This "hands on" guide has been written for all levels of manufacturing professionals responsible for providing a competitive advantage in their use of deburring and edge finishing methods. Five basic approaches for achieving cost reduction in deburring are offered: product design, tool design, process design, burr prevention, and minimization and burr removal. Discussions of cost/quality tradeoffs are integrated throughout the in-depth technical treatments of approximately 100 mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, and manual procedures. Also included are some newer techniques from emerging countries such as China. The book includes considerations of current environmental and safety issues. Evolving international industrial standards and guidelines for establishing plant-specific deburring standards are covered.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Symbols and Abbreviations
Chapter 1 : Overview of Deburring And Edge Finishing Technology
Chapter 2 : Plant Standards And Edge Needs
Chapter 3 : Burr Prevention
Chapter 4 : Burr Formation
Chapter 5 : Part Design and Processing Considerations
Chapter 6 : Mass Finishing
Chapter 7 : Spindle Finishing
Chapter 8 : Other Loose Abrasive-Deburring Processes
Chapter 9 : Abrasive Blasting
Chapter 10 : Bonded-Abrasive Deburring
Chapter 11 : Brush Deburring
Chapter 12 : Abrasive Flow Machining (AFM)
Chapter 13 : Electrochemical Deburring
Chapter 14 : Electropolish Deburring
Chapter 15 : Thermal Energy Deburring
Chapter 16 : Mechanized Cutting and Robotic Deburring
Chapter 17 : Manual Deburring
Chapter 18 : Sheet Metal Deburring
Chapter 19 : Lesser Known Deburring Processes
Index
