Swiss precision in deburring, honing and polishing
An all-round success: expert deburring and honing of rotors and stators
Introductory remarks
Burrs are considered to be an annoying accessory when punching, precision cutting and machining. In practice, there are various processes to remove them, but which is the right one for you? - electro-mechanical deburring, high-pressure water-jet deburring, mechanical deburring with deburring millers, drag finishing, thermal deburring, barrel finishing and brush deburring. René Gerber AG is quite clearly in favour of the latter and finds brush deburring a truly exciting process. Thus the company aims to advance the development of this technology in order to constantly offer an even better solution to its customers.
Solution
The Gerber brushing, polishing and deburring machines are used when it is necessary to deburr workpieces with indentations or pockets with high precision and to round them off in a defined narrow tolerance range. At the same time, the surface roughness is quite significantly improved by the process. This technology is incorporated in a large number of precision components where absolute absence of burrs and an undamaged surface are a must. In this process, a brush, which is coated with an abrasive or which consists of bristles with incorporated abrasive grit, is allowed to slide over a sharp-edged workpiece. The result of this is an edge rounding. Since no secondary burrs arise during honing / deburring with brushes, the rounding is absolutely reproducible through the setting parameters.
Brush deburring of milled, turned, sintered and punched parts with the BS Power
The high performance BS Power transfer brush deburring system has one of two planetary brush heads and can simultaneously deburr and polish workpieces reliably and uniformly up to a diameter of 400 mm or also on both sides up to 180 mm. Neither heavy burrs nor the smallest contours constitute a barrier. The planetary brush heads were developed by Gerber and each have three large disc brushes with a diameter of 260 mm, forming a rotational circle of 570 mm. The machine is universally applicable. Higher parts such as rotors, planetary gears deburred with this technology The BS Power is designed for high performance, so that heavily burrs resulting from punching, laser cutting, milling or turning are rapidly and reliably removed.
Its smaller sister, the BS Eco fills the gap as an efficient and cost-effective solution for smaller quantities with a diameter of up to 250 mm. The system is compact and reliable and optimally combines three work steps, selective deburring, edge rounding and surface polishing in one process.
Process
Part designation:
Rotor and stator for a hydraulic lamella pump (Ø40x32 / Ø56x32 mm)
Material:
Sintered steel
Industry:
Automobile supplier
Task formulation:
Deburring and honing of the sinter burrs
Brushes:
3x Tynex Ø250 interspersed with silicon carbide
Workpiece handling:
Transport belt and pull-down permanent magnet
Processing time:
90 seconds
Output:
325 pieces / hour
Processing is carried out as a continuous process. The grit is flushed out of the machine room.
Introductory remarks
Burrs are considered to be an annoying accessory when punching, precision cutting and machining. In practice, there are various processes to remove them, but which is the right one for you? - electro-mechanical deburring, high-pressure water-jet deburring, mechanical deburring with deburring millers, drag finishing, thermal deburring, barrel finishing and brush deburring. René Gerber AG is quite clearly in favour of the latter and finds brush deburring a truly exciting process. Thus the company aims to advance the development of this technology in order to constantly offer an even better solution to its customers.
Solution
The Gerber brushing, polishing and deburring machines are used when it is necessary to deburr workpieces with indentations or pockets with high precision and to round them off in a defined narrow tolerance range. At the same time, the surface roughness is quite significantly improved by the process. This technology is incorporated in a large number of precision components where absolute absence of burrs and an undamaged surface are a must. In this process, a brush, which is coated with an abrasive or which consists of bristles with incorporated abrasive grit, is allowed to slide over a sharp-edged workpiece. The result of this is an edge rounding. Since no secondary burrs arise during honing / deburring with brushes, the rounding is absolutely reproducible through the setting parameters.
Brush deburring of milled, turned, sintered and punched parts with the BS Power
The high performance BS Power transfer brush deburring system has one of two planetary brush heads and can simultaneously deburr and polish workpieces reliably and uniformly up to a diameter of 400 mm or also on both sides up to 180 mm. Neither heavy burrs nor the smallest contours constitute a barrier. The planetary brush heads were developed by Gerber and each have three large disc brushes with a diameter of 260 mm, forming a rotational circle of 570 mm. The machine is universally applicable. Higher parts such as rotors, planetary gears deburred with this technology The BS Power is designed for high performance, so that heavily burrs resulting from punching, laser cutting, milling or turning are rapidly and reliably removed.
Its smaller sister, the BS Eco fills the gap as an efficient and cost-effective solution for smaller quantities with a diameter of up to 250 mm. The system is compact and reliable and optimally combines three work steps, selective deburring, edge rounding and surface polishing in one process.
Process
Part designation:
Rotor and stator for a hydraulic lamella pump (Ø40x32 / Ø56x32 mm)
Material:
Sintered steel
Industry:
Automobile supplier
Task formulation:
Deburring and honing of the sinter burrs
Brushes:
3x Tynex Ø250 interspersed with silicon carbide
Workpiece handling:
Transport belt and pull-down permanent magnet
Processing time:
90 seconds
Output:
325 pieces / hour
Processing is carried out as a continuous process. The grit is flushed out of the machine room.