Day: February 21, 2019

Vapor Honing, or wet blasting, is a process utilized for precision surface finishing. Fine abrasives between 2 and 400 micron are suspended in water and forced at the material at

Brazing is a process which joins metal surfaces together using a filler metal heated well above its melting point. At this temperature, the filler can be distributed between two or more

  Thermal Deburring may be necessary to remove burrs caused by the manufacturing process. It utilizes thermal energy to burn off burrs from hard to reach areas, such as intersecting holes,

Electropolishing removes impurities from a metal surface ion by ion via an electrochemical process. The result is a clean and bright surface,

Passivation is a process performed on stainless steel which removes iron impurities from its surface. The chromium within the metal

Anodizing is an electrolytic process which thickens the natural, surface oxide layer of a metal part -most often aluminum, creating a protective film

Black Oxide coatings are less expensive than plating and may be applied to many ferrous metals, which maintain their conductivity and dimensional

Plating improves a material’s wear and corrosion resistance. Zinc, chromium, and nickel plating are common industrial applications

Heat Treating involves heating (or chilling) a metal alloy at extreme temperature to manipulate its crystalline microstructure.