapest stainless steel media, please contact us now, ShineTec will give you a satisfactory offer.
What’s the polishing media?

About Polishing Media

  • 1. What’s the polishing media?
  • polishing media, also called polishing chip, polishing stone, and vibratory polishing media. Compared with ceramic deburring media, polishing media are a kind of abrasive media that does not contain abrasive sand with finishing function. Its main function is to improve the gloss and brightness of the surface of product parts. Its operating principle is to use its own pressure with high density to hit the surface of the product during the tumbling, rolling, throwing and rotating processes, changing the grain structure of the surface of the workpiece to form a dense layer, thereby achieving a shiny decorative effect on the surface.
    ShineTec's porcelain media
  • 2. What are the polishing media?
  • Polishing media are classified according to materials into porcelain media, stainless steel media, and bio-degradable polishing media.

    2.1 Porcelain media. Porcelain media are artificially made mass abrasives with various shapes, shaped like stones, so they are also called polishing stones. There are high-alumina porcelain media, high-density porcelain media, and zirconium bead polishing media.
    The main component of high-alumina porcelain media is alumina. Its appearance and internal physical properties are similar to those of porcelain bowls used for eating at home. They are generally white, hard in texture, and have a specific density of up to 2.6 g/cm3, and the ceramic media for deburring has a specific density of about 2.3 g/cm3. There is a significant difference in weight between the two.
    The material of high-density porcelain media is actually the same as that of high-alumina porcelain media, except that the proportion of alumina power contained in it is higher, up to more than 95%, so the specific density is larger than that of high-alumina porcelain media, up to 2.9 g/cm3, the surface of the polished workpiece is brighter than that of high alumina porcelain.
    Zirconium polishing bead use zirconia powder or zirconium silicate powder instead of alumina powder. The main shape is spherical ball. Due to different materials, they are generally called zirconia beads, zirconia balls or zirconium silicate beads, zirconium silicate balls. The density can reach 6.0 g/cm3 and 4.0 g/cm3 respectively, which shows that the surface brightness of the polished workpiece product is even higher.

    2.2 Stainless steel polishing media. Mainly produced from stainless steel, the materials are divided into 201, 304, 316, 316L, 402, etc., and are used in environments with different anti-corrosion requirements. It is required that the polished workpiece be a metal product, and non-metallic workpieces will have no effect. The shapes include spherical, ballcone, ufo, pins, angle cut cylinder, etc. Because the shape has sharp corners or edges, it can touch holes, seams, corners and other parts of product parts to achieve polishing of the internal and external surfaces.

    2.3 bio-degradable polishing media. It uses the crude fibers of animal and plant materials and the oil contained in them to polish, imitating the cloth wheel and adding polishing paste for polishing, which can achieve a mirror polishing effect. At present, the most widely used materials include corn cobs, walnut shells, wood pellets, bamboo chips, sawdust, shredded felt, shredded leather and other materials. This kind of mirror polishing method generally uses a barrel (tumbler) polishing machine to dry polish without adding water. The workpiece after initial polishing or fine polishing is put into the barrel together with the biological polishing media, and an appropriate amount of polishing paste is added. It may take more than ten hours, and the final result will be sparkling, close to the mirror polishing effect of a handmade cloth wheel.

    ballcone/ufo stainless steel polishing media
    zirconia ball polishing media
  • 3. How to choose the appropriate polishing media?
  • 3.1 Depending on the material of the product parts that need to be polished. The harder the workpiece itself is, the higher the hardness of the polishing media required. In layman’s terms, only head-on confrontation will produce results. The harder the polishing media, the better the polishing effect. The following is the order of hardness of various polishing media:
    High alumina porcelain media < High density porcelain media < Zirconium silicate ball polishing media < Zirconia ball polishing media < Stainless steel polishing media.
    3.2 According to the shape of the polishing media. The following is a comparison of the polishing effects of different shapes of polishing media: spherical > oval > cylindrical > triangular.

