Kansas City, MO manufacturers can use Extrude Hone AFM for flow deburring when internal machining burrs are difficult to reach with conventional tools.
Abrasive flow machining sends abrasive-filled polymer media through selected passages in a component, allowing the media to contact burrs and sharp edges along the flow path.
For aerospace, automotive, industrial, hydraulic, and other precision manufacturing applications, AFM can provide a controlled solution for challenging internal features.
Common Internal Deburring Challenges
A manufacturer may drill a series of passages that intersect inside a component.
Each drilling operation can leave a burr at the point where one hole breaks through into another.
If that intersection is buried inside the workpiece, conventional deburring can become complicated.
Possible approaches may require special tools, manual manipulation, or acceptance of inconsistent access.
AFM provides another option by using the passage itself as the route to the burr.
What Flow Deburring Can Do
Depending on the application, Extrude Hone AFM can use AFM to:
- Remove internal burrs
- Deburr cross-hole intersections
- Radius sharp internal edges
- Smooth machined passage surfaces
- Reach multiple connected features
- Improve finishing repeatability
The process is particularly well suited to complicated internal geometry.
Kansas City Manufacturing Applications
The Kansas City region supports major automotive, aerospace, transportation, food processing equipment, industrial machinery, and precision manufacturing operations.
Components serving these industries may contain oil passages, fuel pathways, hydraulic galleries, cooling channels, or other internal features.
Burrs left in these locations can affect cleanliness, flow, assembly, or performance depending on the component.
Extrude Hone AFM has pioneered the use of abrasive flow machining for internal deburring and polishing across dozens of industries.Building a Process Around the Component
AFM is not a one-setting process.
Abrasive media behaves differently depending on the passage dimensions, restrictions, workpiece material, and flow path.
Extrude Hone AFM evaluates the component and determines how tooling and media should be used to concentrate finishing action on the target features.The objective may be burr removal alone or a specified amount of edge radiusing and surface improvement.
A Repeatable Option for Production
Manual internal deburring can be manageable for a handful of parts but increasingly costly and variable at production scale.
Once AFM has been developed for a particular workpiece, controlled processing can improve consistency from part to part.
Manufacturers can outsource this specialized operation rather than purchasing and maintaining abrasive flow machining equipment themselves.
Call (562) 531-2976 to discuss Kansas City, MO flow deburring services with Extrude Hone AFM.
FAQs
Is AFM useful for automotive components?
Yes. Extrude Hone AFM has extensive experience with abrasive flow machining for automotive fuel and air passages and other suitable components.
Can AFM reach more than one cross-hole intersection?
Potentially, yes, depending on how the features connect to the controlled flow path.
Does Extrude Hone AFM have to be located in Missouri?
No. Extrude Hone AFM serves Kansas City manufacturers nationwide from its California facility.
