Technical Articles
High-Speed Cellular Deburring & Polishing
By Steven R. Alviti, Bel Air Finishing Supply Inc. Reprinted from Fabricating and Metal working MAGAZINE
Bel Air Finishing Supply’s Finish Master Stream Line (FMSL) centrifugal disc finisher produces at least five times the output of manual deburring operations.
How To Super Polish Aerospace Parts
By Steven R. Alviti
Bel Air’s AutoHone reverse drag finisher rotates the media instead of the parts, which are then dipped into the flowing media in a rotating bin.
Bel Air Finishing’s How To Automate Medical Deburring & Polishing
By Steven R. Alviti
Bel Air’s AutoHone reverse drag finisher rotates the media instead of the parts, which are then dipped into the flowing media in a rotating bin.
Bel Air’s AutoHone Uses Robot Arm to Deburr, Polish, Clean and Dry Parts
By Jedd Cole with Steven R. Alviti
Bel Air’s AutoHone reverse drag finisher rotates the media instead of the parts, which are then dipped into the flowing media in a rotating bin.
Centrifugal Disk Finishing
By Jenny Rush with Steven R. Alviti
Products Finishing describes the workings and benefits of Bel Air’s centrifugal disk finishing machines.
Media Frenzy
By Steven R. Alviti
A guide to selecting and using the right media for your mass finishing needs.
Critical Mass
By Dr. Laroux K. Gillespie
Article relating to the mass finishing of parts at the machining center.
J&J Metals Network
By J&J Metals Network
The agenda and welcome message for the J&J Metals Network COP Summit 2018, which took place on April 24, 2018.
To The Finish – Choosing tumbling techniques
By Steven R. Alviti
A guide to selecting and using the right media for your mass finishing needs.
Take ‘Em for a Spin
By Steven R. Alviti, Bel Air Finishing Supply Inc. Reprinted from Product Finishing Magazine, Feb 2007
This article deals with the deburring of difficult and small machined parts in an efficient and cost effective manner.
Bel Air Mass Finishing WPI MQP
By Nic Allen and Jeff Laun, Worcester Polytech Inst. Engineering Students
Understand the basic mechanisms we have determined the normal forces between a surface and a sample mass finishing media.
Former Jewelry Maker Finds New Life
By Chris Barrett, Providence Business News
Steve Alviti, owner of Bel Air, helped lead the company’s transformation from jewelry maker to a deburring-equipment manufacturer.
Bel Air Finishing’s Touch
By AMT NEWS Inc. Reprinted from AMT News, April 2013 Edition
This article deals with what Bel Air can provide another company with.
Spinning Away Waste
Reprinted from Product Finishing Online, August 2001
This article deals how Bel Air helped Aro-Sac solve their waste water problems.
The Effects of Burnishing on the Surface of Cast Gold and Silver Jewelry
By Steven R. Alviti, Reprinted from The Santa Fe Symposium on Jewelry Manufacturing Technology, May 2002
This article tries to dispel many misunderstanding about surface finishing on gold and silver jewelry.
The Effects of Ball Burnishing on Silver Castings: Phase II
By Steven R. Alviti, Reprinted from The Santa Fe Symposium on Jewelry Manufacturing Technology, May 2003
Part 2 of the above article, continues discussing the effects of Burnishing on Silver and Gold Jewelry
Greener Cleaning at Greenville Tube
By Gary Vasilash, Reprinted from the July/August 2009 PROCESS CLEANING Magazine
By replacing an open-dip tank with a vacuum cleaning system, Greenville Tube continues to meet its customers’ quality requirements with an environmentally friendly process.
Advantages of Airless Vacuum Vapor Degrease
By Tiyoda-Serec Corporation Precision & Industrial Cleaning Systems
The many advantages of airless vacuum vapor degreasers such as reduced waste disposal and a more environmentally friendly design.
How to Minimize Post-Processing Headaches for 3D-Printed Parts
By Steven Alviti
Although 3D metal printing is becoming more popular, finishing remains a challenging and arduous task. Understanding how post-processing works and how to measure results will help you optimize this crucial step.
Post Processing Metal & Plastic Laser AM Parts
By Steven R. Alviti
As laser additive manufacturing technologies progress, they are becoming an increasingly more viable form of production and prototyping. Laser AM has the ability to manufacture multiple parts simultaneously and create complex geometries, making laser AM a strong contender compared to more traditional methods of manufacturing.
Deciding on the best finishing processes for 3D Printing
By Steven Alviti
Develop 3D article about post processing best practices for 3D parts.
Post Processing – Do’s & Don’ts
By Christina M. Fuges
An article by Steve Alviti and edited by Christina Fuges. It explains the impact of post processing to the build geometry.
Dos and Donts for finishing of 3D printed parts
By Steven Alviti
An article that outlines the requirements of surface finishing.
Adapting Mass Finishing Techniques for Post Processing of 3D parts
By Steven R. Alviti
A guide to selecting and using the right media for your mass finishing needs.
Phillips Federal adds Bel Air Finishing post processing cell to Army arsenal
By Steven R. Alviti, Bel Air Finishing Supply Inc. Reprinted from Manufacturing News MAGAZINE
Bel Air and Phillips, a division of Phillips Corporation, have combined to install a completely operational cell for post processing of all types of metal and plastic additive manufactured components.
J&J Metals Network
By J&J Metals Network
The agenda and welcome message for the J&J Metals Network COP Summit 2018, which took place on April 24, 2018.
Better Tool Life Through Advanced Chemistry
Manufacturing Engineering – ED Sinkora
An article on tool coating and its benefits.
Edge-Prep Process using Drag Finishing
By R. Bailey
Cutting tool edge-prep using drag finishing technology
Drag Finishing Process for Cutting Tool Polishing
By R. Bailey
The process and benefits of drag finishing technology for tool polishing
R. Bailey