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Burnishing Aluminum Diecast Parts

The next two posts are a pair of tests that we did for a customer. Both posts are the same part, ... Read More

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Blasting Aluminum Diecast Parts

Different from last week’s post, in this test, the customer wanted a uniform, matte surface finish. In order to provide some ... Read More

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Cleaning Machined Aluminum

Cleaning Machined Aluminum Aluminum is a soft metal that is easily machined, and it tends to oxidize similarly to rust on ... Read More

Deburring and Polishing Aluminum

Deburring and Polishing Aluminum The aluminum heat sinks needed to be deburring after machining with the machine marks removed and the ... Read More

Glass Bead vs Aluminum Oxide Blasting | Kramer

Glass Bead vs Aluminum Oxide Grit

Aluminum Parts Glass Bead (left) vs Aluminum Oxide Grit (right) These pictures show the differences between blasting an aluminum part ... Read More

Blasting Aluminum | Kramer Industries Inc

Blasting 6061 Aluminum

The picture above shows the results of abrasive blasting of an aluminum part. This picture shows in clear detail the differences ... Read More

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Complex Part Geometry

There are often many tumbling media options for deburring or polishing parts. Different shapes and sizes of media can be used ... Read More

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Plastic vs Ceramic Media

Selecting the proper media can be as much an art as a science. A clear understanding of all the finishing requirements ... Read More

Ceramic vs Plastic Tumbling Media

The selection of tumbling media for a particular application depends not only on the type of material/metal being tumbled but also ... Read More

Edge Rounding Aluminum Parts

Aluminum is a relatively soft metal and care needs to be taken when tumbling to ensure that the finish is uniform. ... Read More

Polishing Machined Aluminum

Taking machined aluminum parts and polishing to a smooth, uniform surface finish is often a multi-step process. Each step is designed ... Read More

Surface Finishing Aluminum

Aluminum parts that are stamped, molded. extruded, saw-cut, etc. all need to be deburred. These parts also typically need a specified ... Read More

Precision Aluminum Deburring

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Corroded and Painted Aluminum

Corroded and oxidized aluminum part There are a variety of methods to clean oxidized and corroded metal parts. These same methods ... Read More

Tumbled Aluminum Tube | Kramer Industries Inc

Extruded and Cut Aluminum Tube

Extruded and Cut Aluminum Tube The picture above shows an extruded and cut aluminum tube that requires both deburring and ... Read More

Glass Bead Blasting Machined Aluminum

Machining Marks on Aluminum The manufacture of machined aluminum parts creates machining marks or etching on the metal (see the picture ... Read More

Deburring Aluminum Slots

Selection of media shape and size is critical when trying to deburr slots and holes. The material type (i.e., aluminum, steel, ... Read More

Bead Blasting Aluminum

Bead Blasting Aluminum: This blog will look at how glass bead blasting impacts metal parts in major ways. This gentle yet ... Read More

Removing Machine Marks

Machining aluminum parts to create the specified dimensions and geometry of the part leaves light etching, ‘swirls’ and general machine marks ... Read More

Aluminum Edge Rounding

Deburring and edge rounding often go together. Aluminum is generally tumbled with less abrasive and lighter Plastic and Synthetic media ... Read More

Aluminum Pre-Anodize Finish

Creating an appropriate edge and surface finish on extruded and cut aluminum parts that need to be anodized requires both deburring ... Read More

Quick Polish on Aluminum

Aluminum cast parts typically have a dull, matte finish after coming out of the casting process. The part on the right ... Read More

Finishing Aluminum Parts

Deburred Deburring and polishing aluminum is almost always a multi-step process. The aluminum part pictured above was deburred using an aggressive ... Read More

Polish Engine Parts

Question: I have a smaller tabletop vibratory bowl that I am setting up to do small parts with. Mostly I am ... Read More

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