The quality of machined milled, turned and grinded parts depends on the cutting tools used in the manufacturing process. This is why pieces like milling cutters require surface finishing processes to enhance their performance and longevity.
Smoothing the surface, decoating, deburring, controlled rounding, and corrosion protection extend the life of cutting tools, ensuring reliable and repeatable quality in the final parts.
Between 12 to 15% of manufacturing costs and 30 to 50% of manufacturing time in the toolmaking industry are allocated to surface finishing.
Since current automated polishing techniques are rarely applicable to tools with freeform surfaces and function-critical edges, processes like smoothing, rounding or, radiusing, and deburring are still largely done manually or through complex multi-step methods, which can be error-prone and resource-intensive.
