Deburring Machines for Custom Applications

Learning added up over time has evolved into a long history of providing unique solutions for manufacturing clients at Cleveland Deburring Machine Company (CDMC).

While the key elements of deburring, the removal of protruding, ragged ridges or areas of roughness on a gear, product or component remain consistent, our deburring applications are ever changing. Because each client could have a unique need, we collaborate closely with each other to provide a custom solution.

This could be a machine that removes the rough ridges and edges that can be produced in the process of cutting, drilling, shearing or shaping of metal or plastic products or a machine that needs to be employed to improve safety and efficiency on the plant floor. For example, the use of CDMC robotic loading deburring machines removes the need to manually feed and flip parts for nylon brushes to do their work.

Portable deburring machines consider the needs and space constraints of smaller manufacturers. Portability allows a machine to be easily rolled in and out of an area without the need for a manufacturer to re-configure space long-term. Large rolling casters allow the machine to be placed where it’s needed most without disrupting vital process flows.

CDMC also makes equipment designed to address material removal and stripping. The deburring action can strip friction material from steel backing plates. Additionally, an operator-loaded machine uses a single wire brush to remove material 1/16 of an inch thick, in a strip one-inch wide, from a 12-inch disc in one minute. Internal coolant keeps the brush and related parts from overheating during the process of material removal and stripping.

Other unique deburring applications might originate from a client request. One example is from a client in the semiconductor manufacturing industry who requested a process to create a precision-honed and highly polished surface on fluid fittings to transport gases in potentially volatile atmospheres. With leakage being a primary safety concern, the solution needed to use a variety of media where each fluid fitting was honed and polished on multiple surfaces.

Another example was a solution for the aluminum finishing market that would apply a brushed finish to aluminum sheets before being punched and stamped for use in front-loading washing machines. This required creating a process that would be uniform and repeatable using a series of four-inch nylon disc brushes to produce the desired finish.