Tips to getting the right product finish

Turning Tools

Machinists utilize their skills and expertise to produce the most aesthetically pleasing and accurate components possible.  They take pride in their work as do their clients.  A good surface finish and the general look of parts are very important aspects which require the most ideal machining practices to be used.  So how do machinists get the results they want? The following is by no means extensive but it give a little insight:

Use an insert with a wiper

If you can, make sure your manufacturer uses an insert with a wiper.  These have a flat section like the second image in the diagram above.  This flat part ensures that the surface is wiped smooth as the tool moves across the outside of the part.  You can also avoid a finish that has thread elements to it.

Increase the speed

When using cutting tools a rise in the speed of the tool will make sure that your part is touching the tip of the tool for a smaller time period.  This minimizes the material build-up on the end of the tool which can in turn make the surface finish less than ideal. 

Reduce pauses

When a tool stops while it is still touching the surface it can leave a mark on the part.  If you make sure to minimize the number of pauses and hesitations of your tool you can ensure a better surface finish.  You may need to change the entire manufacturing procedure.

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Press Tooling on the Central Coast

As lead times become shorter and press tools become more complex, it’s important to be able to trial, develop and prove press tools thoroughly before delivery to the final production site.

The team at Alno Product Services try-out facility allows us to do just this, offering great benefits for our customers. We encourage customers to come and view "tool trials" in order to evaluate their tools pre-production. Where possible, we try to replicate the final production environment, this presents a good opportunity to address any potential issues before final delivery. “Ironing out” any issues prior to production, facilitates the transition from toolmaker to final production site smoothly with minimum hassle, effectively allowing our customers to “hit the ground running” when the tool is delivered to site.

Another advantage of our in-house try-out facility is that where possible we can provide product samples prior to a tools final construction. Even though a tool may not be complete it can still be used to make sample parts. Our customers benefit from this as it allows them to take away these parts early for use in their pre-production test builds allowing them to action other post processes earlier.

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Injection Mold Manufactures and Designers

ALNO Product Services offer tool design and toolmaking services building tools for scratch using German tool Steels and well developed Australian Manufacturing knowledge.

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Toolmaking - Jig Maker

A jig maker is another term for a tool and die maker or fixture maker, usually in woodworking or in the metal industries. The standard differentiation of jigs from fixtures is that a jig is what mounts onto a workpiece, whereas a fixture has the workpiece placed on it, into it, or next to it. (The terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but most toolmakers consider this improper usage.) A jig maker needs to know how to use an assortment of machines to build devices used in automation, robotics, welding, tapping, and mass production operations.

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Injection Moulding

ALNO Product Services Plastic Injection Molding specializes in small to medium plastic injection moldings.

Injection molds can be supplied by the client or built by ALNO Product services mold making or ALNO Product services can build the molds for you ALNO Product Services have been building molds for over 20 plus years. By utilizing ALNO Product services for the toolmaking and injection molding processes the security or risk of compromising your valuable intellectual property is significantly reduced. Furthermore by  developing your products at ALNO Product Services in conjunction with mold making and injection molding is the highest level of security that is available on the market today with regard to intellectual Property. A one stop shop for industrial design, product styling, product structural validation, all the way through to mold making and the injection molding process.

ALNO Product services, we prefer to undertake work that offers a challenge where other molders or designers would not consider undertaking the project due to a challenge. This philosophy allows us to offer a high than usual level of quality on the less challenging projects. The industries or sectors that ALNO product Services already have considerable expertise.

These sectors covered have included yet not restricted to:

• Mining
• Infrastructure & Construction
• Consumer Goods
• Packaging
• FMCG Fast Moving Consumer Goods
• Materials Handling
• Dairy and Bakery
• Furniture
• Education, and
• Primary Industries.

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