    3.3 Some metal workpieces or non-metallic parts require a barrel polishing process, so bio-degradable polishing media must be selected.

  • 4. Is polishing media expensive?
  • The price of polishing media is much higher than the price of deburring ceramic media for rough or fine finishing. The price generally ranges from more than five dollars to tens of dollar per kilogram, but its wear resistance is several times higher than that of deburring media. Like stainless steel polishing media, it can be said that there is basically no wear and tear. You can buy it once and use it for life. Therefore, in terms of unit wear cost, the use cost of polishing media is low.
  • 5. What is the service life of the polishing porcelain media?
  • The higher the hardness of polishing media, the stronger the wear resistance. Generally speaking, the service life of polishing media is at least one year. The polishing media produced by ShineTec are durable abrasives that have been fired through dozens of sample tests using exclusive process formulas. After wear resistance testing, the wear resistance of our polishing media is comparable to the performance of world-renowned manufacturers such as German Roesler and Japanese manufacturer Tipton. If you don’t know where to find the best polishing media, you can take a closer look at our ShineTec products.
  • 6. Is it necessary to add polishing compounds when using polishing media?
  • Polishing compound is a product that does not contain sulfur, phosphorus, or chlorine additives Water-soluble polishing liquid, also called polishing liquid, brighteners, have good degreasing, rust-proof, cleaning and gloss-enhancing properties, and can make metal products show true metallic luster. It has the advantages of stable performance, non-toxicity and no pollution to the environment. Adding an appropriate amount of polishing compound during polishing can improve the polishing efficiency and effect. It has a significant effect on the surface polishing of stainless steel, aluminum alloy, copper and other products, so it must be added.

    6.1 Softening effect. Polishing compound can soften the oxide film on the surface of metal products and is easily removed by polishing media to accelerate polishing.

    6.2 Lubricating effect. Polishing compound can provide lubrication. It acts as a lubrication between polishing media and metal parts to reduce scratches on the surface of the workpiece caused by impurity particles.

    6.3 Cleansing effect. Polishing compound can clean the oil stains on the surface of the workpiece and restore the original luster of the metal.

    6.4 Buffering effect. The tumbling motion of polishing compound and water in the polishing machine can buffer the collision between workpieces and polishing media and protect the workpiece.

    6.5 Anti-rust and anti-corrosion effect. Parts treated with polishing compound can have anti-rust and anti-corrosion effects in a short period of time. Of course, the best anti-rust measure is to treat it with anti-rust agent and then dry it.

  • 7. What are the functions of different types of polishing media?
  • Usually, hard polishing media are used when polishing metal parts, such as high-alumina porcelain media, high-density porcelain media, zirconium balls, stainless steel and other abrasives. Marble polishing should choose high-alumina porcelain polishing media. It is best to choose zirconium ball polishing media for metal mold polishing. Soft parts such as plastics are polished using a mixture of bio-degradable media and hard media.
  • 8. What effect does the shape, size and angle of polishing media have on the polishing effect?
  • The smoother the surface of the polishing media, the better the polishing effect on the parts. Therefore, when polishing, choose spherical polishing media as much as possible. The size of the media should be smaller than 1/3 of the inner hole of the part, but not too small to prevent the hole from being blocked by the media.
    Some parts with edges, folds, steps, etc. can be mixed with spherical polishing media and polishing media with sharp corners or edges, so that parts that cannot be touched by balls can be polished.
    Polishing media exceeding 80mm will not have very good brightness after polishing, so the size of the polishing media selected is generally below 80mm.

    polishing media selection
  • 9. What is the difference between the polishing effects of natural polishing abrasives and polishing media?
  • Natural polishing media refer to abrasives obtained directly from nature without artificial processing, such as quartz sand, pebbles, garnets, etc. Because of their size and materials, their application range is very narrow, and it is difficult to obtain a satisfactory surface effect when polishing. Artificial polishing media are customized according to the shape and material of the parts. The products are rich in variety and specifications, and can quickly obtain satisfactory surface quality.
What is hardware tumbler?

