Finishing Process Extends Life Of Cutting Tools And Components

摘要

New materials and coating technologies nave greatly increased the life and general performance of cutting tools. A new surface finishing technology that originated in the optics industry offers an alternate means for improving the durability of tools made of carbide, cobalt, HSS and PCBN The Mikronite process, developed by Mikronite Technologies Inc. (Eatontown, New Jersey), is a dry mechanical process that combines compressive forces and abrasive media to polish and strain-harden the entire surface of a tool or workpiece. What this lapping-like process creates is a hardened surface with increased lubricity, smoothness, and corrosion and wear resistance properties. What it doesn't do is apply a coating or plating to the surface.