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Fiber Abrasive Deburring Improves Quality and Productivity for Manufacturer of Medical Plastics Products
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From Abtex Corporation
Fiber abrasive brushes are typically used to deburr extrusions and castings made from aluminum and other metals. Now these alternatives to wire and other highly abrasive brushes are being used to deburr molded plastic pieces for the medical products industry. Abtex Corporation is supplying its Bradex® fiber abrasive brushes to a company that manufactures plastic trays for surgical and medical kits. These trays are thermoformed using medical grade thermoplastics that can be sterilized before packaging. Previously, removing the burr that results from the molding process had been a hand operation. This was time consuming and the quality depended on operator skill. Today, the company uses Bradex 2" diameter, maximum density, hex-drive, disc brushing tools at a speed of 1,500 RPMs. Trays are deburred, as a final step in the CNC machining process, at a feed rate of 100 inches/minute. Products & Services
Hones and honing tools are abrasive products used to refine the finish of internal bores and external surfaces.
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Sharpeners and sharpening stones are used for sharpening edges and honing internal or external surfaces. They are generally stones or bonded abrasive product with a rectangular block or shaped stick configuration.
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Abrasives and abrasive products are used to remove surface materials such as metal, ceramics, glass, plastics, and paint. Abrasives and abrasive products include discs, belts, blast machines and sandblasters, as well as sheets, rolls, and hand pads.
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Flap wheels and specialty abrasives includes cartridge rolls, cross pads, sleeves, unitized or convolute wheels, interleaved flaps, flap discs and other specialized abrasive products converted from coated or nonwoven abrasives.
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