Medical Process Examples

Bel Air uses many deburring, polishing, & surface blending methods on medical implants. We use various technologies such as centrifugal disc machines &  reverse drag finishers to mass finish bone screws, bone plates, femoral implants, & surgical tools. 

Titanium Screw Critical Threads

Objective	Deburr
Part Description	Tulip Style Bone Screw
Material	Titanium
Process Type	Centrifugal Disc Polisher Machine

Critical threads are deburred while maintaining the self tapping feature of the screws. This is done in a high speed cellular environment with a process developed fir the worldwide leading manufacturer of bone screws.

Automated Ultra Polish Implants

Objective	Polish below Ra of 4
Part Description	Implant
Material	Chrome Cobalt
Process Type	Drag Finisher, Reverse Drag Finisher

Remove Machining Lines & Surface Polishing

Objective	remove machine lines and bright
Part Description	Bone plates
Material	Titanium
Process Type	Disc Finisher

 

 

Remove all machining lines from 9” long bone plates and polish surface in validated automated system.

Remove & Polish Lines on Bone Plates

Objective	remove machine lines and bright
Part Description	Bone plates
Material	316 SS
Process Type	Disc Finisher

Bel Air Finishing is Capable Of Grinding And Blending Out  Visual lines as is  Shown In the picture.

This Is Accomplished By Utilizing The Energy Being Generated In Mass Finishing Piece Of Equipment And The Abrasive Media Flowing Over The Surface Of The Parts.

Dental Tools- Color Coating

Objective	Color coding
Part Description	Dental tools
Material	Stainless steel
Process Type	Color coating

Apply custom color coating for code identification using clear coat and PVD technologies.

Edge Prep / Honing Medical Bone Cutter

Objective	Eliminate Hand Deburring
Part Description	Medical Cutter
Material	17-4 PH Stainless steel
Process Type	Disc Finisher

The burrs on this part needed to be removed yet not rounded. In order to maintain and improve the cutting edges.

Objective	Deburr
Part Description	Medical stapler component
Material	Stainless steel
Process Type	High Energy Centrifugal Equipment

Objective	Remove machine lines to Ra of 8
Part Description	Partial Tibia Trays
Material	Titanium
Process Type	Drag & Spindle Finishing Equipment

Objective	Deburr & remove machine lines
Part Description	Medical Operating Device
Material	Plastic
Process Type	Centrifugal Disc Finisher

Objective	Blend & prep for anodize
Part Description	Medical Devices
Material	Aluminum
Process Type	Vibratory Finisher, processed with ECO-FLEX dry media

Objective	Blend and polish below Ra of 4
Part Description	Femoral
Material	Titanium
Process Type	Centrifugal High Energy Finishing Machine

Objective	Deburr without rolling burr
Part Description	Bone Screws
Material	Titanium
Process Type	Centrifugal Finishing

Objective	Blend & polish
Part Description	Bone Plate
Material	Titanium
Process Type	Centrifugal Barrel Finisher

Objective	Polish
Part Description	Tibia Tray
Material	Cobalt chrome
Process Type	Metal Polishing Tools Equipment

Objective	Remove machine lines, deburr
Part Description	Spinal Implant Device
Material	Titanium
Process Type	Centrifugal Disc Finisher

Objective	Polish coating
Part Description	Hip Ball
Material	Coated cobalt chrome
Process Type	Drag Finisher

Objective	Polish surface & deburr
Part Description	Tibia Implant
Material	High-density poly
Process Type	Centrifugal Disc Finisher

Objective	Polish ceramic coating
Part Description	Femoral Implant
Material	Coated titanium
Process Type	Metal Tumbler Polisher

Objective	Deburr and blend machine lines
Part Description	Implant Components
Material	Cobalt chrome
Process Type	FMSL 22 Centrifugal Disc Finisher

Objective	Deburr
Part Description	Stint
Material	Titanium
Process Type	Centrifugal Barrel Finisher

