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APPLICATIONS FOR NON-WOVEN ABRASIVE BRUSHES
Non-woven abrasive brushes are versatile tools that find application in a wide range of industries for various surface finishing and cleaning processes. Some common applications of non-woven abrasive brushes include: Metal Surface Preparation: Non-woven abrasive brushes are used for cleaning, deburring, and surface conditioning of metal parts in [...]
Read moreWHAT ARE NON-WOVEN ABRASIVE FLAP BRUSHES AND HOW DO I GET A SATIN FINISH?
Non-woven abrasive brushes are a type of abrasive tool that is designed to remove material from surfaces by using a non-woven abrasive material. These brushes consist of a dense, non-woven material that is coated with abrasive particles such as aluminum oxide and silicon carbide. The non-woven material used in these brushes is typically made from […]
Read moreDEOXIDIZING COPPER STRIP WITH NON-WOVEN ABRASIVE FLAP BRUSHES
Non-woven abrasive brushes can be used in the manufacturing of copper strip to improve the quality of the final product. Copper strip is typically produced by a continuous casting process, which can leave surface defects such as cracks, pits, and roughness. Non-woven abrasive brushes can be used to remove these defects and improve the surface […]
Read moreMinimizing Production Disruptions: The True Cost of Machine Breakdowns in Factories
WHY APT-WESERO? In the fast-paced world of manufacturing, every moment counts. The efficiency and productivity of a factory are directly tied to its machinery’s functionality. When a crucial machine breaks down, the entire production process comes to a grinding halt, resulting in significant financial losses and operational setbacks. To underscore [...]
Read moreDESCALING STEEL STRIP WITH A NON-WOVEN ABRASIVE FLAP BRUSH
Anyone that has ever paid attention to the cleaning section on their strip processing line, and the steel strip surface quality going in and out of the cleaning section, knows that abrasive bristle brushing doesn’t really get the job done. That is to say, the majority of the strip cleaning brush machines and the abrasive […]
Read moreHow much is a clean steel strip surface worth to you?
Hello, my name is David Thiemann and I am a Director at APT. We are a manufacture of wide face non-woven abrasive brushes, cleaning section process equipment, and customized brush machines for metal surface cleaning, degreasing, deoxidizing, descaling, and finishing flat metal strip, sheet, plate, and large and small parts. Today we’d like to ask […]
Read moreAN OVERVIEW OF NON-WOVEN ABRASIVE BRUSHES
Non-woven abrasive brushes and wheels are a type of abrasive tool that is designed to remove material from metal surfaces by using an abrasive material, such as such as aluminum oxide and silicon carbide. The non-woven material used in these brushes is typically made from synthetic fibers such as nylon, polyester, or polypropylene. These […]
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MANUFACTURING NON-WOVEN ABRASIVE BRUSHES FOR SURFACE CONDITIONING
Non-woven abrasive brushes are manufactured by taking a patented nylon synthetic fiber and extruding various diameter thicknesses, cutting them into short lengths, and putting them in a tank that blows the fibers up in the air and then allows them to settle in a random pattern. The three dimensional web of material is compressible, which […]
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Metal Strip Producers FAST FACTS That Save Time & Money
For Metal Strip Producers Looking to Optimize the Surface Cleanliness in Their Metal Strip Cleaning Section Process Wide-face Abrasive and Non-Abrasive Bristle Brushes in Your Cleaning Section With both abrasive and non-abrasive Bristle Brushes, increasing the stiffness of the brush improves efficiency in your alkali and rinse sections, because [...]
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PROCESS MACHINE MODULAR DESIGN FOR EASE OF MAINTENANCE
Process is reduced to disconnect, pull out old, put in new, reconnect Increase line uptime Concentrate maintenance to be performed on the entire unit Minimum on machine maintenance time In 2013 the red bull racing team set the F-1 record pit stop at 1.923 seconds. The common request we hear is what we call the […]
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