The aim of this paper is to improve the quality of surface roughness of precision molds, which is difficult to control in the traditional polishing technology, and to provide a kind of equipment which is simple and easy to operate in order to obtain a high precision in surface finishing and polishing. The combination of magnetic force polishing and electrophoretic polishing is mainly to combine...

Objectives This study aimed to assess the effect of wet and dry finishing and polishing on microhardness and roughness of microhybrid and nanohybrid composites. Materials and Methods Thirty samples were fabricated of each of the Polofil Supra and Aelite Aesthetic All-Purpose Body microhybrid and Grandio and Aelite Aesthetic Enamel nanohybrid composite resins. Each group (n=30) was divided int...

A unique UK national capability for large optics manufacture and associated technologies has been exploited. This case study describes the benefits realised from research into high precision surface-removal processes plus metrology, applied to large area functional surfaces producing precisions down to nanometres. Research into metrology for optical manufacturing, into increasing the dynamic ra...

This study reports the development of high efficiency polishing protocols of fibre connectors, by replacing the presents three step polishing with two step polishing protocols, and by using various abrasives as polishing mediums, to achieve necessary geometrical and optical qualities for physical contact transmission using a commercially available connector polisher. The study focuses on surfac...

Tapered fibre tips fabricated using mechanical polishing method is studied. The fibre tips are formed by sequential polishing flat-ended single mode fibres with decreasing aluminium oxide polishing film grit size. Based on the proposed technique, tapered fibre tips with cone angle ranging from 30° to 130° are fabricated by controlling the polishing angle. Besides the variety of cone angle, cons...

The particle size distribution of aqueous metal-oxide slurries can evolve during the polishing of optical glass in response to changes in mechanical and chemical process factors. The size-evolution phenomenon and its consequences were systematically studied in a planar continuous-polishing process. The concurrent application of electrokinetic techniques to characterize common optical shop mater...

Abstract In modern intelligent manufacturing, when using industrial robots to complete precision machining of lithium battery heat dissipation housing materials such as assembly, grinding, polishing, and deburring, it is not only necessary track the position robot’s end effector, but also consider contact force generated actuator contacts working environment. This project takes research on cont...

BACKGROUND It is beyond doubt that finishing and polishing of a composite restoration enhance its esthetics and, is also essential for the health of the periodontium. A variety of instruments are commonly used for finishing and polishing tooth-colored restorative materials Thus, it is important to understand which type of surface finishing treatments would significantly affect the staining and ...