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SDC EP10 ELECTROPOLISHING SYSTEM

SDC's EP10 is a complete, stand-alone proprietary electropolishing machine.

The EP10 Chassis’ small size, advanced controls, and proven durability offers a small electropolishing system for precision medical devices.

Our team of experienced professionals will design and build your EP10 Chassis electropolishing machine upon request and to your specific application requirements. In addition, we offer custom designed parts-handling systems including parts feeding, fixturing, manipulating, and unloading. We can complete a custom machine for any application.

The EP10 Chassis is designed and built to produce a corrosion-resistant, high-polished surface. Our small electropolishing system offers a cost-effective solution to improve your standard or quality.

Metals Include:

  • 200, 300, 400 Series Stainless Steel
  • Low Carbon Steel
  • High Carbon Steel
  • Low-Alloy Steel
  • Nickel
  • Nickel-Silver
  • Certain Non-Silicon Aluminum
  • Casting Alloys
  • Wrought Aluminum Alloys
  • Copper
  • Beryllium-Copper Alloy
  • Brass
  • Bronze
  • Inconel
  • Monel
Electropolishing

SDC EP10 Electropolishing Machine Features and Benefits

Allows clients to start economic and small

From the EP10’s stainless steel unibody construction to its Teflon coated cooling coil, all exposed materials used on the EP10 are built out of acid-resistant materials made to withstand the temperatures and the corrosive solutions used in electropolishing

Simplifies tank draining and maintenance

Can be customized to your specific application to simplify machine operation

Control and monitor all critical machine functions including current, voltage, tank temperature, and history/trending of process variables. This allows you to save, modify, and select electropolishing recipes for different parts

Allows additional capabilities with no need to upgrade the PLC

Ensures consistent full power for the polishing process

Ensures each process is consistent and alerts users when a variance is detected

Easily monitor multiple EP machines

Designed for precise tank flow control for specific applications

Ensures each process is consistent and alerts users when a variance is detected

Pre-chill cooling water to rapidly cool the solution bath for maintenance or other reasons

EP10 Chassis Specifications

SIze

Length 42″ x Width 30″ x Height 72″ (Height includes machine indicator lights)

Electrical requirements

220 Volts, 30 Amps, 50/60 Hz, 1 Phase, or 120 Volts, 60 Amps, 50/60Hz, 1 Phase

Electropolishing circuit 

48 Volts, 32 Amps output current, dedicated electropolishing programmable power supply

Tank Volume

10 US gallons (37.85 Liters)

Tank dimension

Width 17.5″ x Depth 15.5″ x Height 8″ 

Heating Power

2,000-Watt (2x 1000) heating coils

Operating temperature range

120–180 ºF (48.8–82.2 ºC)

Temperature accuracy

+/- 1 ºF (+/- 0.55 ºC)

Chiller Power

1/3 hp, 4050 BTU/hr

About Electropolishing

Electropolishing is an increasingly common method for polishing and deburring ferrous and nonferrous metals. Electropolishing systems work by smoothing, polishing, and deburring metal surfaces in an electrolytic bath. This process selectively removes high points on the metal surface while producing a uniform, high luster.

Electropolishing works by immersing a metal part in liquid media and subjecting it to direct current. The metal part becomes anodic (+) while another metal, usually lead, copper, or stainless steel, is used as a cathode (-). The direct current flows from the anode to the cathode, removing metal ions at a controlled rate. The amount of metal removed is dependent on the specific bath, temperature, speed, and alloy being electropolished.

Unlike conventional mechanical finishing systems, this process does not smear, bend, stress, or fracture the crystalline metal surface to achieve smoothness or luster. Instead, electropolishing removes metal from the surface while producing a unidirectional pattern that is stress- and occlusion-free, microscopically smooth, and often highly reflective. In addition, improved corrosion resistance and passivity are achieved on many ferrous and some nonferrous alloys. This same process is used for micro and macro deburring, as this reverse plating process selectively removes metal ions from high points on the surface without scratching them.

Note: Steven Douglas Corp. (SDC) is not an electropolishing or metal finishing company and does not offer electropolishing services. Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Electropolishing

Electropolishing for Industrial Use

Electropolishing is an increasingly common method for smoothing, polishing, and deburring ferrous and nonferrous metals. Also referred to as electrochemical polishing, anodic polishing, or electrolytic

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