Surface finishing Archives - REM Surface Engineering

Expectations for a Chemically-Accelerated Super-finishing Process – Part 2/3

Posted by Justin Stephens on Monday, September 18th, 2023 in

In the previous article, we discussed the fact that chemically accelerated/assisted superfinishing, also known as isotropic superfinishing, was introduced into the gear industry more than twenty years ago. Since that time, it has become widely accept...

Surfaces: More than just roughness

Posted by Danny Estrada on Monday, July 24th, 2023 in

As the manufacturing community changes and evolves, there is always a need to reevaluate how one thinks about things. New […]...

Chemical-Mechanical Surface Polishing to Improve Mechanical Performance and Corrosion Resistance

Posted by Danny Estrada on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 in

The surface finishing process was performed by REM Surface Engineering, using their Extreme ISF Process®. This process combines a chemical polishing (CP) operation followed by […]...

The History of Electroplating and a Historical Review of the Evolution of NASF

Posted by Danny Estrada on Monday, April 5th, 2021 in

The history of electroplating is a curious mixture of mistakes, observations, serendipity and experimental development, enmeshed and entwined with the discovery of electricity in the late 18th century....

Materials Matter : Roughness Measurement: Optical vs. Contact Stylus Profilometry

Posted by Mark Michaud on Sunday, April 19th, 2020 in

Optical profilometry will become an important tool for predicting gear performance with more research and development of an objective lens to fit into tooth spaces....

Roughness Measurement Tips: The Scratch Pad

Posted by Mark Michaud on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 in

From the perspective of the shop floor environment, the previous Materials Matter column “Roughness Measurement Tips: 2 V 5” discussed the contact stylus 2-micron radius tip versus a 5-micron radius tip....