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Article: Flexible Deburring for Aluminum Die Castings

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Manufacturing Engineering
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May 1, 2007
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Flashing on die-cast parts must be removed for operational, safety, and aesthetic reasons. How this chore is accomplished has always come under considerable scrutiny by manufacturing engineers and, more importantly, by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulators.

For sister Ligon companies, TPi Arcade Inc. (Arcade, NY) and Harmony Castings LLC (Harmony, PA), automatic debarring tools that can work with robotic systems are reducing processing time as well as programming time for robot-held deburring tools.

Harmony Castings and TPi Arcade provide a number of casting services specializing in aluminum V-Process manufacturing. Some of the parts produced for their customers ...

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