Electropolishing Case History Search

We have compiled a metal surface databank, depiciting actual case histories for a wide variety of industries and fabrication methods. Use the form to the left to narrow down the results.

1. 1094 – Deburring Stainless Steel Medical Devices
2. 1093 – Components of a fluid control system experienced corrosion. Parts needed improved corrosion resistance.
3. 1092 – Internal gear teeth required resizing due to growth caused by heat.
4. 1091 – Aluminum lock rod used for tractor trailers.
5. 1090 – Weldment used in commercial ice making system. Part needed economical cleaning of weld discoloration.
6. 1089 – Stainless assembly used in complex printing machinery. Surfaces needed smoothing without damage to base part.
7. 1088 – Stainless animal containment fabricated from formed wire. Part needed economical brightening and improved corrosion resistance.
8. 1087 – Complex stainless weldment used in marine, pharmaceutical and semiconductor application. Part needs high corrosion resistance.
9. 1085 – Large stainless weldment used in semiconductor chip fabrication. Part needed clean, chromium rich surfaces.
10. 1084 – Nickel Silver medical part needing removal of surface contaminates caused by a brazing operation.
11. 1083 – Stainless medical rack needing high corrosion resistance. Part is immersed in hot water for long periods.
12. 1082 – Stainless tubing assembly used in food application. Special masking of heating element was required to prevent damage.
13. 1081 – Stainless food frying assembly needing high corrosion resistance and improved cleanability.
14. 1080 – Copper drawn part used in Aerospace oxygen application. Part needed clean surfaces free of contamination.
15. 1079 – Automotive casting used in critical painting application. Part needed high corrosion resistance.
16. 1078 – Aluminum reflector needing improved reflective properties. The part needed surface smoothing without damage to part geometry.
17. 1077 – Stainless drawn part used in water fountain application. Parts needed to be bright and corrosion resistant.
18. 1076 – Stainless stamping used in a corrosive battery application. Part also needed deburring on complex surfaces.
19. 1074 – Aluminum Bronze fastener used in electronic application. The part needed to meet semiconductor cleanliness specifications.
20. 1073 – Immersion heater made from tubular stainless needing improved corrosion resistance.
21. 1072 – Multi-alloy medical part needing removal of surface contamination.
22. 1071 – Formed and welded 430 stainless panel used in computer application, needing contamination free surface.
23. 1070 – Extruded and machined brass part needing burr removal from complex surfaces.
24. 1068 – Heat treated tool steel part used in plastic molding application. Customer was looking to remove burrs and improve mold release characteristics.
25. 1067 – Automotive stainless fastener needing high corrosion resistance.
26. 1066 – Optics Component Needing Decontamination
27. 1065 – Wireform used in food service application. End customer needed a corrosion resistant surface that was easy to clean.
28. 1064 – Heat treated part used in packaging machinery. Galling and other problems in teeth caused binding in the assembly.
29. 1063 – Surgical assembly used in tracheal procedures. The parts needed high corrosion resistance to corrosive sterilization chemicals.
30. 1062 – Steel spring with surfaces too rough and contaminated to accept plating. Plating was peeling causing a high reject rate.
31. 1061 – Machined brass assembly used in industrial spraying application. The customer was looking to replace a destructive bright dip operation.
32. 1060 – Brass nozzle with difficult burr located in orifice. The part is used in a beverage application.
33. 1059 – Semiconductor immersion heater with surface contamination needing to pass high standard testing.
34. 1058 – Aluminum forging with high hand-finishing costs. Electropolishing improved surface finishes and reduced costs.
35. 1057 – Cellular phone antenna needing high corrosion resistance. Dimensions were critical to maintain frequency specifications.
36. 1056 – Aluminum aircraft reflector needing uniform improvement of parabolic areas.
37. 1055 – Large automotive part used in high vacuum leak testing application. The 1500 pound part needed high corrosion resistance.
