Flexible Manufacturing Systems
(FMS)
Deburring
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DEBURRING
• Deburring is a process of removal of burr from the
machined work piece.
• In past, deburring was purely a manual, repetitive process
that was highly labor intensive.
• Over the last several years, various high-tech methods
have emerged or have been perfected to deal with the
problem of automating and reducing the manual effort
required for burr removal.
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The 4 most common types of automated deburring are:
1. Mechanical
2. Vibratory
3. Thermal energy
4. Electrochemical
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Mechanical Deburring
• Mechanical deburring involves the use of industrial robots
in an automated cell or systems.
• In this method deburring is done by supplying rotational
power to the wire brush or grinding wheel which is held at
the end effector of the robot, while the robot’s articulated
arm positions the deburring tool in all its proper positions to
remove the burrs.
• In many cases, conventional robots are not ideally suited
for burr removal. This is because the robot’s articulated arm
doesn’t provide enough rigidity and accuracy for heavy burr
removal applications.
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Vibratory Deburring
• This is designed for relatively small rotational work pieces.
• Parts systematically enter a large bowl container filled with
ceramic pebbles commonly referred to as media.
• The size of the ceramic media can vary depending upon the
type, size and material of the parts to be deburred.
• As the parts enter the bowl (via conveyor), the bowl is rapidly
vibrated back and forth, this motion agitates the parts in the
ceramic media, removing burrs, and gently polishing the
parts.
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Thermal Deburring
• In this method intense heat is used to deburr work pieces. The parts to
be deburred are sealed in a chamber, which is pressurized with a
mixture of combustible gas and oxygen.
• This mixture completely envelops the parts and surrounds the burrs,
regardless of external, internal or blind hole location.
• This gaseous mixture is then ignited by a spark plug, which creates an
instant burst of intense heat, and burrs, because of their high ratio of
surface to area mass, burst into flames.
• Burrs and flash are instantly oxidized and converted to powder in
approximately 25 to 30 seconds. Parts are then cleaned with a solvent.
• This process removes undesired material from all surfaces and
eliminates follow-up inspection necessitated by inconsistent hand
deburring operations.
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Electrochemical Deburring
• Electrochemical deburring machines can deburr contour parts
through an electrochemical reaction that dissolves metal from a work
piece into an electrolyte solution.
• In this process an electrode is positioned close to area of workpiece
to be deburred. The electrode is connected to the negative, and the
work piece to the positive terminal of a D.C. source.
• An electrolyte is made to flow between electrode and workpiece.
Thus electrochemical reaction takes place and burrs are removed.
• In this the current passed is directly proportional to burr removal
rate.
• This process has several advantages like tool never touches the
part, so no tool wear occurs. No heat is created during the process;
therefore, thermal or mechanical stress cannot distort the part.
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