Finishing Pistol Reload Assembly
The customer wanted to smooth the surface of their pistol reload assembly manufactured using FDM printed PETG w/ carbon fiber.
Eliminate Hand Grinding in Pewter Pendants
The customer wanted to remove the hand labor for removing small hanging gates & parting line imperfections left from the mold.
Polishing Gold Jewelry Beads
The customer wanted to determine an automated process to eliminate the need for hand finishing required for gold jewelry beads.
Polishing Tiffany Chain Bracelet
Tiffany’s wanted to determine a process to eliminate the hand-finishing required for their sterling silver chains.
Polishing Pewter Pendants
The customer wanted their rubber mold cast pewter pendants to be finished to a polished and or pre-plate finish.
Super Polishing a Punch
The customer wanted to determine a process to reduce the surface from a ground finish to a super polish finish of Ra 4 uin.
Automated Screw Deburring
The customer wanted Bel Air to determine a cost-effective solution for automating the deburring of medical screws.
Electropolishing Consumer Goods
The customer wanted Bel Air to test multiple technologies and electropolishing on their 3D-printed consumer components.
Testing of Multiple Finishing Technologies
The customer wanted Bel Air to test multiple finishing technologies on their 3D-printed watch and consumer components.
Clear Coating Plastic Flower After De-Powdering
The customer wanted Bel Air to determine a process for de-powdering and clear coating a 3D printed flower.
Color Coding Stainless Steel
The customer wanted to test color-coding their stainless steel dental instruments with PVD coating.
Wet Blasting Laser Cut Monograms
The customer wanted to determine a process to reduce the amount of hand finishing required for their laser-cut silver monograms.
Polishing Silver Medallions
The customer wanted to determine a process to reduce the amount of hand labor required to polish stamped silver medallions.
Cleaning Laser Cut Monograms
The customer wanted to determine a process to reduce the amount of hand labor required to polish stamped silver medallions.
Polishing Stamped D-Rings
The customer wanted to determine a process to achieve a shiny finish for their stainless steel stamped d-rings.
Surface Preparation of Wooden Hardware
The customer wanted to reduce the amount of hand labor they spent on sanding the wooden hardware they produce.
Surface Preparation of Wooden Handle
The customer wanted to reduce the amount of labor they spend on hand sanding the wooden handles they produce.
Deburring Backside of Cutting Tool Flutes
Tool Honing of high speed steel cutting tool flute. Entails deburring the backside of the cutting tool flute.
Honing Straight Flute End Mill
Hone edge to remove burr (shown with edge burr from grinding) and increase performance of Straight Flute End Mill.
Coating & Polishing End Mill
Polishing and Coating Carbide End Mill with a Titanium Nitride (TiN) which is wear resistant, inert, and reduces friction.
Honing Carbide Insert Cutter
Determined a labor and time saving process to hone and radius the edge of a Carbide Insert Cutter to .0004 in.
Honing Hardened Steel Cutting Tools
Determined a labor and time saving process for honing hardened steel cutting tools using Bel Airs Drag Finishers.
Polish Ceramic Coating of Femoral Implant
Bel Air determined a labor and time saving process for polishing the ceramic coating of a femoral medical implant.
Reduced Machine Lines on Bone Plate
Bel Air determined a process to produce a semi-polish finish while reducing machine lines on titanium bone plates.
Reduced Machine Lines of Medical Implant
Bel Air determined a process to produce a semi-polish finish while reducing machine lines on titanium medical implants.
Deburring Brass Electronic Connector
Bel Air determined a process for deburring the inner area on a bronze electronic connector using a Centrifugal Barrel Finisher.
Deburring Slot on Electronic Connector
Bel Air determined a consistent low labor process for deburring the slots on a bronze electronic connector.
Deburring Brass Electronics Connector
Bel Air determined a consistent low labor process to bring tubing end radius to the customer’s specification.
Stainless Steel Tubing End Radius
Bel Air determined a consistent low labor process to bring tubing end radius to the customer’s specification.
3D Printed Tooth Model
A customer from the additive manufacturing industry wanted to determine a process for deburring and polishing 3D-printed tooth models.
Deburring Titanium Dental Attachment
The objective was to determine an appropriate process for deburring titanium attachments used in the dental industry
Post Processing 3D Printed Tooth
The customer wanted to remove the matte rough look on side of the teeth to achieve a glossy, see-through finish.
Polishing Steel Dental Wire
The customer wanted to determine a cost-effective process for polishing steel wire used in the dental industry.
Deburring Reinforced Plastic Ring Seal
The customer wanted to determine the appropriate process to deburr plastic ring seals that have been reinforced with fiber.
Bronze Inner Ball Bearing Cage
The objective the customer wanted to accomplish was to radius the cross holes on a bronze inner ball-bearing cage.
Ultra Polishing A Steel Alloy Bearing Valve Component
The customer wanted to determine an efficient process to ultra polish valve balls which was accomplished using a centrifugal barrel finisher.
