Roll to the Finish

Author Fred Ogburn
Published
June 01, 2001 - 12:00pm

The advantages of roller burnishing compared to abrasive finishing processes.

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Related Glossary Terms

  • abrasive

    abrasive

    Substance used for grinding, honing, lapping, superfinishing and polishing. Examples include garnet, emery, corundum, silicon carbide, cubic boron nitride and diamond in various grit sizes.

  • burnishing

    burnishing

    Finishing method by means of compressing or cold-working the workpiece surface with carbide rollers called burnishing rolls or burnishers.

Author

Corporate Communications Manager

Fred Ogburn is corporate communications manager for Cogsdill Tool Products Inc., Camden, South Carolina. For additional information about the company’s cutting tools, call 803-438-4000 or visit www.cogsdill.com.