Make high-quality products such as watches and jewellery shine.

Blasting systems are often used to produce watches and jewellery. Different blasting methods and blasting media visually improve refined materials. In addition to polishing, the surfaces can also be structured, matted or roughened. The design is decisive – even different surface finishing areas within one part are possible. Matte and high-gloss areas can be placed side by side.

Other creative areas of use of surface finishing

Not only watches and jewellery profit from the procedures of surface finishing by blasting technology. Other objects do so as well, including:

• Glasses frames
• Belt buckles
• Cutlery
• Fittings
• Furniture legs
• Lamps
• Decorative objects for indoors and outdoors

The automotive industry is another important user of surface finishing. Metal parts such as switching knobs, mirrors, shock absorbers or wheel rims are improved by blasting this way.

Not only visually relevant: surface finishing in the industry

In addition to improving design, surface finishing can do even more in industrial applications. In the course of production, workpieces may have surfaces that are not suitable for further processing. These must be processed before they can be sent to the next processing step, which includes detindering and smoothing, deburring or cleaning of parts. The surfaces are roughened for later varnishing of workpieces or application of a primer. This ensures reliable bonding of the coat.

Roughening implants and surgical instruments

Surface finishing plays a decisive role in medicine technology as well. For example, implants are roughened to help the body enclose them and to help them grow in well. Small parts such as medical screws, thin stents of metal or valves are also prepared for use in the body by finishing. The grip areas of surgical instruments are roughened to make them slip less easily and better to grip.

Call us at +49 (0) 7741 808 93 0 or email us at info(at)sigg-strahltechnik(dot)de – we will gladly advise you regarding the options of surface finishing and matching blasting systems for your company.