News and Technical Articles

Ultrasonic Cleaning for the Food IndustryBy: Kemet 15th November 2023Cleaning

Ultrasonic Cleaning for the Food Industry

Ultrasonic cleaning technology represents a significant advancement in maintaining hygiene and efficiency within the food industry...

Ultrasonic Cleaning Vs...By: Kemet 18th October 2023Cleaning

Ultrasonic Cleaning Vs...

Ultrasonic cleaning technology offers versatile and efficient solutions for a wide range of cleaning applications, providing superior performance compared to alternative methods in many cases...

Surface Finishing QuartzBy: Kemet 29th September 2023Lapping

Surface Finishing Quartz

Lapping and polishing are the best surface finishing techniques for achieving the desired surface finish on quartz...

Gate Valve Wedge Maintenance or RepairBy: Kemet 14th September 2023Lapping

Gate Valve Wedge Maintenance or Repair

Grinding of a Gate Valve Wedge...

Surface PolishingBy: Kemet 30th August 2023Lapping

Surface Polishing

Surface polishing plays a pivotal role in enhancing the performance and functionality of numerous mechanical components and devices.

Gate Valve Seat Maintenance or RepairBy: Kemet 15th August 2023Lapping

Gate Valve Seat Maintenance or Repair

Grinding of a Gate Valve Seat...

Globe Valve Maintenance or RepairBy: Kemet 31st July 2023Lapping

Globe Valve Maintenance or Repair

Grinding of a Globe Valve with Flat Seat...

Removing Swarf and Oils from Machined PartsBy: Kemet 14th July 2023Cleaning

Removing Swarf and Oils from Machined Parts

Inspection and cleaning processes for machined components contaminated with oil and swarf...

Lapidary Polishing using Diamond CompoundsBy: Kemet 30th June 2023Toolroom

Lapidary Polishing using Diamond Compounds

Lapidary is the art of cutting, shaping, and polishing stones and other hard materials to create jewelry, decorative objects, and sculptures.

Aqueous and Solvent CleaningBy: Kemet 16th June 2023Cleaning

Aqueous and Solvent Cleaning: Partners in Cleaning Technology

Aqueous and solvent cleaning systems both have their advantages...

Surface Finishing ValvesBy: Kemet 9th June 2023Lapping

Surface Finishing Valves

Surface finishing of valves is an essential step in valve manufacturing that plays a critical role in ensuring proper sealing and optimal performance...

Polishing Steel AlloysBy: Kemet 2nd June 2023Lapping

Polishing Steel Alloys

To perform lapping and polishing on a steel alloy spherical cap, several pieces of equipment are needed...

Lapping in EngineeringBy: Kemet 26th May 2023Lapping

Lapping in Engineering – Why it’s required and how it works

The huge demands needed today by manufacturing engineers for machine parts and tools necessitate extremely accurate machining.

Passivation of Stainless SteelBy: Kemet 19th May 2023Cleaning

Passivation of Stainless Steel

Passivation is the process of treating stainless steel to enhance its corrosion resistance by forming a thin oxide layer on the surface...

How Does Ultrasonic Cleaning WorkBy: Kemet 12th May 2023Cleaning

How Does Ultrasonic Cleaning Work

Ultrasonic cleaning is a highly effective method for removing dirt, debris, and other contaminants from various surfaces...

Hydraulic Piston Pump Maintenance Repair or ServicingBy: Kemet 5th May 2023Lapping

Hydraulic & Piston Pump Maintenance, Repair or Servicing

One common method used to improve the efficiency and performance of hydraulic pumps is lapping...

Lapping Hard MaterialsBy: Kemet 28th April 2023Lapping

Lapping Hard Materials

Lapping is particularly useful for hard materials such as ceramics, glass, and metals, which are difficult to machine using conventional methods.

Surface Finishing Injection MouldingBy: Kemet 21st April 2023Lapping

Surface Finishing Injection Moulding

Surface finishing is a crucial aspect of injection moulding as it directly affects the final product's appearance, functionality, and durability.

Modified Alcohol CleaningBy: Kemet 14th April 2023Cleaning

Modified Alcohol Cleaning

Benefits of Using Modified Alcohol Cleaning Solution: High Flexibility...

A Vital Tool in Mineral and Petroleum ExplorationBy: Kemet 6th April 2023Petrography

A Vital Tool in Mineral & Petroleum Exploration

Mineral and petroleum exploration is a crucial aspect of the natural resources industry...

Industrial Gate Valve Maintenance for Oil and Gas IndustryBy: Kemet 31st March 2023Lapping

Industrial Gate Valve Maintenance for Oil and Gas Industry

Recently, Kemet successfully completed the installation of gate valve maintenance equipment for a leading oil and gas company, along with...

