Horizontal Shaft Polishing Machine

Fixture-Based Finishing for Shafts and Crankshafts

The horizontal shaft polishing machine holds suitable workpieces in fixtures and moves them into a tank of finishing media. The shafts rotate about their own axes while the media tank moves back and forth. This relative movement allows the media to work on accessible surfaces for deburring, edge rounding, smoothing, and polishing.

The described arrangement can hold up to two shafts per cycle. The listed processing length is 500–1200 mm, with a processing diameter of 320 mm. Check the usable envelope, fixture clearance, part weight, and loading position against the actual drawing before selecting the machine.

Handling and Process Equipment

• Parts conveyor and loading arrangement
• Lifting mechanism for the workpieces and media handling
• Water circulation and purification equipment
• Online cleaning of the abrasive media
• Rotational and linear motion settings matched to the workpiece

Agree which handling equipment and water-treatment components are included in the quotation. Review the loading sequence, fixture changeover, liquid flow, and access for maintenance together with the surrounding production line.

Confirm Surface and Dimensional Requirements

Finishing removes material from the surfaces reached by the media. Establish the required burr removal, edge radius, surface roughness, and dimensional limits with representative parts. Fixture-based finishing should not be assumed to increase hardness, remove all residual stress, or leave every dimension unchanged.

Send the shaft drawing, material, overall dimensions, weight, batch quantity, incoming surface condition, and target finish. Identify journals, threads, sealing faces, and other areas that must be protected. Inovatec can review the fixture concept, media, handling equipment, and trial scope.

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