38. 1054 – Pharmaceutical machined part needing a surface that would not harbor bacteria.
39. 1053 – Stainless stamping used in a consumer knife assembly with interior burr problems.
40. 1052 – Hastelloy machined part needing de-contamination and improved microfinish.
41. 1051 – Copper automotive stamping with burrs that cut into a plastic mating surface.
42. 1050 – Copper switch component with fine burrs causing pre-mature failure
43. 1049 – Large stainless hopper with powdered food adhesion problems
44. 1048 – Multi-alloy assembly used in medical application needing purification
45. 1047 – Stainless stamping used in automotive application needing improved corrosion resistance
46. 1046 – Automotive fasteners needing removal of copper coating
47. 1045 – Food equipment with welding contamination
48. 1044 – Food/beverage component needing high corrosion resistance to cleaning chemicals.
49. 1043 – Stainless air flow valve used in oxygen application needing a clean burr-free surface.
50. 1041 – A part used to mold implant devices. The machined surfaces needed smoothing prior to a critical plating operation.
51. 1039 – Aircraft seal needing cleaning of brazed areas and improved corrosion protection
52. 1038 – Springs subjected to a chlorine environment. Needed highly corrosion-resistant surface.
53. 1037 – Aluminum mold used to form automotive hoses. Part needed a clean surface.
54. 1036 – Ground stainless surface needing fine burr removal. Part used in consumer appliances
55. 1035 – Automotive fastener needing improved corrosion resistance
56. 1034 – Machined medical part wearing due to metal-to-metal contact
57. 1033 – Flat stamping that needs a bright surface without distorsion or damage
58. 1032 – Medical part used in oxygen metering needing precise finish improvement
59. 1031 – 30,000 fasteners needing salvage due to surface contamination
60. 1030 – Machined parts that are oversized and rejected
61. 1029 – Imbedded polishing compounds on this aluminum part required cleansing
62. 1028 – Stainless EDM part with recast layer problems
63. 1027 – Heat treated casting used in critical aerospace guidance system
64. 1026 – Valve component for food industry requring corrosive resistant surface
65. 1025 – Stainless stamping needing critical reflective surface for ultraviolet application
66. 1024 – Complex welded and formed assembly with contamination from welding
67. 1023 – Machined steel gear needing surface improvement for noise reduction
68. 1022 – Copper stamping used in electronic assembly needing safe removal of fine burrs
69. 1021 – Heat treated stamping needing both brightening and improved corrosion resistance
70. 1020 – Machined part used in pressure regulators needing smooth surface
71. 1019 – Computer component needing surface improvement on many opposing surfaces
72. 1018 – Complex assembly made of multiple alloys needed improved sealing surface
73. 1017 – Medical brazed assembly needing careful cleaning
74. 1016 – Component used in a piston assembly that needed surface improvement
75. 1015 – Complex machined casting needing surface cleaning without part damage
76. 1014 – Clean room component needing contaminate-free metal surface
77. 1013 – Machined parts that needed brightening without part damage
78. 1012 – Machined part needing fully clean surfaces in complex recesses
79. 1011 – Various formed tubes needing removal of surface contaminates
80. 1010 – Food application assembly needing high corrosion resistance
81. 1009 – Medical casting needing to withstand cleaning agents that contain bleach
82. 1008 – A machined casting with sealing problems related to the machined surfaces
83. 1007 – A fluid control needle with tooling and machining surfaces that were being hand-finished
84. 1006 – Stainless and Brass assembly with braze and flux contamination
85. 1005 – An aluminum component with imbedded contamination
86. 1004 – A medical assembly that needed to improve sharpness on a machined surface
87. 1003 – A thin, copper stamping with fine burrs related to normal die break
88. 1002 – Stainless weldment used in critical semiconductor application
89. 1001 – Machined screw and body used in critical automotive application
90. 1000 – Machined roller surface needing smoothing after shot blasting.