Thursday, September 13, 2018

Custom Made Rust Free Hardware

By Eric Carter


Industrial processes range from manufacturing or production, packaging, transporting and finally the disposal of waste. To make it possible to move the large volumes of industrial, multiple rust free hardware or heavy loads sectional flights are used. These are individual turns, wraps or segments of wraps formed into a helix which means they are a three dimensional spirally shape. When they turn they move or mix the object or material to the required end.

These screw like tools are in a variety of sizes for different work. To cut, drill or flighting of different functions, in agriculture or other work. The size or dimensions are limited by the formability of the base material. Some are made with bolt segments for mounting or attaching segments to each other for easy assembly. This also makes it easy to transport large flights to be assembled at work point.

Cost of buying a completely new set of flight is very high and not affordable for many. It is cost effective to custom make the missing parts. In this, the client may choose to have the most durable materials in the right positions not throughout the whole tool. The fast eroding pieces can be made with the strongest materials while others that may never be replaced may use less expensive ones.

While the engineering of new equipment is welcomed by some, some people however still hold on and appreciate the older versions of machinery. This may be because of the user-friendly operations or skills acquired. It may cost some money for training or assistance to get the new skills to operate the new machines. Or just the fear of trying something instead of what has been tried and tested over years.

These tools are made of different types of steel. The metal is engineered according to purpose. Because of the friction in their function, the material must be strong and durable. Mild steel also called carbon steel is used, it is a stiff and strong metal. However, they are easily oxidised meaning they can rust easily. Their use must be in dry conditions or coated with a protective agent.

The segmented tools save money when replacing them. After several years or multiple uses, equipment no matter how durable they were made they would be worn out completely or in some parts. This would affect the effectiveness of work, taking more time to do the same work or not able to complete the tasks at all. Segments are easy to replace the pieces by purchasing those only.

The most popular stainless steel is the 3CR12, which has 12% chromium. This is stronger and it is corrosive resistant. Because of the durable nature, it can be sharpened to sharper blades and different width of segments of flighting parts. The composition does not rely on any expensive alloys so it is fairly affordable.

The edges sharpness is flattened according to the specific use. The available ready to sale pieces are standard sizes. With an overall size of 50mm t0 300mm and a diameter of up to 420mm. These may vary according to custom made or specialised machinery for different purposes.




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