Detroit Metal Finishing & Deburring
Automotive Tumbling is a leader in high quality metal finishing. Based in Detroit, Automotive Tumbling serves several industries, including automotive, heavy truck, fastener, agricultural, structural, recreational, military, medical, marine, appliance, furniture, and the plumbing industry. Most Importantly, each industry we serve, we are 100% dedicated to satisfying all customer requirements. Our motto is to not only meet, but exceed your expectations every single time.
TUMBLING And VIBRATORY DEBURR detroit
Both tumbling and vibratory deburr utilize abrasive media to remove excess sharp edges and burrs from stampings or other machined parts. The parts are placed into a vibratory machine that tumbles/vibrates and rotates the product in abrasive media. This smoothes rough surfaces and breaks all sharp corners on the product. Vibratory deburring Detroit is more suitable for parts requiring safe handling, such as camshafts, telescoping magnesium steering columns, and stainless steel IV stands for the medical industry.
Other uses include creating a specified, cosmetic surface, cleaning and descaling. Automotive Tumbling has the ability to vibratory tumble to a specific RA/RZ profile handle any type of metal tumbling and deburring in Detroit and all surrounding areas.
detroit DEBURRING PROCESSES FOR BUSINESSES OF ALL TYPES AND SIZES
Automotive Tumbling has the capabilities to provide deburring for virtually any type of industrial operation, regardless of size. We can even take on high production deburring and finishing projects for which other Detroit metal finishing industry companies may not have the knowledge or resources to meet the high quality standards you demand and deserve.
AUtomotive Tumbling IS YOUR Detroit DEBURRING SOURCE
Automotive Tumbling offers cost-effective Detroit vibratory deburring processes that are an invaluable asset in your quest to improve quality, reduce lead times and enhance your competitive position in the marketplace. We provide our value-added metal finishing services in Detroit to industries such as automotive, manufacturing, electronics and telecommunications. As a customer-focused metal finishing company, we are committed to achieving total customer satisfaction.
OUR SERVICES
A few of the metal finishing Detroit services we offer are below:

Metal Tumbling & Deburirng Detroit
Often during the manufacturing process, parts are left with small raised edges that can be sharp sometimes. These tiny fragments of metal that remain attached to the metal parts are known as burrs...

VIBRATORY DEBURRING DETROIT
If your business involves machining operations such as grinding, drilling or turning, burrs are a common but often unavoidable problem. At Automotive Tumbling, we offer a wide range of industrial metal finishing...

