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Need equipment to mirror finish stainless steel sheet

April 19, 2011

I came across your website while looking for an expert in polishing stainless steel sheets.

We are a new startup company in the strip metal processing industry and we have a potential customer in China who wants a line that grinds and polishes CR stainless steel of various grades to different finishes.

We have experience with grinding and polishing lines but not the mirror finishes and our supplier of grinders is not interested to offer it.

Can you recommend any manufacturer of buffing equipment that might be interested? or point us to an expert in the field?

Material:
CR SS 2xx, 3xx and 4xx with high yield strength
0.1 mm - 0.8 mm (.004"-.030") thick
800 mm-1300 mm wide (30"-50") wide

We normally unwind a coil of steel through a series of grinding heads under tension and use a wet abrasive belt system to "repair" or finish grind the material. Then wind the material back on a coil with paper interleave. The finished product is used to make panels for cabinets, operator stations, etc. I am not sure what the mirror finish product will be used for, maybe exposed places like elevators, escalators.

Thanks and Best Regards
Brett from Canada

Brett Snider
process line supplier - Washago, Ontario, Canada