MASS FINISHING TECHNICAL ARTICLES

 

Spinning Away Waste

This article deals with Chemical and mechanical processing to treat vibratory finishing wastewater, making the water reusable and rendering the sludge a non-hazardous waste...

Treating Vibratory Finishing Waste Water

By Sallie Guskey, Barrett Centrifugals, Inc..
reprinted from Product Finishing Online, August 2001

   
GETTING GOLD TO GLITTER... OR
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD

This article deals with recommendations as to how manufacturers can attain that glitter and ensure that the sparkle of the surface finish of their products catches the buying public's eye and wallet.

The Mass Finishing of Gold Jewelry
Steven R. Alviti, Bel Air Finishing Supply Inc.
reprinted from Gold Technology Magazine, July 1999
   
PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MASS FINISHING OF JEWELRY: METHODS AND MYTHS

A microscopic and technical view of mass finishing presented in layman's terms.

Steven R. Alviti, Bel Air Finishing Supply Inc.
reprinted from The Santa Fe Symposium on Jewelry Manufacturing Technology, 1998

   

This article deals with the deburring of difficult and small machined parts in an efficient and cost effective manner.

Steven R. Alviti, Bel Air Finishing Supply Inc.
Reprinted from Product Finishing Magazine, Feb 2007