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Rotary Lance Shot Peening Applications
Illustrates how rotating lances can be used to shot peen holes and other difficult geometric surfaces using automated or robotic manipulators. This article first appeared in Metal Finishing News. Rotary Lance Shot Peening Applications - Progressive articles & case studies. Your browser does
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Single Piece Flow Shot Peening Systems
Many manufacturing systems utilize single piece flow techniques to minimize inventory and product float. This article describes how one turbine engine manufacturer has integrated a number of small peening cells to help achieve this goal. This article first appeared in Metal Finishing News. Single
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ARMEX(R) Blast Media and the ACCUSTRIP SYSTEM(R) ... Taking the Steam Out of a Common Problem
Thousands of food and manufacturing companies around the world use hot melt glue to seal the packages containing their finishing products. Red Wing Foods in Fredonia, New York, is no exception. After years of minor spills while applying those little spots of glue, Red Wing had a big problem. Thick
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Banging out balls
Modern servocontrols help finishing machines produce golf balls faster than ever before. An as-molded ball sitting in the mold lower half shows the small (0.040-in. tall) protrusions about its equator. The protrusions are purposely put there for alignment in ball polishing machines. The CNC Seam
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Banging out balls
Modern servocontrols help finishing machines produce golf balls faster than ever before. All golf balls today are made through some kind of molding process. That goes for the cheapest range balls to the most exotic models used on pro tours. But no matter what process was used to make it, a ball
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Superstrong parts
. Forging also lets the same part be made from many different-sized ingots or billets. This, in turn, allows for a wider variety of inventoried grades. The resulting flexibility means that forged parts of virtually any grade can be manufactured more quickly and economically. Secondary finishing on forgings
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Simple orifices have an edge
a lot is less than 0.0001 in., while overall tolerances of 0.0002 in. are typical. The final finishing operation face laps both sides of an orifice to adjust throat length and impart the desired sharp edges. Faces also have a 2-µin. finish. Make contact: Bird Precision, 800-454-7369
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ARMEX(R) Cleaning and Coating Removal Systems Removes Wrinkles
Systems at another company, and the process he described seemed just what Flexel was looking for. Dan Randall of Surface Finishing Co., the ARMEX distributor in Kansas City, Kansas, was contacted and brought a Model 11 ACCUSTRIP SYSTEM(R) to the plant for a demonstration. Even with limited air pressure