Automated deburring basics--Flat-part deburring can be a simple process, if integrated properly

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This article has been adapted from "Automated Deburring," presented by Gregory Larson, president of Timesavers Inc., and Erik Vanstrum, technical service manager at 3M Abrasive Systems, at FABTECH~R, Nov. 14-17, Chicago, ?207 7 by the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association and Society of Manufacturing Engineers. A plasma cutting machine operator unloads cut parts, reloads a sheet, and activates the machine. As the machine cuts, he manually grinds the burrs and slag off all the part edges. When the plasma machine finishes cutting, the operator completes his grinding. A material handler retrieves the ground parts and carries them to downstream operations. Then the machine operator again unloads the next nest of cut parts, loads another plate onto the table, initiates the cutting program, and starts hand grinding again.For a low-volume shop, this sounds like a perfectly balanced operation, right?