About Hardware Tumbler

  • 1.What is hardware tumbler?
  • ShineTec’s hardware tumbler is a kind of automatic hardware finishing machinery and equipment, specially used for machining, precision molds, auto parts, aerospace, medical equipment, mechanical parts, plastic products, 3C digital, metal casting, electronics High-efficiency high-volume deburring, deflashing, descaling, smoothing, polishing of hardware parts produced in devices, hardware parts, kitchen supplies, 3D printing, textile workpieces, powder metallurgy, electrical components, minting, jewelry, instrumentation, handicraft accessories and other industries.
    ShineTec's hardware finishing and polishing machine
  • 2. Why use a hardware tumbler for finishing and polishing?
  • I believe that as a manufacturing owner, your products will no longer want to use manual polishing methods. If your products are still polished manually, we recommend that you try ShineTec’s automatic hardware finishing machine. The specific advantages are as follows:

    2.1 Compared with manual deburring, the efficiency can be improved dozens of times. Using some large-scale deburring and polishing 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. This processing efficiency is incomparable to manual polishing.

    2.2 The surface effect after polishing is uniform and controllable. The quality of hand polishing depends on the personal skill proficiency of the worker. Some products may have burrs finished 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.

    2.3 The operating costs of a automatic hardware tumbler 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 polishing materials 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. , 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 models 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, the advantages of automated hardware 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.

    2.4 In addition to the automatic deburring function, ShineTec’s hardware tumbler can also perform surface polishing processes such as descaling, derusting, deflashing, cleaning, chamfering, degreasing, decontaminating, and improvement of surface brightness. Craftsmanship, powerful functions and wide applicability.

  • 3. What kind of polishing effect can the hardware tumbler achieve?
  • In terms of polishing efficiency, this fully automatic hardware tumbler can process hundreds or thousands of kilograms of mechanical parts and hardware components at a time. It is a kind of automatic hardware polishing mechanical equipment that has been widely used.

    The effect of finishing depends on your needs for the product surface. To achieve the best surface finishing and polishing effect, most product polishing processes require three processes: rough finishing, fine finishing, and polishing.

    The first step is to finish it roughly. Use abrasive tumbler media with high cutting force to remove defects such as burrs, scale, flash, sharp edges on the product surface to form a smooth surface with low surface roughness.

    The second step is fine finishing. Use abrasive tumbler media with finer grit, some reaching micron powder size, to further perform micro-cutting on the product surface to achieve a smoother surface quality.

    The third step is polishing. Use high-density, non-cutting polishing tumbler media, such as high-aluminum porcelain media, high-density porcelain media, stainless steel media, or some bio-degradable tumbler media that can simulate the polishing effect of cloth wheels, such as walnut shell abrasive chip, corncob abrasive chip, polishing Wood particles, etc., combined with special brightening compound, can improve the gloss and brightness of the product surface and achieve a sparkling, close to mirror polishing effect.

    effect after polishing of hardware
    The effect of motorcycle parts after polishing
  • 4. Are there any defects to hardware tumbler?
  • The main disadvantage of this automatic hardware tumbler is that it cannot polish a certain part of the product surface because it is an overall polishing process. For example, the oxide scale on the surface of a certain part of a product is relatively thick. If you want to focus on this part and spend more time to finish it, this will not work. The thickness of this part is ground, and other parts will also be ground to such a thickness.

    The surface quality is not as good as 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 edges cannot be processed. For example, burrs and flash edges exceeding 2mm.

  • 5. How does the hardware tumbler finish and polish?
  • In order to solve the problems of low efficiency, low quality and high labor cost of manual finishing, ShineTec’s Hardware Tumbler is an automatic finishing and polishing machine. The main operating principle is to mix special tumbler abrasive media with product workpieces, appropriate amounts of water and finishing liquid in a certain proportion, and put them into the working barrel of the polishing machine, and use mechanical motion methods such as vibration, centrifugal high-speed rotation, tumbling rotation, etc. to make the ceramic tumbler media and workpiece tumble and rotate together in the barrel, and use the cutting force of the abrasive surface to finish the burrs on the surface of the workpiece.

