Abrasive Flow Finishing
Abrasive Flow Finishing
Abrasive Flow Finishing
Engineered Finishing Inc. is an expert in the Abrasive Flow Finishing process, providing AFF surface finishing and edge conditioning for a variety of base materials and industries.
We work with manufacturers worldwide to deliver surface finished parts for their products. Contact us today to see how we can help your business grow!
Uniquely designed polymer resins, permeated with abrasive materials, allow the controlled surfaces to become abraded and/or polished. These materials may be customized for specific results with various grit types, sizes, viscosity and flow rates that allow an efficient material removal and/or polishing specific to desired results.
A temperature-controlled cooling jacket encapsulates the pressurized work area for consistent and repeatable flow-control objectives. The key variables to control in the Abrasive Flow Finishing (AFF) process are media type, operating pressure and surface speed of the media flow.
In most cases, a simple fixture is needed to successfully deploy the abrasive media in the location desired and at the correct, consistent and repeatable surface speed.
Fixtures can be made from inexpensive, structural-grade nylon that provides a more than adequate strength-to-weight ratio and can be easily machined to customized configurations.
Media viscosity and flow rates are controlled by pressure and temperature settings engineered for maximum efficiency and effective results.
Abrasive Flow Finishing
Engineered Finishing Inc. is an expert in the Abrasive Flow Finishing process, providing AFF surface finishing and edge conditioning for a variety of base materials and industries.
We work with manufacturers worldwide to deliver surface finished parts for their products. Contact us today to see how we can help your business grow!
Uniquely designed polymer resins, permeated with abrasive materials, allow the controlled surfaces to become abraded and/or polished. These materials may be customized for specific results with various grit types, sizes, viscosity and flow rates that allow an efficient material removal and/or polishing specific to desired results.
The key variables to control in the Abrasive Flow Finishing
A temperature-controlled cooling jacket encapsulates the pressurized work area for consistent and repeatable flow-control objectives. The key variables to control in the Abrasive Flow Finishing (AFF) process are media type, operating pressure and surface speed of the media flow.
In most cases, a simple fixture is needed to successfully deploy the abrasive media in the location desired and at the correct, consistent and repeatable surface speed.
Fixtures can be made from inexpensive, structural-grade nylon that provides a more than adequate strength-to-weight ratio and can be easily machined to customized configurations.
Media viscosity and flow rates are controlled by pressure and temperature settings engineered for maximum efficiency and effective results.