MACH 2014 - Mollart Engineering to highlight abrasive flow capability

Mollart Engineering's research engineer will present the advantages AFM and the capability of the company to provide simulation of the process that deburrs internal profiles within a component, as well as create and control the formation of edge radii. Presentations and discussions will be staged throughout each day. Research engineer Mitchell Howard explains: "From the installation of a machine at the Chessington subcontract facility, we are constantly developing an application database with a simulation capability. As a result, we are able to process components that have intricate intersections of holes and interconnecting features such as undercuts, galleries, grooves, recesses, slots and even threads." The AFM process uses a putty-like base material as a carrier for abrasive particles that gently grind and polish internal features of a component under hydraulic pressure. Component materials from hard plastics to high grade alloy steels can be processed, with finishes created including burnished, unidirectional and even crosshatching, while removing damaged areas such as scratches, feed and chatter marks, if required. At the Chessington facility, Mollart Engineering is currently processing components for the nuclear, oil and gas, and telecommunications sectors as part of its subcontract service.