    There are four main types of deburring and polishing machines. Each movement mode has its own advantages and disadvantages, and is suitable for different finishing and polishing needs. Vibratory finishing and polishing is the most common process method. If you need to process large quantities every day, such as hundreds of kilograms of product workpieces, then choose a vibrating polishing machine. If you need to process some small precision parts and components, the quantity is within tens of kilograms, Precision parts finishing and polishing machine is the best choice, then the centrifugal barrel finishing process is the most suitable method. If you are looking for the fastest polishing process, then centrifugal disc finishing is the fastest polishing method. If you want to find the cheapest, lowest cost finishing and polishing process, go for the tumbling barrel finishing method.

    How to finish and polish by ShineTec hardware tumbler
  • 6. What types of ShineTec’s hardware tumbler are there?
  • According to different operating modes, automatic hardware tumbler are divided into the following four types:

    6.1 Vibratory (vibrating) finishing and deburring polishing machine. It is a general-purpose finisher. The spiral vibration method is used to drive the tumbler media and the workpiece to move together to achieve the deburring, descaling, deflashing, derusting, finishing and polishing effect.

    6.2 Centrifugal barrel finisher. It is suitable for rapid deburring of precision parts. 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 tumbler media and the workpiece to move together to achieve the finishing and polishing effect.

    6.3 Centrifugal disc finisher. It is the fastest deburring equipment. The chassis drives the barrel to rotate at high speed on the horizontal plane. The tumbler media and workpiece also tumble and rotate in the barrel to achieve the finishing and polishing effect.

    6.4 Tumbling barrel finisher. It is the simplest structure and the lowest cost deburring method. The barrel rolls around the central axis, and the tumbler media in the barrel rolls together with the workpiece to achieve the finishing, polishing effect.

  • 7. How much does a hardware tumbler cost?
  • The price of the machine ranges from several thousand to tens of thousands. The price of tumbler media generally costs around a few thousand dollars for an initial order of several hundred kilograms. Such an automatic deburring and polishing solution can be said to be quite economical.
    However, the economic benefits or benefits brought by using the deburring and polishing machine are very high. If your products still use manual finishing and polishing, we can conduct a calculation of the processing cost to see how much our workpiece deburring and polishing machine can save you.

  • 8. What kind of abrasive media do hardware tumbler use?
  • Because our hardware tumbler can be used to handle a variety of surface treatment process requirements, the abrasive media provided are divided into three types: rough finishing, fine finishing and polishing:

    8.1 Tumbler media for rough finishing, mainly include tumbling deburring media, Resin (plastic) deburring media , divided into heavy cutting force, medium cutting force and light cutting force.

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

    tumbler media
  • 9. What kind of hardware tumbler is a good polishing machine with reliable quality?
  • To measure the quality of a hardware tumbler, it mainly depends on the quality of the raw materials used and the quality control during the production and manufacturing process.

    9.1 Quality assurance of raw materials. Because the PU lining the working barrel of the machine 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 American Dow Chemical products, and the quality can be guaranteed.

    9.2 Reliable motor quality. The motor used in the tumbling finishing machine is a key component related to product quality. Our motors, including vertical vibration motors, speed-regulating motors, and three-phase asynchronous motors, all come from well-known professional motor manufacturers in Wuxi and Shanghai, and their quality is reliably guaranteed.

    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 process guaranteed. Production is controlled by skilled workers with many years of front-line production experience, adhering to the spirit of craftsmanship to ensure product quality.
    ShineTec is a mass finishing and polishing machine manufacturer located in Huzhou, Zhejiang, producing various polishing machines. If you don’t know which company in Huzhou produces the best deburring and finishing machine or where is the professional hardware tumbler produced in Huzhou? you might as well take a look at our ShineTec products to learn more about them. Our goal is to be the best brand of tumbling finishing machines.

