Diamond Flex-Hone® Named Top 25 Tool by IMPOvation Awards

The Diamond Flex-Hone® from Brush Research Manufacturing (BRM) has been named a Top 25 tool by the IMPOvation Awards. Sponsored by Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operations (IMPO) magazine, the fourth annual IMPOvation awards tracked reader clicks in IMPO’s daily newsletter, the IMPO Insider, to determine the most popular product technologies of 2012. For over 70 years, IMPO magazine has been a trusted voice in the manufacturing community, with information and insights for plant managers and engineering personnel who want to learn more about new processes and best practices. 

Deburring, Edge Blending, and Surface Finishing
As IMPO Insider readers learned, Diamond Flex-Hone® technology is designed for deburring, edge blending, and surface finishing hard materials such as carbide, ceramic, and aerospace alloys. Deburring removes unwanted ridges of cut, torn, jagged, or folded metal that can cause part misalignments, affect dimensional tolerances, and limit the efficiency of machined components. Edge blending protects the quality of machined parts by eliminating stress risers and producing smooth, radiused-edge transitions. Surface finishing removes mill and heat-treat scale and also improves oil retention. 

Hard Materials and Demanding Applications
Today, aerospace and defense customers use the Diamond Flex-Hone® tool to deburr, edge-blend, and surface finish parts made from heat-treated steel, high nickel stainless steels, space age alloys, and titanium. In the aerospace industry, BRM’s diamond honing tools are used with aircraft structures, aerospace parts, helicopter rotor drive shafts, hydraulic control mechanisms, and swivel components. Military customers use our diamond hones to  machine high-quality holes and avoid the loss of strength and temper.

BRM’s diamond honing tools are also used to surface finish medical parts that must meet the highest standards for quality and safety. In other industries, manufacturers use the Diamond Flex-Hone® to finish guide and drill bushings, chromed and plated bores, ceramic cylinders, and electrical discharge machining (EDM) layers. When a manufacturer of carbide wear rings was having difficulty achieving a required surface finish, they choose our diamond honing tool in progressively finer grits. 

Choosing Diamond Honing Tools
Made with resin-bonded diamond crystals that provide high friability, BRM’s flexible honing tools are self-sharpening with a nickel-coated abrasive for crystal retention and heat dissipation. Diamond Flex-Hone® technology is also precision engineering for rapid cut-rates and optimal finish. Available in three different mesh sizes (170/200, 800, and 2500), BRM’s diamond honing tools are designed for use with standard-sized cylinders ranging from 4-mm to 20-mm in diameter.

Brush Research Manufacturing (BRM) is honored that the IMPOvation Awards named the Diamond Flex-Hone® a Top 25 tool for 2012, and looks forward to informing even more plant managers and engineers about our flexible honing tools and industrial brushes in 2013.