Buffing and Polishing Services Specifications

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Capabilities


	Capabilities
	Your choices are...
	Abrasive Flow Machining (AFM)		In the abrasive flow machining (AFM) process, a mixture of abrasive grain in a high viscosity carrier media is passed through the ID or internal openings of the part. AFM processes are used to deburr, polish and generate controlled radius geometry in components. Orbital AFM processes are used for external finishing and geometry control. MicroAFM processes are used to radius, deburr and improve the surface finish of orifices in nozzles, fuel injectors, spray tips or other parts with very small or micro-sized holes.
	Buffing / Polishing		Polishing, buffing, and belting processes are metal smoothing operations that change the surface appearance of the metal. These operations can be for aesthetic and/or functional purposes.
	Chemically Accelerated / Isotropic (ISF)		Supplier has chemically accelerated or isotropic superfinishing machines. ISF machines are designed to utilize chemicals to accelerate the material removal or finishing process. Isotropic superfinishing and electrochemical grinding are examples of chemically accelerated processes.
	Electropolishing		Electropolishing is often referred to as a "reverse plating" process. Electrochemical in nature, electropolishing uses a combination of rectified current and a blended chemical electrolyte bath to remove flaws from the surface of a metal part. The resultant surface is clean and bright. This feature helped coin the name: Electropolishing.
	Honing / Superfinishing		Honing and super finishing are precision finishing process for generation of very flat, smooth or low Ra surface finishes. Honing and superfinishing can maintain much greater control over geometry or flatness compared to handheld buffers, offhand polishers and tumblers or mass finishing machines.
	Mass Finishing (Tumbling / Vibratory)		Mass finishing processes are methods for bulk processing of parts. Tumbler, disc, drum or vibratory finishing equipment is used with abrasive media and compounds. The movement of the media and compounds against the parts imparts the desired surface finish.
	Mirror Finishing		Supplier has the capability to provide surface with a mirror finish.
	Peening		In the shot peening process, smooth glass beads or metal shot are blasted at a surface. They impart compressive residual surface stress, which removes residual tensile surface stresses. Shot peening improves fatigue strength or performance under high number of load cycles. Shafts or other components exposed to high number of load cycles often require parts or materials with higher fatigue strength.
	Sanding / Grinding		Sanding and grinding processes are used for fine to rough surface finishing operations. Abrasive discs, belts or grinding wheels are used to remove surface irregularities and clean and/or produce the desired surface finish.
	Other		Other unlisted or unspecified forms of surface treatment.
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Materials


	Material / Substrate Capabilities
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	Aluminum		A bluish silver-white malleable ductile light trivalent metallic element that has good electrical and thermal conductivity, high reflectivity, and resistance to oxidation.
	Carbide		Carbides include silicon carbide, tungsten carbide and titanium carbide as well as other compounds of a metal (Ti, W, Cr, and Zr) or metalloid (B, Si) and carbon. Carbides have excellent wear resistance and high hot hardness.
	Ceramic		Materials made of nonmetallic minerals, such as clay, that have been permanently hardened by firing at a high temperature. Most ceramics resist heat and chemicals.
	Composites		Composite materials typically consist of a matrix and a dispersed, fibrous or continuous second phase. The second phase may reinforce (strengthen or stiffen), alter electrical or magnetic properties or enhance wear or erosion resistance.
	Copper / Copper Alloys		A common reddish metallic element that is ductile and malleable and is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Copper alloys are specified for applications where superior corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity and good bearing surface qualities are desired. All copper-base alloys are easily plated, brazed, soldered and machined.
	Glass		Glass is a hard, brittle material consisting of a mixture of silicates that is usually transparent or translucent. It is considered to be a cooled liquid rather than a true solid.
	Iron / Cast Iron		Iron is a heavy, malleable, ductile, magnetic, silver-white metallic element. The term "cast iron" refers not to a single material, but to a family of materials whose major constituent is iron, with important trace amounts of carbon and silicon. Cast irons are natural composite materials whose properties are determined by their microstructures - the stable and metastable phases formed during solidification or subsequent heat treatment. The major microstructural constituents of cast irons are: the chemical and morphological forms taken by carbon, and the continuous metal matrix in which the carbon and/or carbide are dispersed.
	Metal		Metals and alloys such as steel, copper, stainless steel as well as more exotic alloys such as titanium, zirconium, niobium, or palladium.
	Nickel / Nickel Alloys		Nickel and nickel alloys such as such as Monel®, Kovar®, Invar®, Inconel®, Incoloy®, Hastelloy®, and others. Monel, Inconel and Incoloy are registered trademarks of Special Metals Corporation. Kovar and Invar are registered trademarks of Carpenter Technology. Hastelloy is a registered trademark of Haynes International.
	Precious Metals		Relatively scarce, highly corrosion resistant, valuable metals found in periods 5 and 6 of the periodic table. They include ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, osmium, iridium, platinum, and gold.
	Plastic		Any of numerous organic, synthetic, or processed materials that are mostly thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers of high molecular weight and that can be made into objects, films, or filaments.
	Stainless Steel		Stainless steel is chemical and corrosion resistant and can have relatively high pressure ratings.
	Steel / Steel Alloys		Steel is a commercial iron that contains carbon in any amount up to about 1.7 percent as an essential alloying constituent. It is malleable when under suitable conditions, and is distinguished from cast iron by its malleability and lower carbon content.
	Titanium		Titanium is a hard, lustrous, silvery, element that is relatively abundant in the Earth's crust. It is known for its lightness, strength, and corrosion resistance. For this reason it is used widely in the aerospace industry and the medical fields (e.g., replacement joints). When alloyed with other metals, especially steel, it adds strength and oxidation resistance.
	Wood		Wood is often cut and dried for use as building material and fuel.
	Specialty / Other		Other, specialty, proprietary or unlisted material type.
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Services


