Article From: 5/6/2010 Production Machining
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Abtex Corporation has introduced a compact, wet Tri-Ten planetary head deburring system in return-to-operator (RTO) configuration.
In a single pass, this system deburrs both sides of flat parts as large as 4.5” in
diameter. Drenching the workpiece with coolant as it is deburred keeps parts clean and extends brush life, the company says.
At one end of the system, parts are placed on a magnetic conveyor that carries them through an offset planetary deburring head where three fiber abrasive brushes deburr the upward facing surface. The parts then move to a continuous parts turnover conveyor that flips them for the return trip through the brushes.
After both sides of the part are deburred, it passes under a final coolant rinse, followed by an air knife to blow off excess coolant and is demagnetized before exiting at an opening next to the entrance.
