by metaline | Dec 7, 2016
Surface roughness, often shortened to roughness, is a measure of the texture of a surface. It is quantified by the vertical deviations of a real surface from its ideal form. If these deviations are large, the surface is rough; if they are small the surface is smooth....
by metaline | Dec 7, 2016
Surface finishing is a broad range of industrial processes that alter the surface of a manufactured item to achieve a certain property. Finishing processes may be employed to: improve appearance, adhesion or wettability, solderability, corrosion resistance, tarnish...
by metaline | Dec 7, 2016
Stock is an extra metal layer on the surface of the workpiece obtained through forging process. Forged parts usually require further processing to achieve a finished part by removing the stock material exceeded from the parts’ dimensions. Back to...
by metaline | Dec 7, 2016
In machine tools, a spindle is a rotating axis of the machine, which often has a shaft at its heart. The shaft itself is called a spindle, but also, in shop-floor practice, the word often is used metonymically to refer to the entire rotary unit, including not only the...
by metaline | Dec 7, 2016
In machine tools, a spindle is a rotating axis of the machine, which often has a shaft at its heart. The shaft itself is called a spindle, but also, in shop-floor practice, the word often is used metonymically to refer to the entire rotary unit, including not only the...