Deflashing
Deflashing
Many moulded products
can be separated from their excess moulding
scrap by use of scissors, cryogenic deflashing or buffing. The latter process has to be carried out with caution
for those products which are bonded to metal substrates, because excessive generation of heat
will result in loss of the bond integrity and product failure.
Buffing Machines
These units can vary from simple wire brushes rotating at high speed to carborundum
belts. Heat generation in the rubber product is the main problem
with these units.
Cryogenic Deflashing Units
Cryogenic deflashing
of rubber is commonly carried out using liquid nitrogen as the temperature
depressant, although some smaller units can be operated
using solid carbon dioxide as
the low temperature medium.
Correct determination of the required time in the deflashing unit is necessary
otherwise the bulk
of the product can become brittle with fractures
occurring in the mass of the product.
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