Technical Articles

Useful technical information on metalworking, surface roughness, tolerances and manufacturing methods.

What is Honing?

Detailed information about the honing process, honing stones, crosshatch surface texture and plateau finish.

Working principle of roller burnishing, plastic deformation and its advantages.

Burr formation, harmful effects of burrs and deburring methods for intersecting holes.

Ra values, roughness symbols and achievable surface roughness values by manufacturing method.

ISO 286-2 hole and shaft tolerance tables, fit types and ISO fits used in mechanical engineering.

IT tolerance values achievable with lapping, honing, grinding, turning, milling, drilling and other methods.

Conversion factors and calculation examples for Ra, Rz, Rt, Rmax, Rp, RMS roughness values.