Objective	Deburr & pre-anodize
Part Description	Hip Stem
Material	Cobalt chrome
Process Type	Reverse Drag Finisher

Objective	Deburr & pre-anodize
Part Description	Bone Screws with Tulips
Material	Titanium
Process Type	Centrifugal Disc Finisher

Objective	Polish surface
Part Description	Operating Scissors
Material	Stainless steel forging
Process Type	Centrifugal Disc Finisher

Objective	Deburr & pre-anodize
Part Description	Implant Drill Fixtures
Material	Cobalt chrome
Process Type	Centrifugal Disc Finisher

Objective	Deburr & pre-anodize
Part Description	Bone Screw Tulips
Material	Titanium
Process Type	Centrifugal Disc Finisher

Objective	Eliminate hand deburring
Part Description	Operating Devices
Material	Titanium
Process Type	Centrifugal Disc Finisher with Precision Tumbling Media

Objective	Deburr
Part Description	Operating Tool
Material	Stainless steel
Process Type	Centrifugal Finishing Machine

Objective	Deburr cut off
Part Description	Medical Needle
Material	Stainless steel
Process Type	AutoHone Robotic Reverse Drag Finisher

Objective	Blend Machining
Part Description	Operating Instrument Jaw – Biopsy
Material	Stainless steel
Process Type	Abrasive Media

Objective	Blend machining
Part Description	Bone Plate
Material	Titanium
Process Type	Centrifugal Disc Finisher

Objective	Ultrapolish
Part Description	Implant
Material	Cobalt chrome
Process Type	Centrifugal Barrel Finisher

Objective	Deburr fine slot
Part Description	Medical Operation Rod
Material	Stainless Steel
Process Type	FM-WJ33 Slurry Blaster

Objective	Deburr fine holes
Part Description	Arthroscope Tip
Material	Chrome cobalt
Process Type	Drag Finisher

Objective	Polish ends without affecting knurls
Part Description	Instrument Handle
Material	Stainless steel
Process Type	Drag Finisher

Objective	Remove machining lines
Part Description	Operating Device
Material	Stainless steel
Process Type	Centrifugal Disc Finisher

Objective	Polish
Part Description	Leg Prosthetic Component
Material	Titanium
Process Type	Centrifugal Finishing

Objective	Deburr
Part Description	Bone Screw
Material	Titanium
Process Type	Centrifugal Disc Finisher

Objective	Deburr small groove
Part Description	Operating Device Component
Material	Stainless steel
Process Type	Tumbler Machine

Objective	Blend and polish to Ra 4
Part Description	Tibia Tray
Material	Cobalt chrome
Process Type	Drag Finisher & Reverse Drag Finisher

Objective	Deburr & passivate
Part Description	Medical Jaws
Material	Stainless steel
Process Type	Vibratory Polishing Machine

Objective	Polish to attain clear finish
Part Description	Implant Tools
Material	Acrylic
Process Type	Vibratory Finisher

Objective	Deburr and polish
Part Description	Spinal Implant
Material	PEEK plastic
Process Type	Centrifugal Disc Finisher & Magnetic Pin Finisher

Objective	Deburr
Part Description	Bone Tap
Material	Stainless steel
Process Type	Drag Finisher

Objective	Deburr, blend machine lines, and polish
Part Description	Bone Plate Prototypes
Material	Titanium
Process Type	Centrifugal Barrel Finisher

Objective	Blend all machine lines
Part Description	Hip Stem
Material	Cobalt chrome
Process Type	Centrifugal High Energy Finishing Machine

Objective	Polish
Part Description	Pill Punch
Material	Tool Steel
Process Type	Ultra Polish

Objective	Deburr with no damage to threads
Part Description	Bone Screws
Material	Stainless steel
Process Type	Disk Centrifuge

Objective	Remove all machine marks and blend surfaces
Part Description	Medical Device
Material	Stainless steel
Process Type	Centrifugal Finishing