While the development of profiling technologies is progressing towards producing components that are almost burr free, the issue of sharp and burred edges remains, representing a risk to those handling components.

A solution developed by Timesavers, manufacturer of the Grindingmaster range, is a deburring machine based on a rotating orbital brush concept. This new concept has already been installed on a variety of machines throughout the Netherlands, Germany, and France, and is now available in the UK through sole distributor Ellesco.

The concept of a rotating brush has been developed and enhanced from machines manufactured for the woodworking industry, with the new machine capable of deburring and radiussing components in a single pass. To achieve this parts from 100mm in length and up to 1,350mm in width are fed into the machine on a vacuum conveyer table. They then pass under a carousel with eight rotating brushes, which in turn revolve around a central axis. “By having eight brushes, users have the option of increasing productivity by feeding parts faster, or going for improved quality,” states Michael Ypes, director of Ellesco.

The standard machine with orbital brushes will remove a minimum amount of material, making it ideal for Zintec, alochrome and plastic coated components, while at the same time heavy plate and oxy or plasma cut pieces are all given controllable radiussed edges, including small holes in the middle of the parts. If customers specify the optional Grindingmaster abrasive belt head, positioned in front of the brushes, the machine will also remove heavy burrs or laser slag before radiussing.

Ellesco
www.ellesco.co.uk
Hall 4, Stand 4510