  • 10. What kind of workpieces can the hardware tumbler polish?
  • The hardware tumbler is a specialized, mechanical automatic finishing and polishing equipment, which can be called a polishing artifact. Compared with manual deburring and polishing, this is a highly efficient automated grinding equipment that can polish hundreds or thousands of kilograms of workpieces at one time. Batch polishing may only take dozens of minutes.
    This automatic 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.
    The materials of workpiece 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.
    If you are looking for a deburring machine, no idea Where is the best automatic finishing and polishing equipment? Then you can learn more about our ShineTec automatic hardware tumbler and compare the product quality and professional performance.

  • 11. What are the differences between different types of hardware tumblers?
  • As a small mass finishing machine, hardware tumbler are divided into the following four types according to different operating methods:

    11.1 Vibratory deburring finisher. It is a general-purpose grinding and deburring machine. The spiral vibration method is used to drive the abrasive media and the workpiece to move together to achieve the grinding, polishing and deburring effect.

    11.2 Centrifugal barrel deburring finisher. It is suitable for surface polishing 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 abrasive media and the workpiece to move together to achieve the grinding, polishing and deburring effect.

    11.3 Centrifugal disc deburring finisher. It is the fastest deburring equipment. The chassis drives the barrel to rotate at high speed on the horizontal plane. The tumbler media and workpiece also tumble and rotate in the barrel to achieve the grinding and polishing deburring effect.

    11.4 Barrel deburring finisher. It is the simplest structure and the lowest cost finishing and deburring method. The barrel rolls around the central axis, and the tumbling media in the barrel rolls together with the workpiece to achieve the grinding, polishing and deburring effect.

    11.5 Processing capability. We compare according to the largest models in their respective categories. The vibratory finishing machine can process tons of products at a time. The largest tumbling barrel finishing machine can also achieve such processing capabilities. The centrifugal disc finishing machine can reach 1-200 kg, the centrifugal barrel finishing 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 > centrifuge barrel finisher > centrifugal disc finisher.

    11.6 Machine noise. Vibratory finisher > Centrifugal disc finisher > Centrifugal barrel finisher > Tumbling barrel finisher.

    11.7 Finishing time. Centrifugal disc finisher > Centrifugal barrel finisher > Vibratory finisher> Tumbling barrel finisher.

    11.8 Finishing costs. Centrifugal disc finisher > Centrifugal barrel finisher > Vibratory finisher > Tumbling barrel finisher.

    11.9 Cutting force. Centrifugal disc finisher > Centrifugal barrel finisher > Tumbling barrel finisher > Vibratory finisher.

  • 12. What kind of daily maintenance can extend the service life of the hardware tumbler?
  • 12.1 Before each start-up, should the overall appearance of the machine be checked for damage? Is the foot position stable? Is there any abnormal noise during operation?

    12.2 Depending on the model, do you regularly check whether the spring of the machine is broken? Are there any cracks in the casing? Does the tension of the transmission chain, synchronous belt, and sprocket match? Is the lining damaged? Is there any water leakage from the sealing cover?

    12.3 The motor needs to be lubricated every month. Are there any signs of aging and failure of the electrical components? Is the copper wire of the electric wire exposed?

    12.4 Operate within the rated load capacity of the machine and do not overload it. Generally, the material loading capacity of the entire machine should not exceed 70% of the total load capacity of the machine.

    If you are a hardware finishing job shop, your finishing and polishing equipment must be in working condition for a long time, so good maintenance habits can better extend the service life of your hardware tumbler and create more benefits for you.

  • 13. How to buy a hardware tumbler?
  • As a finishing and polishing machine manufacturer, we have a variety of mass finishing machines available. 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:

    13.1 Power requirements. Our hardware tumbler 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.

    13.2 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.

