No-Defect Finishes

Author John L. Barry

Published

June 01, 2005 - 12:00pm

Abrasive selection and automation are keys to successful finishing of artificial implants.

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.

John L. Barry

Senior Technical Service Engineer

John L. Barry is a senior technical service engineer for 3M Abrasives Systems, St. Paul, Minnesota. For more information, visit www.3m.com/abrasives.

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