Help with Vibratory Finishers and Mass Finishing Machines specifications:
Type
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| Centrifugal Disc | Centrifugal disc finishers consist of a large disc rotating at high speeds at the bottom of a round tub. The centrifugal force throws the parts and media out and up against the stationary inner wall of the tub, where the media and parts slow down and fall back onto the rotating disc. | ||
| Centrifugal Drum | Centrifugal drum finishers consist of several part-holding drums mounted on a table or turret rotating at high speeds. The smaller containers or drums counterrotate slowly. | ||
| Drag / Spindle Finisher | Parts are mounted on a spindle or fixture that is dragged through the finishing media contained in a fixed or counter-rotating drum. | ||
| Rotary Barrel / Tumbler | Parts are tumbled with media and finishing compounds in rotary barrel finishers to burnish, polish, or debur part surfaces. Rotary barrel tumblers or finishers tend to be less aggressive and slower than other processes. | ||
| Vibratory | Vibratory tub, elongated tub, round bowl, spiral, or racetrack finishers use a vibration or shaking action to agitate media and compounds against the part surface and impart a finish. | ||
| Specialty / Other | Other unlisted, specialty or proprietary types of devices such as scarifiers, power files, scrapers, extrusion or flow honing, thermal deburring or stripping, and wafer thinning or backgrinding equipment. | ||
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| Bench | Bench or pedestal units are smaller machines commonly used in shop applications for sharpening, offhand finishing, and deburring. | ||
| Floor Mounted / Stationary (Machine Tools) | Devices are floor-mounted and designed to be used in one location. They are not portable. | ||
| Handheld / None | Devices are light enough to be held manually and applied to the work surface during grinding, finishing, polishing, or sanding. | ||
| Portable (Field / Plant) | Devices are mobile or portable and can be carried or wheeled to a field or plant worksite. They are not necessarily handheld. | ||
| Robotic Arm / Robot Mounted | Devices include a robotic arm. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted mounting types. | ||
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Specifications
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| Power | This is the mechanical power provided by the driver or power source. | ||
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| Current | This is the device's rated current. | ||
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| Driver Technology | |||
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| Electric Motor / Vibrator | Devices are driven by an electric motor. | ||
| Air / Pneumatic | Devices are air powered or pneumatically driven. | ||
| Combustion Engine | Devices are driven by a combustion engine. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted driver technology. | ||
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| Motor Voltage and Phase | |||
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| 115 / 120 V 60 Hz | 115/120 V is a standard residential and commercial voltage for 60 Hz power in North America. | ||
| 208 - 230 / 240 V 60 Hz | 208-230/240 V 60 Hz power is used in North America. | ||
| 460 / 480 V 60 Hz | 460/480 V 60 Hz power is used in North America. | ||
| 50 Hz / International Power | International voltage levels, such as those commonly used in Asia and Europe, include 50 Hz power. | ||
| Single-Phase | Single-phase power has one sinusoidal or other alternating voltage pattern. Standard commercial and residential power is usually single-phase. | ||
| Three-Phase | Three-phase power contains three simultaneous sinusoidal or other alternating voltage patterns, typically 120° out of phase with each other. Higher power efficiency and smoothness of operation is possible with three-phase operation. Three-phase power is most often used in industrial or high power motors. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted motor voltages and phases. | ||
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| Part Capacity - Volume: | The volume of parts that can be processed in one batch or cycle. | ||
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| Part Capacity - Weight: | The weight or mass of parts that can be processed in one batch or cycle. | ||
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| Rotary Speed | This is the rotary speed of the grinding wheels, buffing pads, abrasive discs, polishing naps, abrasive products, or other rotary tools that can be mounted on and driven by the machine. | ||
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Industry Application
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| Additive Manufacturing | The finishing machine is used in the additive manufacturing industry. | ||
| Aerospace | Devices are designed or suitable for aerospace applications. | ||
| Agricultural / Forestry | Devices are designed or suitable for agricultural or forestry applications such stump grinding. | ||
| Automotive | Devices are designed or suitable for automotive applications such as part or weld joint, engine, transmission, brake rotor, flywheel grinding, and finishing. | ||
| Biotech / Medical Devices | Devices are designed or suitable for biotechnology parts, implants, prosthetics, pharmaceutical components, dental fixtures, or medical device grinding or finishing. | ||
| Building and Construction | Devices are designed or suitable for building and construction applications such as grinding, sanding or finishing of tile, pavement, stone, wood, or metal building materials or components. | ||
| Cleaning / Surface Preparation | Devices are designed for cleaning or surface preparation applications. | ||
| Marine | Devices are designed or suitable for marine applications. | ||
| MRO / Resurfacing | Devices are designed or suitable for cutting, grinding or finishing in repair operations (MRO), rebuild, remanufacturing such as grinding of repair welds, concrete refinishing, and engine overhauling. | ||
