Deburring: Smooth Out Your Metal for Perfect Functionality
Deburring is the removal of irregularities, known as burrs, from metal products. The burrs are tiny pieces of metal that are stuck to the surface of the sheet metal, mostly around the cut edges. Burrs are caused by certain machining activities such as laser, punched, plasma cutting, or stamping. If burrs are not removed, they affect the finished part of the metal; deburring is the process that removes these imperfections to provide a smooth and reliable metal part.
Types of Burr
Rollover Burr: The most common type of burr. They look like tiny bits of curled metal projecting up from the workpiece.
Poisson Burr: Occur when too much metal collects at the end of the piece.
Breakout Burr/Tear Burr: Has a specific characteristic of an upswelling shape that makes them look like they are breaking out of the workpiece.
Common Applications That Cause a Burr
- Stamping
- Forming
- Casting
- Moulding
- Turning
- Milling
- Grinding
- Drilling
- Waterjet cutting
- Laser cutting
Different Types of Deburring
- Manual deburring: The most common and economical method; technicians scrape or buff the burrs out of the metal piece by hand using simple tools. It can be an easy process but it is very time consuming, and it reduces productivity.
- Mechanical Deburring: A deburring machine is used to grind the burr off. It is a more expensive method but more productive.
- Thermal deburring: This method uses combustive gases to generate thermal energy; the burr is removed by burning the material in a controlled combustion chamber. This process is great for getting out difficult to reach burrs.
- Electrochemical deburring: In this method, a solution or salt is used to conduct energy through the burrs. The electrochemical energy removes the burrs while leaving the rest of the metal intact. This method is used with extreme challenging metals and difficult to reach areas.
- Grinding and Rolling Method: This method is similar to manual deburring but much faster and therefore cost-efficient.
- Vibratory Finishing and Tumbling: This method uses a vibrating or centrifugal container. The barrel contains a mixture of abrasives and liquids that move and rub against the metal parts due to the vibratory movement. This method not only removes the burrs but it leaves a great surface finish to the metal parts. Barrel tumbling can be wet or dry. In wet tumbling, water is loaded, acting as a lubricant and helps wash out residues to improve deburring efficiency. In Dry tumbling, only sand and dried organic materials are used. Vibratory deburring machines are similar to barrel tumbling where parts are loaded into a chamber along with compounds. The main difference is the movement of the chamber; tumblers rotate to generate agitations inside the chamber.
Why is Deburring Essential?
Metal pieces that have burrs affect the functionality, lifespan and safety causing the following issues:
- Cracks and material failures
- Increased localized stress
- Decreased fracture resistance
- Increased susceptibility to corrosion
- Burrs cause issues with coating and assembly
- Burrs lack professional and qualitative appearance
Reduce your Cost and Increase Efficiency with Riley Surface World
To ensure an optimal manufacturing operation, at Riley Surface World we have deburring machines in stock, they are great for deburring and perfect finishing. We also have vibro machines available for removing burrs that could be ideal to your shop´s operations as well as polishing and belt lining machines.
Walther Trowal Magnetic Conveyor / Seperator
If your work pieces and abrasive media are roughly similar in size, then the external magnetic separation units from Trowal could be the ideal solution for precisely separating parts. This saves both time and money over manually screening your parts and media once it has left the system.
Grindingmaster MCSB / B 600
This pre owned Ellesco Grindingmaster is a premier industrial metal working multi finishing 600mm wide belt dry working machine.
- Stock No
- PB1170
- Category
- Through feed flat bed Linishing & Brushing Machinery
- Model
- Grindingmaster MCSB / B 600
- Hp/Kw
- 15 // 11
- Other Info
- 600mm wide belt
- Condition
- From a working environment, Seen powered at RSW
- Sold As Seen Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
Canning Model 2396 Centreless/Vertical Polishing Belt Linishing Machine
A second hand automatic machine for the polishing and finishing of cylindrical parts. Centreless polishers are designed for use on tubes, round bars, rolls, cylinders, pins, shafts, hollow sections, guide rails, extruder screws, billets, etc.
- Stock No
- PD1192
- Category
- Centreless Polishing & Belt Linishing Machinery
- Model
- Canning 2396 with Belt Linishing Attachment
- Year of Manufacture
- Ref 2018
- R.P.M.
- 1500
- Hp/Kw
- 5 / 3
- Other Info
- Tubes upto Ø28mm Bright Polish / Linish
- Condition
- From a working environment, Refurbished by RSW
- Refurbished Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
- Sold As Seen Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
Birkett Cutmaster Through Feed Horizontal Belt Linishing and Sanding Machine
This Birkett Cutmaster 900mm flatbed is a premier industrial metal working multi-finishing machine. This single belt dry working machine is equipped with a powerful motor, allowing it to process the toughest and heaviest jobs around.
