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[June 2000]
Automated separation for Micro Components in Engineering
The separation of small castings, pressings, and other small precision formed pieces from deburring media and compound is fully automated and made more productive with the Aquasort from Finishing Techniques. This new high-speed labour-saving process improves efficiency, quality and is environmentally friendly. Reusable materials can be recovered and product separated in a clean condition, free from paste smearing or adhering residues.
Aquasort has many potential applications in the engineering industry. Larger pieces are easily separated by screening, but tedious time consuming and often wasteful manual sorting has been the only option for small delicate pieces. Aquasort will process small components, delicate items and small castings with ease and without the need for products to be magnetic.
Mixed product and media from the tumble finishing process is loaded into a clear cylinder within the machine's illuminated work area. Doors are then closed to protect the operator and water introduced from the base of the column to agitate the media and product. The light and heavy items stratify enabling lighter media to be expelled from the top of the tube and heavy product to settle to the base of the column. The operator recovers media for reuse, before disconnecting the tube to extract the product.
The machine requires only a single-phase electricity supply and so offers plug and play productivity. An inbuilt tank, pumps and splash guards keep water in its place but units need to be sited reasonably close to a water supply and drain. Direct plumbing is not essential.
Aquasort is one of a full range of productivity enhancing machines from Finishing Techniques that will allow engineers and manufacturers to completely automate small component deburring and polishing.
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