DEGREASING WASHING CLEANING detroit
Degreasing Washing Detroit is commonly utilized to remove contaminants on the surfaces of metal prior to applying a coating. The metal stamping process leaves residues, such as lubricants, metal shavings,..
TYPES OF Detroit METAL TUMBLING AND DEBRUUING
Barrel Tumbling Detroit
It would be very time-consuming and laborious to remove metal burrs individually, by hand. That is why we use a barrel tumbler to deburr many small parts at once. Detroit barrel tumbling is excellent at rounding off corners and removing any sharp burrs on parts that have heavy radiuses. Different speeds and amplitudes of vibration are used when deburring different parts, but in general: High speeds and large amplitudes can get the job done by rolling over burrs and mushroom sharp edges.
Vibratory Deburring Detroit
When using the process of Detroit vibratory deburring, it can be compared to that of a filing action. As upward, angular force is applied, metal parts and media are rubbed together creating a cutting action. A vibratory tumbler applies a force 5 to 10 times greater than that of a barrel tumbling machine. This results in a much shorter cycle time as the vibratory tumbler is able to cut the entire load with one pulse. Detroit vibratory deburring can be used on fragile parts because there are no unequal forces acting on the parts.
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Both Detroit barrel tumbling and vibratory deburring in Detroit use some form of media to create soft, clean edges on metal parts. The media in our deburring machines may consist of stone, ceramic, or plastic beads. Water is added to the machines to wash away dirt and carry the media. When necessary, chemicals are used to improve the quality of the finished product.
Detroit deburring is the act of removing sharp burrs from large and small parts edges to smooth them down. Detroit Tumble Deburring is a procedure used for medium to large, less-fragile stampings as a pretreatment for the next operation. It generates a softened edge on metal components that is safe to handle and promotes the adhesion of plating or other coating systems on the edges. In addition, our vibratory finishing Detroit operations benefit greatly from this approach of deburring and cleaning.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF Detroit METAL BURRS
Detroit deburring can be classified not only by the cutting direction but also by the mechanism by which it is formed. Poissrolloverover, tear, and cut-off is the four different types.
Mechanical Burrs Detroit
There are two sorts of mechanical rollover burrs and breakout burrs. During metal forming procedures such as drilling, shearing, punching, sawing, and routing, the first and final types of burr are inflicted. The use of the right tools, as well as the proper speed and feed rates, can help to eliminate burrs.
Burr Poisson Detroit
The term “Poisson” comes from the Poisson effect, which refers to the expansion of directions perpendicular to the stress application. When compressive stresses are applied to a material, the edges of the area in contact distort and elongate, forming burrs. As the cutting tool’s tip makes contact with the workpiece, the compressive and shearing forces cause the cut’s edges to distort. Entrance burrs, which occur at the cutting tool’s entry point, are the result of these deformations.
Roll-over Burr Detroit
Chips that are bent rather than severed off the cutter’s path are called bent chips. Some material rolls and travels with the cutting tool as it exits the cut. The material folds inwards and along the cut edge toward the feed. The chip does not separate from the portion of the material that is sufficiently ductile. Because the chip or roll becomes thicker as the depth increases, the depth of cut also leads to the production of a roll-over burr.
Tear Burr Detroit
Detroit tear burrs are sided burrs that arise when a cut item is plastically distorted rather than sheared completely. This is seen in punching techniques, where the contour of the punched hole is left with a sharp, jagged edge. This is the result of material ripping away from the workpiece.
Burr Cut-off Detroit
The leftover material as the cut component separates or falls off from the main part causes a cut-off burr. This might be either a good or bad burr. Saw cuts and automatic screw machine parts are the most common places to find cut-off burrs. Burrs of this type can be avoided by adequately supporting both sides of the cut until it is completed.
Thermal Burrs Detroit
Slags spatters, and dross are all terms used to describe these types of burrs. Slags are formed when molten metal is hardened through welding, plasma cutting, or laser cutting. Due to residual stresses caused by heating and uncontrolled cooling, slags have different mechanical characteristics than the base metal. Slags may normally be chipped off using a manual power brush, but grinding may be required in some circumstances.
Automotive Tumbling DEBURRING SERVICES
Automotive Tumbling utilizes Detroit vibratory finishing & tumbling services to remove burrs, clean parts, and produce a uniform finish. In addition, our state-of-the-art deburring tools assist with getting your parts completed. We only provide our customers with our best work. All of the parts that come out of our facility will be the highest quality and not only meet, but exceed your expectations. If you have any questions about our Detroit deburring services, don’t hesitate to contact us today!
A FEW of Our CLIENTS

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Our Commitment
Guaranteed Quality
Our capabilities and expertise allow Automotive Tumbling to perform the finishing applications you need with the greatest precision. For every customer we serve we provide high quality finished parts that satisfy all specification requirements.
expedited turnaround
Automotive Tumbling will accommodate any reasonable turnaround request up to and including 24-hour processing. We are there when you need us and will answer 24 hours a day.
Competitive Pricing With Best Price Guarantee
At Automotive Tumbling, we provide all our customers with a level of customer service and quality of work that cannot be matched, all at competitive rates. The best part is, "Apples, For Apples" we will beat any competitors quote, guaranteed!
Experience
For over 70 years, we’ve worked to exceed expectations. It’s this commitment to excellence that makes Automotive Tumbling the best metal finishing service in Michigan. We’ve worked with companies throughout Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana. As well as companies located across the US along with speciality projecets throughout the world.
What Drives Automotive Tumbling?
Hard Work & Dedication To Our Customers
As we have for more than 70 years, Automotive Tumbling provides top shelf Detroit Metal finishing services to our highly valued customers, assuring that they are always 100 percent satisfied. From the beginning, one aspect of the business stood above the rest, quality! This is as important to us as it is to our highly valued clients. Our commitment to excellence allows us to establish loyal, long-term working relationships with all our valued customers.
As our company grows, Automotive Tumbling is diversifying our capabilities. We work diligently to expand our knowledge base to new industries. As we continue to keep our ever-growing customer base informed and up-to-date as we acquire new technologies and expand our process capability base.