Grindingmaster 3000, GR-3200, 600mm Width Belt Grinder
This pre-owned Grindingmaster is a premium industrial metal working multi-finishing machine, featuring a GR-3200-600mm wide belt. This has a powerful motor allowing it to process the toughest and heaviest jobs around, suitable for high levels of stock removal. Known as a Slag Grinder for its ability to tackle the toughest of jobs.
- Stock No
- PE1216
- Category
- Through feed flat bed Linishing & Brushing Machinery
- Model
- Grindingmaster GR-3200-600
- Year of Manufacture
- 1996
- Hp/Kw
- Twin Belt Linish Head each 40Hp / 30Kw
- Other Info
- Very Heavy Duty Floating Workbed Machine
- Condition
- Excellent Condition, Seen powered at RSW
- Refurbished Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
- Sold As Seen Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
Timesavers 12 Series Flat Bed Grinding/Deburring Machine
This Timesavers 12 Series belt grinding machine has a working width of 600mm, fitted with two contact roller heads suitable for grinding, light de-burring and surface finishing.
- Stock No
- PF1219
- Category
- Through feed flat bed Linishing & Brushing Machinery
- Model
- Timesavers 12-600-WW
- Year of Manufacture
- 2007
- R.P.M.
- Head 1: 1500 – Head 2: 1500
- Hp/Kw
- Hd 1 7.5kW /10Hp : Hd 2 5.5kW / 7.5Hp
- Other Info
- Belt width 600mm
- Condition
- From a working environment, Good Condition, Current Model
- Refurbished Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
- Sold As Seen Price [?]
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Loewer SmartGrinder 150K Metal Grinding Machine
The SmartGrinder 150K is a high performance, German built abrasive belt grinder designed for precision, versatility and consistent surface finishing across a wide range of materials. Its modular design and dry grinding capability make it an efficient and adaptable solution for modern metal finishing applications.
- Stock No
- PF1224
- Category
- Through feed flat bed Linishing & Brushing Machinery
- Model
- Loewer Sg150k
- Year of Manufacture
- 2020
- R.P.M.
- Variable Via Frequency Inverter
- Hp/Kw
- 4kW // 5.3Hp
- Other Info
- 75 Litres / Min Flow Rate
W Canning 2396 Centreless Polisher
A second hand automatic machine for the polishing and finishing of cylindrical parts. Centreless polishers are designed for use on tubes, round bar, rolls, cylinders, pins, shafts, hollow sections, guide rails, extruder screws, billets, etc.
- Stock No
- PP751
- Category
- Centreless Polishing & Belt Linishing Machinery
- Model
- W Canning 2396
- R.P.M.
- 1500
- Other Info
- Capacity up to 28mm
- Sold As Seen Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
Burrows & Smith D-Burr Gear Deburring Machine
The D-Burr is an efficient machine designed to remove burrs from spur, bevel and helical gear teeth up to a 25° helix angle and sprockets and other components which have equi-spaced teeth around the periphery
Burrows & Smith D-Burr Gear Deburring Machine
The D-Burr is an efficient machine designed to remove burrs from spur, bevel and helical gear teeth up to a 25° helix angle and sprockets and other components which have equi-spaced teeth around the periphery
Burrows & Smith D-Burr Gear Deburring Machine
The D-Burr is an efficient machine designed to remove burrs from spur, bevel and helical gear teeth up to a 25° helix angle and sprockets and other components which have equi-spaced teeth around the periphery
Stahli Isotropic Polishing / Lapping Machine with Automatic Loader
Swiss made Isotropic Polishing / Lapping machine with automatic loading.
W Canning Semi-automatic Heavy Duty Traditional Centreless Tube Polisher
A second hand automatic Machine for the Polishing and finishing of cylindrical parts. Centreless Polishers are designed for use on tubes, round bar, rolls, cylinders, pins, shafts,hollow sections, guide rails, extruder screws, billets, etc.
W Canning Centreless Tube Polisher
This is one of the most robust and popular centreless grinding, finishing and polishing machine for tube, bar, shafts, pins, ever made. Comes with attachment 2396A for circular profile work.
Semi-automatic Heavy Duty Traditional Centreless Tube Polisher
A second hand automatic Machine for the Polishing and finishing of cylindrical parts. Centreless Polishers are designed for use on tubes, round bar, rolls, cylinders, pins, shafts,hollow sections, guide rails, extruder screws, billets, etc.
- Stock No
- PZ1117J
- Category
- Centreless Polishing & Belt Linishing Machinery
- Model
- 2397
- R.P.M.
- 1500
- Hp/Kw
- 5hp/3.3kw
- Other Info
- Available as a Refubished Machine
- Refurbished Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
- Sold As Seen Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
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