Polishing

What Does Automated Polishing Mean for AV&R?

The action of improving the surface finish/roughness of a manufactured part, with controlled material removal, using an abrasive media.

Our Solutions Work on What Types of Parts?

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Gas Turbine Parts

Our robotic systems work on the airfoil surface finish, the platform, the shroud radius, the fillet radius and the three-dimensional airfoil-platform transition. They can also perform pin removal on cored airfoils, profile the leading edge and thin the trailing edge, as well as provide feedback on cord length and wall or coating thickness.

Orthopaedic Implants

Our machines polish various orthopaedic implants such as:

Knee
Hip
Ankle

Designed with precision, our high-tech robotic machines seamlessly integrate into your production line, meeting essential requirements such as cycle time, finish quality, and overall consistency.

What Can You Achieve With One of Our Machines?

Our team has developed robotic machines that polish your manufactured parts, ensuring, among other things, optimization of tool usage, resulting in a reduction of abrasive costs. Our systems use closed-loop and inspection feedback, depending on the type of finishing required, which also ensures a neat and consistent surface finish within your tight tolerances.

For average material removal between 25 and 125 μm (between 1 and 5 mils), our automated polishing equipment ensures a consistency of
± 15 μm (± 0.6 mil) from one part to another.

Concretely, What Will You Gain?

When you replace polishing, sanding, or surface finishing with a competent automated system, you will:

Improve the quality and repeatability of your production.
Reduce the risk of worker injuries.
Minimize the harmful effects of dust with connectivity to your dust collector.
Optimize tool usage resulting in a reduction of abrasive costs.
Achieve faster cycle times.
Reduce labor costs.
Save time and ensure quality by combining automated inspection and validation in the same system.