Optimizing Mass Finishing

Here is a quick (and certainly not comprehensive) checklist to assist in optimizing your mass finishing process: Equipment Issues Is the ... Read More

Polishing Silver Plate

Plating involves the deposition of thin films of metal onto other surfaces. Tumbling plated products can be a challenge to achieve ... Read More

Compounds are Key

Selecting the appropriate compounds for a vibratory tumbling process will have dramatic effects on the performance of the process and the ... Read More

Parts Tumbling Checklist

As the economy seems to be improving and production is starting to show signs of life again, now is a good ... Read More

Removing Oxidation With Tumbling

Many metals (aluminum, copper, iron, steel) are attacked by air to create undesirable surface oxidation. While oxidation can be beneficial and ... Read More

Polishing Brass Cartridges

Firearm ammunition reloading is becoming a much more popular pursuit for passionate shooters. This process requires cleaning and polishing the spend ... Read More

Cleaning Copper

Before After In addition to deburring and polishing, vibratory tumblers can be used successfully to degrease, clean and remove oxidation ... Read More

Mass Finishing Basics (Part 2)

The two types of barrel finishing systems are rotary barrel tumbling and centrifugal barrel tumbling. Both mass finishing techniques use tumbling ... Read More

Tumbling with Steel Media

Polishing all types of metal with steel media is an established procedure for many industries. As the price of steel increases ... Read More

Deburring Aluminum Tube

A client asked us for a process that would remove the burrs from an aluminum part consisting of an assembled tube ... Read More

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