Wheel polisher launched at show

Wheelabrator Group launched a wheel polishing machine at this year's Autosport Exhibition.

Wheelabrator Group launched a wheel polishing machine at this year's Autosport Exhibition.

The Walter Trowal MV21 is a compact, vibratory finishing machine for small batch working and processing complex geometric shapes, such as wheels, gearboxes and cylinder head covers.

It can provide a completely uniform, repeatable finish on these types of components.

The unit measures less than 1m square.

Using four electric motors, engineers can change the direction of the media flow around the work bowl to suit the components being processed.

Colin Ward, UK Marketing Manager at Wheelabrator, said: "We believe this machine will free autosport engineers from the arduous task of hand polishing, allowing them to concentrate on core activities and, as a direct consequence, increase their productivity".

"The unique ability to control and vary the movement of the media ensures the best results, even in hard-to-access areas of intricate components".

"Difficult work piece contours can be conserved while imparting a high quality finish".

The machine can be operated day and night, and is suitable for processing new components as well as reconditioning and refining vintage car and motor bike parts.

Vibratory finishing machines offer a gentle way of grinding and polishing fragile and complex shapes, by mixing abrasive media with liquid and shaking the components within this.

Back to top