NEW proaucts CERIUM OXIDE POLISHING Ocean State Abrasives of West
Warwick, R.I., offers a full line of cerium oxide powders and pre-mixed
slurries for polishing optical lenses, windows, glass, mirrors, crystals, metals, and plastics. Premalox highpurity cerium oxide powders are 99.99% pure and are formulated with a p roprietary chemistry that enhances suspension in slu rries. These powders are available in standard 0.8-, 1.0-, and 1.5-Jlm particle sizes; just mix with deionized water, st ir, and they are ready to use. For users who pre fer pre-mix ed cerium oxid e slurries, as Abrasives offers the PremaSol brand of cerium oxide slur ries in 40%, 15%, and 10% solids. These slurries have been develop ed as a soft-settle dispersion and sho uld be kept agitated throughout the pol ishing process for best resu lts. For more in formation, call (401) 8257788 or visit www.osabrasives.com , Circle 408 on reade r se rvice card
DEBURRING WHEELS Rex-Cut Products is now providing a line of small Type 1 straight-sided cotton fiber de burring wh eels for Christmas t ree an d turbine root deburring an d edge-b reaking applicat ions. Rex-Cut Type 1 Abrasive Wheels feature multiple layers of 52 I metalfinishing I November 2009
non-woven cotton fiber with aluminum oxide or silicon carb ide abrasives that are laminated, pressed, and bo n ded together into a den se wheel that lasts twice as long as unitized wheels. Providing smooth operator control, the y are ideally suited for deburring, chamfering, and finis hing turbin e roots. Availab le in 1", 2" , and 3 " sizes, these small abrasive wheels come in two styles: soft bond for light deb urring , blen din g and finishing, an d hard bond for aggr essive grinding . Constantly revealin g fresh abrasives as the y work, grain sizes offered are coarse , mediu m, fine , and very fine. Othe r sizes and thicknesses are also available. For more in formation, email bobc@rexcu t.co m or visit www.rexcut.com. Circle 409 on reade r service card
COALESCERS Zebra Skimmers Corp., a full-line
manufacturer of oil skimmers and fluid maintenance equ ipment, has expanded its Muscle Coaleseer line to in clude a new model for servicing air compressor condensa te. This new coalescer model is a simple and costeffective solution , preventing environmental contaminatio n whi le reducing th e over all compressor waste stream. Several benefits of the Muscle Compressor Coalescer: • Robust, yet simple design to fit any budget • Automatic air release valve and de-oiled water exit • Reduces compressor waste stream
up to 98% • Works with almost any size compressor • lifetime warranty
Call (888) 249-4855 or e-mai l
[email protected] for more information. Circle 41 0 on reader service card
GREY DYE FOR ALUMINUM Reliant Aluminum Products, LLC has
introduced a new production dye bath for fade-resistan t indoor colors for aluminum. Sanodure Grey R Liquid contains a concentrated Azo dye that produces pewter shades that do not flare under incan descent light. An advantage of using a dye with this sing le component is the stability it promot es with regard to color shifting over time . This dye is a slow striker, even at higher con centrations, facilitati ng uniform coloring on the load . Th e San odure Grey R Liquid can be applied with in a pH range of 5.0-6.0 and requires the addition of a sodium acetat e-based stabi lizer. For more information, VISit www.ReliantAluminum Prod ucts.com. Circle 411 on reade r serv ice card
DISK FINISHER AlMCO KleenTee, Inc., adds a stat e-
of-the-art centrifugal disk finisher to its bro ad lin e of metal parts finish ing equipmen t. Key to the new Model ACDF-75 is its advanced design th at includes a smaller opening between spinning and stationary components at th e base of the machine, keeping www.metalfinishing.com