robotic polishing cell / finishing / for medical equipment

Acme has designed and built more turnkey robotic finishing systems for orthopaedic implants than anyone in the world, with over 100 systems installed in the U.S., South America and Europe. Robotic manipulation of the implant, combined with servo-valve-controlled abrasive belt heads (utilizing radial wheel and an assortment of polishing media), replaces labor-intensive hand finishing operations.

Media usage can be cut by 50% or more. Modular tooling allows families of parts to be finished in the same cell. Each cell can include single and multiple media heads, accomplishing one to 12 finishing operations.

Processes include:

Removal of the casting gate with abrasive belts
Grinding of the casting form with abrasive belts
Abrasive belt polishing
Cut and color buffing
Ultra-high color buffing
Removal of flash on forged hip stems with abrasive belts
Complete finishing: hip stem, hip ball and cup, ascetabular hip shell