O-rings and seals
Clean parting lines on sealing faces.
Post-processing and finishing · Cryogenic deflashing
Cryogenic deflashing.
Flash is the thin skin of material left at the parting line. Cryogenic deflashing freezes it brittle and knocks it off, leaving clean edges without hand trimming.
The detail
Why cryogenic
Hand trimming is slow and varies from operator to operator. Tumbling at room temperature can mark soft parts. Chilling parts makes the thin flash brittle while the thicker body stays tougher, so the flash breaks away cleanly.
It's well suited to O-rings, small seals and many moulded parts. It isn't right for everything — some delicate features or very soft grades need other methods — and we'll say so.
Where it fits
Where it works best
Small moulded parts
Many parts deflashed at once.
Complex shapes
Flash in awkward places removed evenly.
How we run it
How it runs
Trial on samples
We check the method suits your part first.
Chill and tumble
Parts chilled and tumbled with media.
Separation and cleaning
Media and debris removed.
Inspection
Edges checked against limit samples.
To quote it
To quote it
Parts or samples
With flash as moulded.
Edge requirements
How clean the edge needs to be.
Material
Grade and hardness.
Quantity
Per batch.
At a glance
The idea in a picture.
From drawing to delivered parts
- 01Drawing or sampleYour part and where it is used
- 02Material and routeCompound and process agreed
- 03PrototypeReal parts to test
- 04Sign-offYou approve the samples
- 05Production toolBuilt for your volumes
- 06Batches and checksInspected and delivered
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Questions
What people usually ask.
Can you deflash parts moulded elsewhere?
Sometimes, as part of a wider programme. Talk to us.
Does cryogenic deflashing affect material properties?
The parts return to normal temperature and properties. We check on trial samples.
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Rough annual volume, target unit price, and any deadlines. That's enough to work out whether compression, LSR injection or something else is the right tool.
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