VIDEO: TOOLING UP: Deburring, but Better

SADLER KLEVE: A number of different custom solutions that we're able to offer. You know, whether it be in the automotive world, aerospace, rail, construction, you know, anything like that, we're able to, you know, not only have a good set of standard items, but we're able to solve problems with custom solutions that, can help solve any end user issue, that they may run into in the deburring process.

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Great. Today I'm excited to be talking about deburring with Sadler Kleve. He's the national account representative for Osborn. Sadler, thank you so much for joining us and welcome to Tooling Up.

SADLER KLEVE: Thank you. Glad to be here.

TONI NEARY: All right. So I love to hear a little bit about how our guests found their way into manufacturing. How did you end up in this industry?

SADLER KLEVE: Yeah. So I've actually had an interest in, you know, the manufacturing process and design. But, you know, kind of went into marketing in college, and that's kind of how it led me into the, the, the more sales role. But it's kind of cool because I'm able to, you know, still work with those, you know, custom engineered solutions. And solve customer problems, through, you know, our, our products we’re, we're offering.

TONI NEARY: I love it. And do you think it would be kind of safe to say that Osborn has deburred the deburring process?

SADLER KLEVE: Yeah, absolutely. We have a number of different custom solutions that we're able to offer. You know, whether it be in the automotive world, aerospace, rail, construction, you know, anything like that, we're able to, you know, not only have a good set of standard items, but we're able to solve problems with custom solutions that can help solve any end user issue that they may run into in the deburring process.

TONI NEARY: And one of the things I loved when we talked earlier was the fact that you actually go on site and you're really side by side with your customers. Can you talk a little bit about how that changes the experience with finding or creating the right solution?

SADLER KLEVE: Yeah, absolutely. You know, in this in, in the deburring world, it's it's really hard to do anything remotely. So you know, my, my preference is to, you know, be at the spindle or be at the, you know, be at the CNC machine trying to help understand exactly what, these, these end users are having issues with and how we can, you know, better, attach a deburring brush application to that process to help solve their problems.

TONI NEARY: I love it, and I have to be honest when I think about automation, deburring is not the first thing that comes to mind for me. So tell me the truth. Why automation in deburring? Is it because nobody likes to do it?

SADLER KLEVE: There's definitely some of that. You know, a lot of the time it's an afterthought for most users. They don't really think of it until they run into, you know, quality issues or some kind of spec issue.

TONI NEARY: And I think that's something that people tend to overlook is the fact that, you know, a little too much pressure, maybe not the right process. Manually deburring can actually end up damaging products, right?

SADLER KLEVE: Yes, absolutely. We see it all the time, you know, whether they're whether they're actually using a brush manually or if they're using a, some type of deburr hand tool or things like that. Parts get damaged all the time. And when you, when you automate that, you know, it takes that out of it, you're running it, you know, within certain parameters so the brush is being ran properly while hitting the part appropriately instead of, you know, taking chunks out with a deburr whip or things like that.

TONI NEARY: And I think it's not even just the automation of the process, but your brushes are not the average deburring brushes. What do you think are the bigger differentiators for Osborn deburring brushes?

SADLER KLEVE: Yeah, the big difference I see out in the field is, you know, our overall quality. We, we offer a very, high quality product that, you know, performs exceptionally well. That's the biggest thing. The life of the product, the the quality of the finish that it's putting on these parts. And then, the biggest thing is to avoid early failures.

We see that a lot. You know, as long as the brush is being ran properly, you know, we don't typically see any type of early failure out of our abrasive nylon products.

TONI NEARY: And I think one of the things that is more impressive is just how you can really kind of set those parameters on the brushes with doing automation in the process. So what are some of the parameters that you can set within the process with automation versus something with manual deburring?

SADLER KLEVE: Yeah, the biggest thing is, you know, like you mentioned the the pressure, how much what we call, you know, the penetration of the brush to the part. That's something that, trying to do that by hand or just by eyeballing it, you know, in a manual process is, is, you know, close to impossible. They're either not using enough pressure or they're putting way too much pressure on the brush.

And, you know, that can damage not only the the brush but most importantly, the user's part. So, that would be the biggest one. And then, you know, speed and feed rate are also two key factors to that. Same with the the penetration side of it, if you are, you know, feeding the part across the brush too fast, you're not going to get the, the, the, the deburring action that you're looking for.

So as soon as that's automated, it really, really simplifies, the whole process from the deburring standpoint.

TONI NEARY: And the other thing is will it help with the longevity of the brushes if you're using automation with those versus again the manual?

SADLER KLEVE: Yep. Yep. Absolutely. The over pressuring of parts and the brushes you know will cause it to to wear faster, to wear wrong. You know not how it's intended to be used. And then in certain situations you can certainly if you're over-pressuring the brush break filaments and then you're, you know, you're talking about having to scrap, scrap a brush just because of improper use.

TONI NEARY: All right. Sadler so we've talked about the application with automation, but let's talk about like sizing. So what is the variety look like for companies who are looking to automate some of the deep learning I know there's like quarter inch to twenty inches. Can you talk a little bit about just variations?

SADLER KLEVE: Yeah, absolutely. So so from a category standpoint I will break it down that way. First. It's the easiest for me to explain. We have you know, our, our our wheel brushes which come in a radial wheel. Those sizes range, you know, all the way down to I believe, you know, standard wise, it's like a half inch up to, you know, as big as, you know, twenty inches in some cases.

And then we have a disc style brush that is, you know, used for deburring flat surfaces and that, typically gets, those go all the way down to half inch, all the way up to, you know, 10 to 14, 16 inch, sometimes, in diameter. And then from our internal deburring brush standpoint, that's where it really gets kind of crazy on that.

So we make micro abrasives that are, very, very small under, you know, under an eighth of an inch in some cases. And then that goes all the way up to, you know, six, seven, eight inch, you know, internal diameters of, of these, these holes that we’re deburring. So, a lot of range and the size of those and specifically on our internal side, that's the, I would say the biggest range.

TONI NEARY: Well Sadler, thank you so much for joining us today. I know I've learned a ton and I hope our audience has as well.

SADLER KLEVE: Yep. Thank you.

TONI NEARY: It was great hanging out with Sandler today. And if you enjoyed our conversation as much as I did and want to make sure that you see more discussions just like this one, please subscribe to our channel. To find out more about ATB deburring brushes, visit www.mscdirect.com/products/osborn. Thanks and we'll see you next time on Tooling Up.

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