Applications

Simultaneous deburring, sizing and finishing-Ballizing can do it all economically. Plated parts, blind and multiple holes, press fitting inserts, expansion and elongation... This is just a beginning with Ballizing. The parts shown below represent a small sampling of the innovative work done with ballizing since we first began revolutionizing hole sizing technology in 1941.

The economies of deburring in the same operation as sizing and finishing (for example, milled slots in spool valves) provide many possibilities. Parts with equally milled cross slots or double cross holes less than 25% of diameter have no effect on the main bore tolerances. Elbows, S-bends, interrupted segments or undercuts can be ballized to size.

Plated parts, particularly copper and cadmium platings, are ideal candidates for ballizing, since their surfaces provide natural lubrication for the hot-working process. Minute scratches, tears or pores in the plating are filled with displaced plating material; thereby producing a smoother surface.

Special ball burnishing tools have been designed and developed for blindhole applications. Ball-O-Matic® ballizing can do great things with multiple holes, correcting eccentricity in three or more successive diameters to within .000050" between bore centerlines.

Inserts can be press fitted or staked into holes and sized in place with one operation. Motor bell housings are an ideal application.

Ballizing can expand and elongate thin walled tubular sections for staking cooling fins on heat conductors. Ballizing can eliminate brazing and soldering. Ballizing can expand sleeves to matching parts including rubber.

You can ballize sintered iron, brass and other metals; lead, cadmium, copper, aluminum, mild steel, screw machine stock, tool steel, stainless steels, other nickel bearing alloys and soft tungsten carbide. Exotic metals, steel forgings and even some nonmetals can be ballized.

If you have any unusual applications, check with us. Maybe we've already solved your problem with ballizing. Ask for specific time-saving and cost-saving figures from our "New Part Applications" case history files. Request custom or standard processing, or purchase or lease your own Ball-O-Matic® equipment. We’ll even process up to 6 samples free of charge to demonstrate the value and capabilities of Ballizing.

Call us or your representative for more information.