|
Grand Northern Products has been at the top of the surface finish equipment supply industry for more than a quarter of a century. During that time, we've connected countless clients with quality tumblers, abrasive media, washing equipment and other kinds of surface finishing solutions. We also offer process development and production finishing services to better serve our clients.
For more than 30 years, Giant Finishing, Inc., has been supplying its customers with the surface finish equipment they need. Our line of tumblers, deburring tubs, mass conveyors, metal surface finishing accelerators and other finishing products are of the highest quality, and our friendly, knowledgeable service professionals can connect you with the products you need.
It's been more than 60 years since Rosler started offering surface finish equipment to its customers. Since then, we've risen to become the top provider of tumblers in the business. We pride ourselves in the quality of our equipment, and we are equally proud of our record as friendly, knowledgeable sources for all things finishing-related. Visit our website to learn more.
For more than 70 years, Engineered Abrasives has led the surface finish equipment and media industry with quality tumblers and outstanding service. We are ISO/TS 16949-certified, and our long track record of quality and customer satisfaction speaks for itself. We are constantly searching for ways to serve our customers better - visit our website to learn how we can serve your company.
It's been 25 years since Finishing Associates first opened its doors as a supplier of surface finish equipment. Since then, the Finishing Associates brand has come to be associated with high quality products and services. Our line of tumblers, deburring systems and other surface finish equipment are the best available, and we stand by our commitment to quality.
Vibratory finish equipment, centrifugal barrel finish equipment, vibratory bowls and tumblers are just a few examples of the many quality finishing products that we offer at Mass Finishing, Inc. We do everything we can to ensure that all of our products perform exactly as advertised, and we work with our customers to connect them with the products that are right for them.
|
Click a state to view Tumblers companies serving that area.
Industry Information
Tumblers
Tumblers are barrels with a plastic or rubber lining that is typically removable for easy cleaning or replacement. Lining the barrel helps to reduce the noise produced by tumbling or vibrating. Tumblers use tumbling media or deburring media in the process of finishing in order to create friction with the unfinished metal or plastic parts, jewelry, rough stones etc. Common types of abrasive media include steel, plastic pellets, ceramic particles, walnut shells and corn cob media, which all have different levels of hardness and abrasion. When the abrasive media is placed inside the barrel, the friction created by the motion of tumbling helps to burnish, polish and clean the parts' surfaces. Industrial manufacturers use rotary tumblers with wet media for mass parts cleaning, polishing and cement mixing, while vibratory tumblers are used with more abrasive media for mass finishing and deburring.
Rotary tumblers are hexagonal or cylindrical tubs that spin horizontally, causing the parts and tumbling media to mix and be cleaned, polished and deburred. The speed of rotation depends on the size of the barrel, and the hardness of the materials, and the level of finishing desired for the parts. Vibratory tumblers use the motion of vibration to cause friction between the abrasive media and the parts. A cyclonic downward motion is caused by the vibration, and the resulting friction causes deburring and polishing. Construction of tumblers needs to be considered in light of barrel capacity, both in terms of load and volume and engine size and the resulting speed of motion or vibration. Tumbling can be a long process and therefore it is important that the motor responsible for the tumbler is able to handle continuous duty. Motors often come with a cooling option to avoid overheating. Tumbling can be a dry operation, or a lubricant such as water can be added to encourage polishing. In which case, tumblers will have a drainage capability to allow for the removal of the liquid and grit. Although small rotary and vibratory tumblers are largely becoming the tools of hobbyists, industrial parts manufacturers and machinists still use tumblers for mass finishing and cleaning.
|
|
Image Provided by A.E.
Aubin Company
|
