Artifact Restoration & Fossil Preparation with MicroBlasting
These are delicate tasks! See how the Hunley project and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles use MicroBlasting to reveal a part of the past.
Control Etch Rates on PZT for MEMS Fabrication
Researchers at the University of Maryland determined that MicroBlasting made the process of etching PZT controllable, mass-producible, and efficient. Combining Comco technology and dry film photoresist masking, they were able to produce channels to a specified depth. This paper published in the Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering compares other processes and provides a detailed outcome.
Remove Excess Brazing Material from Cutting Tools
This micro-case study shows how MicroBlasting efficiently removes excess alloy filler after brazing without dulling or darkening a cutting tool surface. (Includes video.)
Edge-Rounding on Nitinol Implants
Aluminum oxide has long been the go-to abrasive for cleaning stents, valves, and other Nitinol implants before electropolishing. But recently, selective edge-rounding entered the application, and aluminum oxide was not enough. This month, we look at how glass bead took a radius from 2 microns to 24 microns.
Etching Channels to Create an Air Bearing or a Hydrodynamic Seal
Learn how automated micro-precision sandblasting can etch channels to a precise and repeatable depth in the surface of an air bearing or hydrodynamic seal.
Deburring Black PEEK with Wheat Starch
Deburring black PEEK is risky. This carbon or graphite-filled material easily discolors or roughens, even when using mild abrasives. Wheat starch removes burrs without changing the dimensional or aesthetic integrity of black PEEK. See the results in this post.