Mechanical Finishing

Are You Exporting a Defense Item?

Here is a very basic overview of ITAR and what to consider if your company is doing any business in the aerospace or defense industry.

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Parts Cleaning

Employment Agreements Protect Proprietary Information

One of our employees has accepted a position with a competitor, and we are worried he is going to disclose some of our processes and pricing. How can we prevent such disclosures?

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Pre-electropolish Surface Refinement with Coated Abrasives

Can you give us finishing guidance and a reference of what abrasive belt and disc grits will achieve a given Ra finish?

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Basket Blasting Small Parts for Deburring and Pre-coat Finishing

We machine large quantities of small (0.5" × 0.25" × 0.25") steel alloy parts which have small feather burrs. The surfaces are hard to work for a good pre-coat finish, resulting in coating adhesion problems.

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Mass Finishing to De-sharpen Extrusion Burrs

This part is sharp and we need to dull the edges for handling. What finishing process do you recommend?

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Electroplating

Being Prepared for Immigration and Customs Enforcement 'Raids'

What can employers do to prepare themselves for Immigration and Customs Enforcement "raids?"

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Reducing Processing Steps for a High-luster Finish

Is there a process that can eliminate one of our cut steps and how do we get a little brighter microbrite finish?

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Reducing Processing Steps for a High Luster Finish

Is there a process that can eliminate one of our cut steps and how do we get a little brighter microbrite finish?

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Recirculation of Mass Finishing Process Solution

How can we recirculate our process fluid in our vibratory machine without discharging to drain?

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Internal Cross Hole Deburring

Is there a reasonably priced deburring system that can handle four-inch deep cross holes in aluminum aerospace machined parts?

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