Abtex Corporation has expanded its Tri-Ten planetary head deburring system to include a return-to-operator (RTO) configuration. The Tri-Ten series is designed to deburr both sides of a part in a single pass, and all previous systems had been flow-through configurations.

The new system is designed for applications requiring a small footprint and portability. Parts are loaded at one end and a magnetic conveyor passes them through an offset planetary deburring head where three Abtex fiber abrasive brushes deburr the upward facing surface. The conveyor then carries the part to a mechanism that flips it on to a parallel magnetized conveyor that transports the part back through the planetary head and deposits it at an opening next to the entrance.

The pictured system, which has wheels for portability, deburrs both sides of “green” powder metal parts. The part also has three half-inch protrusions on one side, so it first passes through a single long trim brush that extends beyond one the protrusions to deburr the target surface.