    13.3 Your product parts size. These workpieces within 300mm can all be processed, but the vibrating finishing machine is the most commonly finisher. For workpieces that are too long, a long rectangular tub finishing machine is needed. Some small-sized precision parts require a precision finishing machine. It is recommended to use a centrifugal barrel finishing machine. Workpieces within 100mm require rapid deburring and polishing, then the centrifugal disc finishing machine is the best choice, It is not afraid of deformation or bumping. For thin workpieces within 300mm in length, which are easy to adsorb each other, use a barrel tumbling finishing machine.

    13.4 Selection of tumbling media. According to the effect of the testing sample, select the appropriate abrasive material, cutting strength, shape, and size.

    13.5 Wear resistance of tumbling media. Different cutting strengths, shapes, and sizes determine the different wear resistance properties of abrasive media. Finishing 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.

    13.6 Finishing time. The finishing 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 deburring and polishing.

    13.7 The intensity of working. The bowl of the vibrating finishing machine is open, making it easy to load materials; the 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 disc type, the tumbling barrel type, and the centrifugal barrel type.

  • 14. How to improve the polishing efficiency of hardware tumbler?
  • Some precautions during actual use can help improve the efficiency of the hardware tumbler.

    14.1 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 media to workpiece. Please refer to the table below to determine your usage:

    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.


    14.2 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.

    14.3 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.

    14.4 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 compound 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.

  • 15. How long does it take to polish the parts with a hardware tumbler?
  • There are three factors that determine the finishing time it takes to a hardware deburring tumbler:

    15.1 The material and surface condition of the workpiece. The length, thickness, and location of burrs, flash, and sharp edges will all affect the processing time. In addition, the harder the workpiece is, the longer it will take. On the contrary, the softer the workpiece will be, the shorter the time will be.

    15.2 The choicing of polishing machines. Generally speaking, compared by finishing speed, centrifugal disc finisher > centrifugal barrel finisher > vibratory finisher > tumbling barrel finisher.

    15.3 The capacity of the machine. The larger the capacity of the machine, the greater the friction process between the abrasive media and the workpiece, and the faster the desired effect can be achieved.

  • 16. Which hardware tumbler is the best?
  • In the surface treatment industry, there are various finishing equipment and polishing process methods. Such as manual polishing, robot polishing, chemical polishing, electrolytic polishing, abrasive flow polishing, magnetic polishing, sandblasting and shot blasting, plasma polishing and other processes. Each polishing method has its own characteristics and applicable fields, so no one polishing machine is the best. Only the equipment that is more suitable for your own product polishing needs is the best.
What is a parts deburring machine?

About Parts Deburring Machine

  • 1.What is the parts deburring machine?
  • Are you looking for a polishing process method on how to remove burrs quickly? ShineTec’s parts deburring machine is a automatic small deburring machine, also called a workpiece finishing machine. It is specially used for machining, precision molds, auto parts, aerospace, medical equipment, mechanical parts, and plastics 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 product parts and workpieces. It is a professional tool for deburring, deflashing, descaling, chamfering and other surfaces treatment in large quantities and efficiently, and performs automated finishing processing.
    ShineTec's parts deburring machine
  • 2. What are the advantages of a parts deburring machine compared to manual deburring?
  • In an era of automation and intelligence, are you still looking for manual deburring methods? Let us recommend to you this large-volume, high-efficiency automatic deburring and polishing process. Its comparative advantages over manual deburring are as follows:

    2.1 Compared with manual deburring, the efficiency can be improved dozens of times. Using some large-scale deburring and polishing 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. This processing efficiency is incomparable to manual polishing.

    2.2 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.

    2.3 The running costs of parts deburring machines 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 abrasive 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 finishing liquid 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, in terms of saving labor costs, the advantages of automatic parts deburring machines 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.

    2.4 In addition to the automatic deburring function, ShineTec’s parts deburring machine can also perform surface treatment technology of descaling, derusting, cleaning, chamfering, degreasing, decontaminating, brightening, burnishing, etc., powerful functions and wide applicability.