| Ophthalmic / Optical | Devices are designed or suitable for cutting, grinding, or finishing applications in optical lens or component fabrication and for eyeglass or ophthalmic production. | ||
| Rail | Devices are designed or suitable for rail or railroad applications such grinding rails or welded joints. | ||
| Semiconductors / Electronics | Devices are designed for semiconductors or electronics processing such as back grinding, finishing, chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP), pad dressing, wafer planarization, substrate polishing, integrated circuit (IC) die cutting, wafer slicing, or other microelectronics applications. | ||
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Products and Materials Abraded
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| Metals / Metalworking | Devices are designed for metal grinding or finishing applications. | ||
| Wood / Woodworking | Devices are designed or suitable for woodworking applications. | ||
| Ceramics / Glass | Devices are designed or suitable for ceramics and glass grinding or finishing. | ||
| Coating / Paint | Devices are designed or suitable for paint and coating applications such finishing, polishing painted surfaces, or weld grinding for surface preparation prior to coating. | ||
| Plastics / Composites | Devices are designed or suitable for cutting, grinding, or finishing plastics or composite materials. | ||
| Specialty / Other | Other unlisted applications or unlisted, specialty, or proprietary products or materials. | ||
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Automation and Material Handling
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| None / Manual | Devices require manual loading and then manual setup and operation. Users must change abrasive products and adjust machine parameters such as speed, applied load, and coolant/lubricant flow. The user interface may include push buttons, foot switches, pendants, a touchscreen, or a graphical user interface (GUI). | ||
| Automatic / Indexing | Devices load parts automatically and can be operated without user intervention. Machines change or adjust abrasive product, workpiece, and other parameters such as speed, applied load, or coolant/lubricant flow rate in a pre-programmed manner. They also index the cut depth or position to achieve the required material removal, geometry, and/or surface finish. | ||
| CNC | Devices include automated computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools. These can be as simple as point-to-point linear controls or can perform highly complex algorithms that involve multiple axes of control. CNC controllers use a programming language called G-code that is downloaded from the controller to operate the machine. M-code is a standard set of machine tool codes that are normally used to switch on the spindle, coolant, or auxiliary devices. | ||
| PLC | Devices include a programmable logic controller (PLC) for programming and controlling a sequence of machine operations. | ||
| Windows® / PC Control | Devices are controlled or programmed through a personal computer (PC) interface that uses an operating system such as Microsoft Windows®. Machines change or adjust grinding wheel or abrasive product, workpiece or other parameters such as speed, applied load, or coolant/lubricant flow rate in a pre-programmed manner. Both Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary automation and material handling technologies. | ||
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| Conveyor / Continuous Feed | Parts are loaded or continuously fed. Often, a belt, roller, or specialty conveyor is used to load and present parts to the abrasive tool. | ||
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| Loader Arm / Robot | Parts are loaded and presented to the abrasive tool with a loader or robotic arm. | ||
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| Vacuum Loader | Parts are loaded and presented to the abrasive tool with a vacuum device. Vacuum devices are useful for handling small, thin, or delicate parts. | ||
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Features
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| Multiple Heads / Spindles | Devices have multiple heads that can be used to carry abrasive products with a range of grit sizes. Multiple head machines often enable part dimensioning and finishing with just one pass. | ||
| Orbital / Planetary | Devices use an orbital or planetary motion during finishing or grinding. | ||
| Variable / Multi-speed | Motor speed can be adjusted continuously or set at discrete speeds within an operating range. | ||
| Vibratory / Oscillatory | Devices use a vibratory or oscillatory motion during finishing. | ||
| Horizontal | The machine has a horizontal spindle orientation. | ||
| Vertical | The machine has a vertical spindle orientation. | ||
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| Dust Collection / Filtration System | Devices have an integral or optional dust collection or coolant filtration system. | ||
| Media Separator | Mass finisher with an integral media separator as commonly found on spiral or racetrack vibratory mass finishers. | ||
| Superabrasives | Devices are designed to use superabrasives or diamond or cubic boron nitride (CBN) abrasives. Very rigid or high-stiffness machines make better use of superabrasives in precision grinding applications. | ||
| Wet Grinding / Finishing | Devices are waterproof and designed or suitable for grinding or finishing with a water or water-oil coolant mixture. | ||
| Cabinet / Enclosure | Devices include an enclosure or cabinet that shields the user and surrounding area from dust, sound, coolant or debris generated during the grinding, sanding, or finishing process. | ||
| Chemically Accelerated / Isotropic | Machine is designed to utilize chemicals to accelerate the material removal or finishing process. Isotropic superfinishing and electrochemical grinding are examples of chemically accelerated processes. | ||
| Cleaning / Spray Nozzles | Machine has integral spray nozzles for cleaning, cooling, or washing parts during or after processing. | ||
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