Vapormatt | Tiger Automatic Wet Blasting Machine

Vapormatt Tiger automatic wet blasting machine for cutting tool inserts: www.vapormatt.com/machines/au...
The world’s leading cutting tool insert manufacturers choose our wet blasting machines for their insert finishing. Our automatic Tiger and Tiger + wet blasting machines have firmly established themselves as the global gold standard for large-scale insert manufacturers.
Finishing cutting tool inserts by wet blasting, also known as wet abrasive blasting or vapor blasting, offers several benefits that can contribute to improved tool performance, longevity, and overall machining quality. Wet blasting involves using a mixture of abrasive media and water under pressure to remove surface contaminants, refine surface finishes, and enhance the properties of cutting tool inserts. Learn how the wet blasting process works by visiting our ‘What is wet blasting?’ page. Here are the main advantages:
• Deburring and Cleaning - Wet blasting removes burrs, sharp edges, and excess material from the inserts, resulting in a more precise and consistent geometry. Additionally, it cleans the inserts from manufacturing residues, improving their overall quality.
• Edge honing - Wet blasting can round and hone cutting edges to a specific radius on inserts, reducing heat build-up in the cutting edge and the likelihood of chipping, micro-cracking, or premature wear at the edges. This contributes to extended tool life and better performance. It also eliminates the need for the tool to be ‘worn in’, allowing the tool to be used at full speed from new.
• Application of a specific K-Factor - A key aspect of edge honing, the application of a specific K-Factor to the edge hone makes a big difference to cutting performance and durability. Wet blasting can apply waterfall or trumpet profile to cutting edges, or anything in between.
• Surface preparation for coating - Wet blasting removes any residual contaminants, oxidation, or coatings from insert surfaces. This prepares the insert for subsequent coating processes or use, ensuring proper adhesion of coatings and consistent tool performance. In fact, for coatings to adhere properly, inserts must be finished to a specific surface roughness (Ra) and be spotlessly clean.
• Stress relief - Wet blasting can help relieve residual stresses that may have built up during the manufacturing process. This can enhance the mechanical properties and fatigue resistance of the inserts.
• Post-coating finishing - Wet blasting removes all coating imperfections, like coating droplets, to leave a uniform surface with an optimum Ra, so the inserts operate more efficiently.
• Post-coating peening - The wet blasting process converts tensile stresses in the coating to compressive stresses, which in turn dramatically improves the durability of the coating.
• Selective coating removal - Wet blasting can remove specific layers of coating on specific surfaces to reveal the correct coating for the required task, a coating that facilitates better heat removal for example.
• Precision and Control - Wet blasting systems allow for precise control over parameters such as water flow rate, pressure, and abrasive mixture. In fact, wet blasting allows more process control than any other finishing process. This enables operators to precisely tailor the process to the specific requirements of each cutting tool insert.
• Consistency - Wet blasting provides a controlled and repeatable process, ensuring that each insert receives the same treatment, leading to consistent tool performance and reliability.
• Environmentally friendly - Wet blasting does not use of harmful chemicals that are difficult to dispose of and it is a process that recycles blast media and water for even greater efficiency.
• Health and safety - Wet blasting generates less dust and airborne contaminants compared to dry blasting methods, creating a safer and cleaner working environment for operators. Our wet blasting machines typically run below the noise levels that require ear protection.
• Flexible Abrasive Selection - Wet blasting can use a variety of abrasive media, allowing operators to choose the most suitable option for achieving the desired surface finish and properties on different types of cutting tool inserts.
Our Tiger + machine has an additional blast chamber that allows two different finishing processes on a single run through the machine or increased productivity if both chambers are performing the same function: www.vapormatt.com/machines/au...
Suitable for replaceable inserts of varying geometries, our high-precision cutting tool inserts wet blasting machines are extremely controllable, reliably delivering a consistent finish every time.
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