  • 3.Can you tell me how the parts deburring machine deburrs?
  • In order to solve the problems of low efficiency, low quality and high labor cost of manual deburring, ShineTec’s parts deburring machine is an automatic finishing and polishing machine. The main operating principle is to use a dedicated Tumbling Deburring Media are mixed with the product workpiece, an appropriate amount of water and chemical finishing liquid in a certain proportion, and put into the working barrel, mechanical movements such as vibrating, centrifugal high-speed rotation, disc rotation, and tumbling rolling rotation are used to rotate the abrasive media and the workpiece together in the barrel, and the cutting force of the abrasive surface is used to finish the burrs on the surface of the workpiece.

    There are four main product types of parts deburring machines. Each movement mode has its own advantages and disadvantages, and is suitable for different finishing, polishing and deburring needs. Vibratory deburring is the most common process method. If you need to process large quantities every day, such as product 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 tumbling barrel deburring method.

    Working principle of parts deburring machine
  • 4. What types of parts deburring machines are available from ShineTec?
  • According to different operating modes, parts deburring machines are divided into the following four types:

    4.1 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.

    4.2 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.

    4.3 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.

    4.4 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.

  • 5. How much does a parts deburring machine cost?
  • The price of the machine ranges from several thousand to tens of thousands. The price of deburring media generally costs around a few thousand dollars for an initial order of several hundred kilograms. Such an automatic deburring and polishing solution can be said to be quite economical.
    However, the economic benefits brought by using a automatic parts deburring machine are very high. If your products still use manual finishing and polishing, we can conduct a calculation of the processing cost to see how much our workpiece deburring and polishing machine can save you.

  • 6. What kind of abrasive media do parts deburring machines use?
  • Because our parts deburring machines 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:

    6.1 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.

    6.2 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.

    6.3 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.

  • 7.What kind of parts deburring machine is a good and qualified machine?
  • To measure whether a parts deburring machine is qualified or not, it mainly depends on the quality of the raw materials used and the quality control during the production and manufacturing process.

    7.1 Quality assurance of raw materials. Because the PU lining in the working barrel of the machine 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 American Dow Chemical products, and the quality can be guaranteed.

    7.2 Reliable motor quality. The motor used in the parts deburring machine is a key component related to product quality. Our motors, including vertical vibrating motors, speed-regulating motors, and three-phase asynchronous motors, all come from well-known professional motor manufacturers such as Wuxi and Shanghai, and their quality is reliably guaranteed.

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

    7.4 Steel plate profiles. Purchased from Shanghai Baosteel Products.

    7.5 Manufacturing process guarantee. 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.
    We are a deburring machine manufacturer in Huzhou, Zhejiang. If you don’t know which company in Huzhou produces the best parts deburring machine, in other words, where can I find the most professional parts deburring machine in Huzhou? You might as well take a look at our ShineTec products to learn more about them.

  • 8. What kind of workpiece can be finished by the parts deburring machine?
  • The parts deburring machine is a professional, mechanical automatic polishing equipment, which can be called a finishing artifact. Compared with manual deburring and polishing, this is a highly efficient automatic deburring equipment that can deburr hundreds of kilograms of workpieces. The products can be finished and polished in batches at one time, which may only take dozens of minutes.

    This automatic finishing 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.
    The materials of workpiece 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.
    If you have the need to deburr mechanical parts, don’t know how to quickly deburr, and are looking for an automatic deburring machine for workpieces, then you can learn more about our automatic deburring machine from ShineTec, compare the product quality and professional performance with others.

    Effect after deburring structural parts
    Effect after deburring stainless steel products
  • 9. What are the differences between different types of parts deburring machines?
  • According to different operating modes, automatic deburring machines are divided into the following four types:

    9.1 Vibratory deburring machine. It is a general-purpose finishing machine. The spiral vibrating method is used to drive the tumbling finishing media and the workpiece to move together to achieve the deburring, polishing effect.

