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Surface Defects and their Control in Hot Dip Galvanized and Galvannealed Sheets
P. Saravanan, S Srikanth R&D Centre for Iron and Steel,Steel Authority of India Limited, Ranchi-834 002 INDIA Abstract: Inspite of significant advancements in continuous galvanizing technology and the resulting improvements in surface quality of hot dip galvanized and galvannealed coatings, producing entirely blemish- free coatings still [...]
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WHY IS STRIP CLEANLINESS SO IMPORTANT?
Steel producers, galvanizers, and coil coaters must get the strip surface clean by getting surface oils and iron fines cleaned off the strip surface. Why? The surface contaminants on the substrate surface cause very costly defects leading to: quality rejects coating defects process equipment issues on down the process line Defects on the steel [...]
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Bristle Scrubber Brush – Pro Tip
Adjust the brush you have, for what it is capable of doing. This blog post is designed to give you value and tips for optimizing your current metal strip cleaning process, without a need to purchase anything. Simply adjust what you have. Let me take you to your brush scrubber/brush machine. You will find this […]
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Tell APT What to Build
What if I told you today was your lucky day and Atlantech Process had chosen YOU to receive a brand new scrubber brush machine, built to your specifications? You just tell us what you want—and we’ll build it! Would you know what type of machine you need? You might be able to explain what you […]
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What are Non-Woven Abrasives and Why to Use them?
Non-Woven Abrasives also referred to as three-dimensional abrasives, are composed of abrasive grain-infused nylon fibers bonded with synthetic resins. The result produces a pliable, flexible, and long-lasting material. They have been serving a unique and specific function in the abrasives market by developing the final surface finish, transforming the [...]
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BRISTLE SCRUBBER BRUSHES IN A PACKET SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Serval segments cover the width of your brush face specification. This is designed to reduce the number of steps in refurbishing a brush and keeping the brush in-house or at your local machine shop of your liking. This reduced the distance these heavy brush shafts go on and the time it takes to […]
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WIDE FACE ABRASIVE NON-WOVEN BRUSH PRO TIP #1 – DRESSING PLATE
Care and Feeding of Non-woven Brushes. Because of the tendency of non-woven nylon brushes to wear faster in some areas it is necessary to dress the brushes periodically to bring the brush dimension back to a cylindrical shape. This is done through the brush dressing plate. The nature of the dressing plate is to have […]
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HAVE YOU CONSIDERED USING NON-WOVEN MILL ROLLS FOR YOUR FLAT METAL PROCESSING APPLICATIONS?
Non-Woven Mill Rolls are made of compact discs of non-woven synthetic fabric with high performance. • Each disc is formed by millions of very fine and disoriented synthetic filaments. Discs are compacted and assembled using flexible resins in order to obtain a very homogeneous roll cover, resistant to erosion being at the same time […]
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FLAT METAL SMALL PARTS DEBURRING & FINISHING
How to Do Both Sides in One Pass Good Day to you folks, Thank you for taking a minute to check out a video of a new machine we build. This machine is for small parts deburring, but please keep in mind that we make similar machines for large part cleaning/degressing, polishing, and deburring. We […]
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CUSTOMIZE YOUR SCRUBBER BRUSH
Have you noticed all the changes in our industry? Our industry has exploded in recent years--from huge technological improvements in wide-face brush machines to seemingly endless options for abrasive grit on brushes. Remember when we had only a few options for grit—Coarse, Medium, Fine, Ultra Fine? Now, APT can customize the grit for whatever [...]
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