Metal decorating

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As a part of grinding, metal decorating is a metal-cutting manufacturing process with a geometrically undefined cutting edge. According to DIN 8589, metal decorating belongs to the machining process among the manufacturing processes .

Procedure

Metal decorating is a procedural advancement of the mortising method known in this area .

The process basically consists of 3 steps:

  1. CAD-supported digitization of the desired decor
  2. CAM / CNC-supported conversion to grinding or travel paths (depending on the decor in different diameters from 7 to 100 mm).
  3. Workpiece machining

The use of abrasive special products gives the applied decors more depth and a look that is hardly achievable with conventional grinding processes (e.g. three-dimensional effects).

Machinable materials and dimensions

Metal decorating can be applied to sheet metal and strips such as aluminum, stainless steel, copper and brass. Well-known processing sizes are the common sheet metal formats up to 1500 × 3000 mm, in thicknesses of 0.4 - 1.5 mm. Already made perforated plates can be metal decorated afterwards.

Areas of application

  • Architecture: facades
  • Furniture and kitchen industry: cover fronts and panels
  • Interior fittings: covers, spark guards, pictures and frames

advantages

The advantages of metal decorating are:

  • In contrast to conventional grinding methods, individual grinding geometries (decors) are possible when decorating metal
  • High surface quality (roughness) due to variably adjustable feed speeds