Many stainless-steel automotive parts must undergo passivation to ensure they are adequately corrosion-resistant and not prone to early failure, two factors critical for performance and a long ...

The latest episode “Made in the USA” podcast explores a company that uses collaborative robots, one of the key tools helping US machine shops and other manufacturers compete with lower cost countries ...

The field of surface finishing is characterized by demands for higher quality with, at the same time, an increasing need for process consistency, traceability and resource efficiency. Frequently, this ...

Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Pradeep Menezes and his colleagues have published the article “Ultrasonic assisted electropolishing to reduce the surface roughness of laser powder bed ...

An associate at Fort Wayne Anodizing finishes the electropolishing process and prepares the parts for anodizing. Electropolishing smooths, polishes, deburrs, and cleans steel, stainless steel, and ...

Most medical devices with metal parts go through machining, heat treatment, electropolishing, and/or bead blasting. Even if performed correctly, each production process can leave surface deposits.

Table I. (Click to Enlarge) Roughness parameters after differing processes, from atomic force microscopy. Blood-contacting implants, such as stents, filters, and sutures, are part of a very special ...