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Metal Surface Treatment Guide: PVD Coating

PVD coating is a vacuum-based surface treatment used to create a thin film on metal, ceramic, glass and selected plastic components. PVD stands for Physical Vapor Deposition. The process can...

Self-Clinching Fastener Guide: Selection and Installation Dimensions

1. What Are Self-Clinching Fasteners? Self-clinching fasteners provide permanent internal threads, external threads or fixed spacing in thin sheet metal. This guide compares self-clinching nuts, threaded studs, through-hole standoffs and...

Metal Surface Treatment Guide: Etching

1. Definition and Suitable Applications Metal etching in precision manufacturing usually refers to Photochemical Etching (PCE), also known as chemical etching or photo chemical machining (PCM). The process uses a...

Metal Surface Treatment Guide: Brushing

1. What is Brushing Metal surface brushing, also known as brushing or hairline finishing, is a mechanical surface treatment process. Abrasive belts, brushing wheels, nylon wheels, or non-woven wheels are...

Metal Surface Treatment Guide: Shot Peening

1. What is Shot Peening? Shot peening is a cold-working surface strengthening process that uses high-speed spherical media to repeatedly impact the metal surface. It generates a controlled plastic deformation...

Metal Surface Treatment Guide: Sandblasting Process

1. What Is Sandblasting? Sandblasting is a surface-finishing process in which abrasive media are propelled at high speed onto a workpiece by compressed air or mechanical force. Rather than simply...