Perfect sheet metal manufacturing is the basic guarantee to improve competitiveness and reliability, and is the key to meet customer expectations. However, sharp edges or burrs are always produced during manufacturing, which can cause a series of problems in later processing use. Therefore, it is particularly important to remove these defects quickly and cleanly, and having a sheet metal deburr device can solve the most troublesome problems. Understand the characteristics of sheet metal burr equipment, explore the needs of your company, and help you choose the most suitable sheet metal burr machine.
The first point should be clear: the production of sheet metal parts will inevitably appear sharp edges, burrs and residues, they are mainly laser cutting and flame cutting and other cutting process derivatives. These flaws also hinder the original smooth and fast processing process. Sharp burrs can also increase the risk of injury. This is also why we have to deburr the cut metal sheets and parts. The use of the sheet metal deburr machine ensures that we can get the ideal processed parts quickly and efficiently.
There are many traditional methods of deburr removal. First, the most basic is artificial deburring, where skilled workers use a brush or corner mill to remove the burr. However, this method is very time-consuming and does not guarantee the consistency of the results, and the processing effect also depends largely on the skill and experience of the operator. An alternative is to use a drum deburr machine, which is mainly suitable for smaller parts. After mixing the sheet metal parts to be processed (such as small flame cutting parts) with the abrasive into the drum for a certain period of time, the burrs can be removed and the original sharp edges will be passivated. But the disadvantage is that it is not suitable for large parts, and some workpieces can not achieve rounded corners. If you need to remove burrs from large quantities or large plates, then purchasing a fully automatic unburr removal machine will be a wise choice. There are are available for different specific needs. When you choose the right equipment for your company, we recommend that you consider the following two criteria:
1. Number of sheet metal parts required to deburr processing
The more parts you need to process, the greater the value of using a deburring machine. In mass processing, it is particularly important to save time and cost. These two factors play a crucial role in the company's profitability. According to experience, a worker operating a modern sheet metal deburr machine is at least four times as efficient as the traditional manual processing machine. If manual burr removal costs 2,000 hrs a year, it only takes less than 500 hrs, which is a standard for sheet metal processors to invest in burr removal machines. In addition to reducing indirect labor costs, several other aspects also have a positive impact on investment calculation. First, the burr machine eliminates the risk of injury caused by manual tools. Second, because the machine collects all the grinding dust centrally, the working environment becomes cleaner. If you add the total labor cost and the cost of abrasive, combined with the improvement of production efficiency, you will be surprised to find how low the operating cost of a modern sheet metal burr machine is.
Those enterprises that produce large quantities and diversity of sheet metal and steel structural parts require continuous high precision and unburr (including formed) parts. These factors are critical for downstream manufacturing and meeting customer needs. For such high requirements, the best solution is to put in an automatic sheet metal deburr machine. In addition, modern deburring machines can also quickly adapt to changes in processing tasks by enabling or deactivating a processing unit, or quickly closing the abrasive. When handling large quantities of workpieces, a mode that handles a large number of parts in a short time should be flexible enough to meet a variety of workpiece edge requirements.
2. Type of plate required to deburr
In the face of different thickness, different size of burrs, what kind of processing order to achieve is a key problem. When you are looking for the suitable deburring machine, you need to specify the scope of the processed parts and the requirements for edge machining. The selected model should cover the main range of parts, and can provide the best processing quality, bringing a high degree of process reliability and low part cost advantages.
In the face of different thickness, different size of burrs, what kind of processing order to achieve is a key problem. When you are looking for the suitable deburring machine, you need to specify the scope of the processed parts and the requirements for edge machining. The selected model should cover the main range of parts, and can provide the best processing quality, bringing ahigh degree of process reliability and low part cost advantages.
Post time: May-22-2023