Plastic Surface Finishes Parts Photos

Acrylic as machined

Component requires superior surface finish for device success. Critical profile eliminates secondary polishing operation as option.

Special designed tooling allows 10 - 16 micro inch finish as machined. Burnish tool cleans part and adds high gloss.

Acrylic as machined

Customer needs optical finish with low distortion for bubble & liquid visualization

Cast acrylic has the highest light transmittance. Finish as machined with no secondary polishing.

Direct machine acrylic polishing

Acrylic lens as machined. Customer requires no scratches for viewing through the long end of the part.

Electrophoresis Comb requires no burrs on well sites

Good machining practice combined with bead blast finish leaves consistent tooth profile

Machined Polycarbonate Fitting

Medical device needs near sharp edge (.002-.006) for minimal dead space in blood flow path. No nicks or scratches

Difficult application as processing through vapor polish can scrap part. Special handling procedures meets the customers quality requirements.

20 Ra finish in Polypropylene

High visiblity light pipe in a instrument needs high gloss/polish finish

On machine plastic polishing consistently brings finish to 20 rms with no tooling marks or feed lines.

Vapor Polishing, Ultem Machined Component

Customer needs best possible roller surface for tape drive. Ultem is selected for its low inertia with vapor polishing to reach under 20 rms surface finish

Black Ultem Machining

Interior bead blasted, exterior vapor polished with laser engraving