Factors to consider during the Lapping ProcessBy: Kemet 24th March 2023Lapping

Factors to consider during the Lapping Process

This article will give you some general points that will help you in the lapping process to achieve your desired surface finish

What is a Lapping Machine and how does it workBy: Kemet 17th March 2023Lapping

What is a Lapping Machine and how does it work

A lapping machine is a specialised machine used for generating very fine surface finishes on a workpiece. It is used in a variety of industries, including...

Surface Cleaning Preparation Prior to ElectroplatingBy: Kemet 10th March 2023Cleaning

Surface Cleaning Preparation Prior to Electroplating

Electroplating is a process of depositing a thin layer of metal onto a surface by means of an electrolytic cell. To ensure proper adhesion...

Superfinishing OperationsBy: Kemet 3rd March 2023Lapping

Superfinishing Operations: Challenges and Innovations

The demand for high-quality finished surfaces has been increasing across various industries, especially in the automotive, aerospace, and medical sectors.

Aqueous Cleaning ProcessesBy: Kemet 22nd February 2023Cleaning

Aqueous Cleaning Processes

Aqueous cleaning processes are environmentally friendly and safer for workers compared to solvent-based cleaning processes...

Lapping CPU Heat sink or GPU die/coreBy: Kemet 17th February 2023Lapping

Lapping CPU, Heat sink or GPU die/core

In some cases, lapping a CPU can result in improved thermal performance, and a lower operating temperature...

Is it possible to make something perfectly flat?By: Kemet 10th February 2023Lapping

Is it possible to make something perfectly flat?

Achieving perfect flatness in engineering and manufacturing is a critical aspect, as it ensures the accuracy of...

Aqueous or SolventBy: Kemet 3rd February 2023Cleaning

Aqueous or Solvent?

Industrial Cleaning Technology and which is best...

Lapping Differences: Grinding, Polishing, Honing, Stropping and SandingBy: Kemet 26th January 2023Lapping

Lapping Differences: Grinding, Polishing, Honing, Stropping and Sanding

When it comes to achieving a smooth and shiny surface finish, there are several techniques that can be employed...

Surface Finishing Cobalt ChromeBy: Kemet 19th January 2023Lapping

Surface Finishing Cobalt Chrome

Kemet has worked with some of the largest manufacturers for many years, in which they need to finish cobalt chrome parts to the highest flatness and surface finish specifications...

Industrial Valve Seat Repair and MaintenanceBy: Kemet 4th January 2023Lapping

Industrial Valve Seat Repair and Maintenance

These Valve Seat Lapping processes are well established, repeatable and used worldwide by major multi-national seal and valve manufacturers...

Surface Finishing Tungsten CarbideBy: Kemet 19th December 2022Lapping

Surface Finishing Tungsten Carbide

Technical article for surface finishing Tungsten Carbide

Sustainable Industrial Cleaning with Safe SolventsBy: Kemet 2nd December 2022Cleaning

Sustainable Industrial Cleaning with Safe Solvents

These cleaning systems take sustainability to the next level by adopting a waste hierarchy that encompasses three key levels...

Surface Finishing CeramicBy: Kemet 17th November 2022Lapping

Surface Finishing Ceramic

Kemet have worked with some of the largest manufacturers of ceramic components and OEM’s for many years...

Industrial Valves Servicing and MaintenanceBy: Kemet 2nd November 2022Lapping

Industrial Valves - Servicing & Maintenance

Kemet International have been helping companies reduce their costs is the overhaul and repair of mechanical seals within pumps and valves...

Ultrasonic Cleaning Silicone - Case StudyBy: Kemet 18th October 2022Cleaning

Ultrasonic Cleaning Silicone - Case Study

Technical article for cleaning Silicone

Motorsport Surface Engineering and FinishingBy: Kemet 3rd Oct 2022Lapping

Motorsport Surface Engineering and Finishing

Components such as spray nozzles, injectors, hydraulic pumps and impellers all require a high-degree finishing process like lapping for a smooth workflow...

Orthopaedic Implant Engineering & Surface FinishingBy: Kemet 15th Sept 2022Lapping

Orthopaedic Implant Engineering & Surface Finishing

Surface finishing techniques play a vital role in the development of both medical devices and orthopaedic implants...

Photonics and Optical Components Surface FinishingBy: Kemet 2nd Sept 2022Lapping

Photonics and Optical Components Surface Finishing

Photonics plays a major role in the development of modern technology including smart electronic devices, industrial-level machines, faster communication through fibre optics and...

Ultrasonic Cleaning Carbide - Case StudyBy: Kemet 24th August 2022Cleaning

Ultrasonic Cleaning Carbide - Case Study

Technical article for cleaning Carbide

Advanced Materials and Surface Finishing ProcessesBy: Kemet 9th August 2022Lapping

Advanced Materials and Surface Finishing Processes

To improve the designing and manufacturing process of devices for advanced applications, there is a need for improved properties in materials...

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