Metal decorating
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:
- CAD-supported digitization of the desired decor
- CAM / CNC-supported conversion to grinding or travel paths (depending on the decor in different diameters from 7 to 100 mm).
- 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