FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Brenham, Texas, [May 17, 2019] – REM Surface Engineering has developed the world’s first Extreme ISF® Process Cell for use on small to medium-sized Metal FDM, L-PBF, and Binder Jet Components. This post-process surface finishing cell has been designed to take advantage of REM’s chemically accelerated process technology to maximize cost efficiency while minimizing cycle time. REM’s Extreme ISF® Process Cell is compatible with all stainless steel variants including 17-4, 15-5, and 316/316L, aluminum alloys, carbon, and tool steels.
“REM has been installing our technology for use on standard, subtractively manufactured components for over 30 years but metal additively manufactured components come with a unique set of surface finishing challenges,” REM President, Justin Michaud said. “REM has been providing outsourced processing solutions to the metal AM industry for approximately the last decade, and in that time, we have seen the need for installed solutions of our Extreme ISF® Process technology grow. It is for this reason that we set out to design a processing cell that would maximize the advantages of our chemical mechanical process technology while minimizing processing costs.”
REM states the Extreme ISF® Process Cell will be the first of multiple version to be released over the next 18-24 months, to provide customers with a range of equipment options to fit the variety of component shapes, sizes and alloys that are most prevalent in metal AM and require the superior surface finish and dynamic fatigue benefits generated by our technology.
About REM Surface Engineering
REM Surface Engineering, the inventor of the ISF® Process, the Rapid ISF® Process, the Extreme ISF® Process, and the REM® Process, is a global leader in providing surface engineering solutions. The REM’s isotropic superfinishing technologies are value-adding and performance-enhancing improvements to conventional machining operations such as grinding and lapping. Founded in 1965 in Southington, CT by Robert Michaud, REM Surface Engineering is a family-owned company that has proudly been serving our partners and customers for over 50 years. REM Surface Engineering operates four locations in Brenham, TX, Southington, CT, Merrillville, IN, and St. Neots, UK that provide products and services globally. For more information, please visit www.remchem.com.
Media Contact: Christina Michaud
cmichaud@remchem.com