	Additional Services / Processes
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	Corrosion Inhibitors		Supplier has the ability to select and apply corrosion inhibitor to reduce or mitigate corrosion. The inhibitor can be applied on an exposed surface; into coolant, process water, metal working fluid, hydraulic fluid or water treatment system; or place within machinery or parts shipping containers in the form of a vapor corrosion inhibitor (VCI).
	Inspection / Monitoring		Supplier has the capability to inspect, monitor and assess materials, coatings and liners in the field to determine performance or system condition and recommend if repair or corrective actions are required.
	New / OEM Parts		Services for cleaning, finishing or coating services of new components or OEM parts.
	On-site / Field Work		Supplier has the capability to provide the services at the customer's site or in the field. Typically these services are for cleaning, finishing or coating services for such as large structures, equipment, facilities, process tanks, boiler tubes, heat exchangers, production plants, bridges, ships or buildings (exterior or interior).
	Process Selection / Design Assistance		Supplier has the capability to aid or optimize polishing process selection and/or assist in the design parameters to improve product performance in the field.
	Refinishing		Recoating and refinishing services alter or restore damaged coatings and surfaces to a usable condition.
	Research & Development		Supplier provides research and development services in the areas of coatings, treatments, liners, and other surface engineering related areas.
	Specialty / Other		Other specialty, proprietary or unlisted service or process.
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Industry Served


	Industry Served
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	Aerospace		The coating is formulated for use in the aerospace industry.
	Architectural / Construction		The coating is formulated for use in the architectural, building or construction industry. This includes interior and exterior paints and specialty floor coatings.
	Automotive		The coating is formulated for use in the automotive industry.
	Cement / Concrete		Products are suitable for the cement or concrete industry.
	Castings / Cast Metal		The material is suitable for coating, sealing or impregnating castings or closing cast surface porosity.
	Commercial / Professional		The coating is formulated for use in commercial, professional or contractor applications. Coatings suitable for commercial application general are more durable than coatings for consumer use, but they are not as heavy duty as industrial grade coatings.
	Chemical / Material Processing		The coating is formulated for use in the chemical or material processing industries.
	Electronics		The coating is formulated for use in the electronics industry.
	Energy / Utilities		The coating is formulated for use in the energy generation and transmission industry (i.e., utilities).
	Food & Beverage		The coating is formulated for use in the food and beverage industry. This includes not only food products but also packaging and products that come into contact with foods and beverages.
	Government		The coating is formulated for use in the non-military government applications.
	Machine Tools		Coatings designed for the machine tool industry.
	Maintenance / MRO		Coatings designed for the maintenance industry.
	Marine		The coating is formulated for use in the marine industry. These coatings are often weatherproof and corrosion resistant.
	Medical / Healthcare		The coating is formulated for use in the medical industry. These coatings are often sanitary and pathogen and bacteria resistant.
	Military Specification		The coating is formulated for use in military applications.
	OEM / Industrial		The coating is formulated for use in industrial or OEM applications. Industrial coatings are high durability and high quality coatings design for heavy duty or highly specialized functions.
	Oil & Gas		The coating is formulated for use in the oil and gas exploration, extraction and refining industries.
	Pipes / Piping		Products are designed to protect the internal or external surfaces of pipes or piping.
	Process Equipment		The coating is formulated for use in the process equipment.
	Security / Safety		The coating is formulated for use in security or safety applications. Inks or coating to mark a thief would be an example. Safety applications would include reflective paints for roadway markings or glow-the-dark paints for building egress applications.
	Steel / Metal Mills		Products are suitable for applications in the steel or primary metals industry.
	Vessels (Tanks / Reactors)		Products are designed to protect the internal surfaces of vessels, pressure vessels, storage tanks, process tanks or reactors.
	Other		Other unlisted industry.
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Location


	Location
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	North America		This selection will only return companies located in the United States, Canada or Mexico.
	United States Only		This selection will return only companies located within the United States.
	Northeast US Only		This selection will return only companies located in the Northeast US; namely Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.
	Southern US Only		This selection will return only companies located in the Southern US; namely Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia.
	Southwest US Only		This selection will return only companies located in the Southwest US; namely Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.
	Northwest US Only		This selection will return only companies located in the Northwest US; namely Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.
	Midwest US Only		This selection will return only companies located in the Midwest US; namely Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
	Canada Only		This selection will return only companies located in Canada.
	South / Central America Only		This selection will return only companies with facilities in South American countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, or in Central American countries such as Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, etc.
	Europe Only		This selection will return only companies located in Europe; namely Germany, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, etc.
	South Asia Only		This selection will return only companies located in South Asia; namely India, Pakistan, Nepal, etc.
	Near East Only		This selection will return only companies located in the Near East; namely Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, etc.
	East Asia / Pacific Only		This selection will return only companies located in East Asia; namely China, Japan, Taiwan, etc.
	Oceania Only		Companies are located in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and a large group of South Pacific islands that include Micronesia, Polynesia, Guam, Fiji, Tonga, etc.
	Africa Only		Companies are located in sub-Saharan Africa.
	Other		Any unlisted country or region.
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