Deburring Roller Bearing Cage Slots
The customer wanted to determine a process that efficiently deburred the cage slots on a brass roller bearing cage.
Ultra Polishing Stainless Steel Valve Ball
The customer wanted to determine an efficient process to ultra polish valve balls which was accomplished using a Reverse Drag Finisher.
Deburring & Polishing Bearing Retainer
The customer wanted to determine an efficient process for deburring and polishing a steel alloy bearing retainer.
Steel Alloy Roller Bearing Race
The customer wanted to determine an efficient process to ultra polish Roller Bearing Race made of a steel alloy.
Radius Internal Holes of Inner Ball Bearing Cage
Bel Air determined a process to radius the internal holes on the bronze inner ball bearing cage using a centrifugal finishing machine.
Deburring Bronze Inner Bearing Cage
The customer wanted to determine a process that deburred the inner ball bearing slots on a brass inner cage.
Deburring and Polishing of Bearing Cage Ball Slots
The customer wanted the bearing ball slots on the steel alloy bearing cage to be deburred and then polished.
Refurbishing Automotive Housing
The customer wanted to remove all the carbon buildup that had accumulated in a Carbon Steel Diesel Turbo Vane.
3D Printed Intake Manifold
The customer wanted to remove and clean all excess build material from a BinderJet 3D printed Intake Manifold.
Refurbishing Diesel Turbo Vane
The customer wanted to remove all the carbon buildup that had accumulated in a Carbon Steel Diesel Turbo Vane.
Deburring Aluminum Automotive Connector
Using a Centrifugal Finishing Machine, Bel Air determined a method to deburr the edges and threads of an aluminum automotive connector.
Deburring Edges and Threads of Automotive Connector
Bel Air deburred the edges and threads of an aluminum automotive connector using centrifugal disc finishing.
Aluminum Automotive Connector
The customer wanted to determine a process to deburr the edges and threads of their aluminum automotive connectors.
Deburring Inconel Compressor Turbine Disc
The customer required controlled deburring of slots to keep within tolerances on a compressor turbine disc.
Aircraft Engine Compressor Disc Refurbishing
The customer requested that their Aircraft Engine Compressor Disc made of Inconel be refurbished/repaired.
Deburring Aerospace Electronic Package Enclosure
The customer requested deburring of the cut-out edges on an aluminum aircraft package that houses electronics.
High Volume Aircraft Hardware Deburring
Established inexpensive high volume approach to a one-step automatic process for deburring machined edges and imparting a cosmetic finish.
Aluminum Aircraft Hardware Polishing
Established a one-step automatic process for deburring machined edges and imparting a cosmetic finish in a cellular environment.
Deburring Stainless Steel Engine Blade Stiffener
Belair reduced the hand deburring of multiple geometric slots made with multiple sizes and forms while maintaining tight tolerances.
Jet Engine Compressor Blade Ultra Polishing
The customer’s goal was to establish a way to match a micro tech surface finish to achieve an ultra polish finish of less than Ra 6 µin.
Stainless Steel Compressor Blade Polishing
The customer needed the surface reduced from 54 µin to a Ra of less than 10 µin. Bel Air automated this process and achieved a Ra of 8 µin.
Aluminizing 3D Printed Fire Retardant ABS
The customer desired a quick turnaround for the post-processing & aluminizing of the fire-retardant ABS plastic.
Anodizing Miniature Colored Wheels
The customer desired a consistent color and finish. The customer stated the wheels did not need to be highly polished.
Ultem Plastic Fitting Deburring
The current process takes too long and is very time-consuming for the operator. The customer requested a more efficient method.
Post Processing 3D Printed Legend Ring
Bel Air helped the customer develop a manufacturing method with a faster JIT (just in time) delivery system while reducing hand labor.
3D Printed Dental Digital Arches Post Processing
The current process takes too long and is very time-consuming for the operator. The customer requested a more efficient method.
Post Processing Stainless Steel Dental Crowns
The current process takes too long and is very time-consuming for the operator. The customer requested a more efficient method.
Stainless Steel Piston Component Polishing
The customer wanted to eliminate hand finishing and go beyond their current capabilities of CNC turning and grinding.
Deburring and Rounding Plunger Edges
An example of micro deburring to validate a more economic method of part manufacturing than the current method.
Deburring Plunger Components
An example of micro deburring to validate a more economic method of part manufacturing than the current method.
Aluminum Heatsink Burnishing
Choose the correct media and compound so no lodging occurs. Smooth machine lines and bring to a bright shine.
Aluminum Block Burnishing
Choose the correct media and compound so no lodging occurs. Smooth machine lines and bring to a bright shine.
Deburring Aluminum Vape Parts
Customers’ goal was to increase process throughput and to eliminate multiple hand deburring steps, with automated process technologies.
Deburring Steel CNC Parts
Customers goal was to improve current old-style deburring department with updated process media and equipment