    9.2 Centrifugal barrel deburring machine. It is suitable for rapid deburring of precision parts. 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 abrasive and the workpiece to move together to achieve the deburring and polishing effect.

    9.3 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 abrasive media and workpiece also tumble and rotate in the barrel to achieve the deburring and polishing effect.

    9.4 Tumbling barrel deburring machine. It is the simplest structure and the lowest cost deburring method. The barrel rolls around the central axis, and the tumbling media in the barrel rolls together with the workpiece to achieve the finishing, polishing effect.

    9.5 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.

    9.6 Machine noise. vibratory finisher > centrifugal disc finisher > centrifugal barrel finisher > tumbling barrel finisher.

    9.7 Deburring time. centrifugal disc finisher > centrifugal barrel finisher > vibratory finisher > tumbling barrel finisher.

    9.8 Deburring cost. centrifugal disc finisher > centrifugal barrel finisher > vibratory finisher > tumbling barrel finisher.

    9.9 Cutting force. centrifugal disc finisher > centrifugal barrel finisher > tumbling barrel finisher > vibratory finisher.

  • 10. What kind of daily maintenance can extend the service life of the parts deburring machine?
  • As a manufacturer of automatic deburring machines, we recommend the following daily maintenance measures:

    10.1 Before each start-up, should the overall appearance of the machine be checked for damage? Is the foot position stable? Is there any abnormal noise during operation?

    10.2 Depending on the model, do you regularly check whether the spring of the machine is broken? Are there any cracks in the casing? Does the tension of the transmission chain, synchronous belt, and sprocket match? Is the lining gel damaged? Is there any water leakage from the sealing cover?

    10.3 The motor needs to be lubricated every month. Are there any signs of aging and failure of the electrical components? Is the copper wire of the electric wire exposed?

    10.4 Operate within the rated load capacity of the machine and do not overload it. Generally, the material loading capacity of the entire machine should not exceed 70% of the total load capacity of the machine.

  • 11. How to buy a parts deburring machine?
  • 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:

    11.1 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.

    11.2 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.

    11.3 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-shaped vibrating 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.

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

    11.4 Wear resistance 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.

    11.5 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.

    11.6 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.

    If you want to buy a metal deburring machine, precision parts deburring machine, gear deburring machine, laser cutting deburring machine, plastic product deburring machine, ShineTec’s workpiece deburring and polishing machine should be able to meet your requirements.

  • 12. How to improve the finishing efficiency of parts deburring machine?
  • Some precautions during actual use can help improve the efficiency of the automatic deburring and polishing machine.

    12.1 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.


    12.2 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.

    12.3 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.

    12.4 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 compound 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.

  • 13.How long does it take to deburr a workpiece with a parts deburring machine?
  • There are three factors that determine the finishing time it takes to a hardware deburring tumbler:

    13.1 The material and surface condition of the workpiece. The length, thickness, and location of burrs, flash, and sharp edges will all affect the processing time. In addition, the harder the workpiece is, the longer it will take. On the contrary, the softer the workpiece will be, the shorter the time will be.

    13.2 The choicing of polishing machines. Generally speaking, compared by finishing speed, centrifugal disc finisher > centrifugal barrel finisher > vibratory finisher > tumbling barrel finisher.

    13.3 The capacity of the machine. The larger the capacity of the machine, the greater the friction process between the abrasive media and the workpiece, and the faster the desired effect can be achieved.

  • 14. Is the parts deburring machine safe?
  • Compared with polishing processes such as angle grinders, belt sanders, or chemical finishing used for manual polishing, the parts deburring machine is the most secure.
    As long as you follow regular daily maintenance and pay more attention to whether the power cord is broken or the copper wire is exposed, the machine will be safe for daily use.
    Wastewater will be produced during the deburring process, which can be recycled and will not affect the environment. Therefore, there are no safety issues in environmental protection.

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.

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