Grinding and Polishing
Custom Metal Finishing Services
Nu-Way offers grinding and polishing as part of our custom metal finishing offerings.
Grinding a metal part will remove burrs, deep cuts or saw marks. It also prepares the part for polishing. Polishing is a form of grinding that involves smoothing the part so that it has an even and completely flat surface.
Three Types of Grinding
The three kinds of grinding we offer at Nu-Way are:
Vibratory Grinding
Vibratory grinding helps minimize mechanical surface damage. The metal part is abraded by the repeated high-frequency vibrations.
Tumbling
A common term in geology, tumbling is used here at Nu-Way to provide a smooth finish on metal surfaces. Rather than being abraded by grit or vibrations, tumbling requires the part itself and a tumbling machine to get the surface shiny and free of imperfections.
Polishing
Polishing can remove what is left over from grinding, but is very rarely used on its own. Polishing is a less harsh method of smoothing the surface and great to use in conjunction with one of our other finishing methods.
