"Kennametal
Extrude Hone introduced its STORM 360 machine, featuring the company's Precision
Cleaning Technology, which combines precision cleanliness results with the
environmental friendliness of aqueous-based technology," said a Kennametal
spokesperson. "The STORM 360, is ideally suited to complement the company's
Thermal Energy Method (TEM) S-250 machine.
"Manufactured workpieces must adhere to increasingly more stringent cleanliness requirements. As a result, both the cleanliness and the actual design of a workpiece play a critical role in its overall performance. For those customers who use Kennametal Extrude Hone's low-cost TEM process, post-cleaning may be a necessary next step.
"The intense burst of heat used in the TEM process to deburr and deflash the internal and external surfaces of workpieces leaves behind an oxidized material. If TEM-processed workpieces are not heat treated or plated in a separate process, the workpieces will usually require cleaning.
"The company's latest precision cleaning offering, the STORM 360, is the perfect complement to the TEM S-250 model. Together, these two machines provide a cost-effective solution for lean operations that require rapid deburring and precision cleaning."
STORM 360
Technology
"The STORM
360 incorporates the features of the most advanced solvent degreasing machines,
but without the use of potentially harmful solvents," said a spokesperson. "The
STORM 360 uses either neutral or acidic chemistry to clean and deoxidize parts
once deburred in the TEM S-250 machine.
Wash and rinse solution tanks are located below the cleaning chamber. During cleaning cycles, the solutions are delivered, filtered and re-circulated on a continual basis into the cleaning chamber. The baskets are rotated 360-degrees in the solution as powerful submerged jets purge the parts with fresh solution continually flushing away all soils and chips. The 360-degree rotation of the basket is particularly important when cleaning workpieces that feature blind holes and deep cavities. "Additionally, the STORM 360 combines superior ultrasonic, oscillation and rocking functions to deliver superior cleaning results," said a spokesperson. "In fact, STORM systems typically achieve single digit micron cleanliness levels while Millipore cleanliness levels to 0.02 milligram are obtainable through optional filtration."
"STORM 360 features include:
Superior Ultrasonic Action-Features an extremely powerful European tubular design and instant degas function.
Basket Rotation-Provides complete 360-degree rotation for cleaning blind holes and deep cavities.
Rocking and Oscillation-Adjusts 10-degrees to 60-degrees off center for delicate parts cleaning that cannot be fully rotated.
Ultra-fast Energy Saving Super Dryer-Features unique re-circulating design, which is field proven to dry more baskets per hour," said a company spokesperson.
For more information contact:
Kennametal Inc.
P.O. Box 231
1600 Technology Way
Latrobe, PA 15650
800-466-7738
Fax: 724-539-6830