Paddy House the managing Director at Deburring Centre explained that thermal deburring is by nature an extremely fast process. Batches are often done within 24 hrs and it's not unknown for drivers to wait for a batch to be processed.

The nature and flexibility of the process allows the company to work extremely closely with its clients. "We find that we have become a crucial part of companies' lean, fast, just in time mentality. As long as they work closely with us, we pull out all the stops when working for them. It gives us enormous pleasure, that our normal service is so highly regarded by ITW," he said.

Thermal deburring is a little known process, but gaining popularity. The process guarantees the 100% removal of all burrs and potentially loose parts, especially impossible to reach internal burrs.

Difficult assembly and component failure attributed to burrs are completely avoided, says the company, citing one customer where the failure rate dropped from 80% to under 10% after adopting the thermal process.