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DESCALING 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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Bristle Brush Pro Tip #2 The Spaghetti Effect
Be aware of the process taking place inside your machine. In our first bristle brush pro-tip, we demonstrated the importance of making sure to engage the tip of a bristle brush with a strip surface. This content piggybacks on the concept of bristle tip engagement and will bring you value from understanding how to get […]
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Metal Strip Cleaning Section Brush Machine Calibration
“Big improvements are rarely done by a single act or change, but rather the result of small steps taken consistently.” This wisdom applies to many facets of life, but since APT is in the business of process line improvement, we will apply this wisdom to brush scrubber calibration. The calibration of your brushes should be […]
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METAL SURFACE SCALE CLEANING BRUSHES
The suitability of the brush roll is measured by cleaning capacity and their lifetime, but also for the cost per kilometer of cleaned metallic sheet and the risk of collapse and damage before the end of the expected long-lasting life: A brush that cleans a lot but does not last is not useful. A long-lasting […]
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GETTING STRIP CLEAN-BRISTLE BRUSH
The reason your strip isn’t clean. (You don’t need more pressure.) Did you ever take a look at your finished metal strip surface and throw your hands up because you can’t figure out why it’s not getting all the dirt, smut, and iron fines off the surface? You probably thought there was something wrong with […]
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