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Surface treatment packages Trib-Tools are patented chemical-mechanical surface treatment tools that when rubbed against a surface dispenses chemicals in trace amounts, spreads, rubs-in and activates whilst keeping hands clean and dry. They may be used for cleaning and applying a wide range of chemically active treatments such as priming, passivating, activating etc. onto solid surfaces of metal, plastic, timber, glass, stone, leather or fabric. These tools may be either a stick sheet or blade, the most practical and useful for engineering purposes has proved to be the stick, which can be sized to treat large or small areas or some part of a larger area. Typically stick tools use a stack of pads of compressed non-woven mildly abrasive web soaked in chemical, either in the form of a liquid, a gel or slurry housed in a plastic moulding that resembles a deodorant stick. Providing the pads are not saturated the package is spill proof even when lying horizontal with the lid left off. The diagram below illustrates how a single grain in an abrasive tool soaked with a chemical disrupts the oxide and allows high absorption of polar inorganic materials (siloxanes in this example) carrying organic side groups that orientate away from the metal, leaving the oxide surface with an organic charter, which is highly favourable for wetting and bonding with adhesives or epoxy paint.
The diagram below shows a cross section view of a typical chemical-mechanical stick tool. The chemical soaks into mildly abrasive stack of pads. After use the used pad is peeled off to reveal new clean pad ready to treat another area. • This patented package complements sprays (aerosols), brushes and wipes as a means of applying chemicals to surfaces • Use of this package extends patent protection on products employing chemicals that are now patent expired • Adds value by improving chemical function due to mechanical action • Adds value due to convenience, as a safe means of applying wet chemicals • These tools can be used without protective gloves or glasses • There is no risk of inhaling aerosol droplets and little of touching the chemical • It differs from conventional applicators by dispensing only minimal amounts precisely where it is needed, them massaging/rubbing it in; rinsing and drying is not needed, just a quick wipe to leave a virtually dry surface! • It differs from conventional non-woven fibre products by using compressed fibre to retain fluid by surface energy effects, it is an inherently spill proof device • In summary it delivers: convenience, speed, performance & cost effectiveness
Typical uses when treating metal surfaces (surface prep) include: • anti-lubricant friction grip enhancer • phosphoric acid for rust removal & prevention • oxide-removing paint cleaning abrasive slurry (T-cut) • primers to improve wetting & adhesion • etching agents that clean and improve electro-plating • solder, brazing and welding fluxes • degreasing & solvent cleaning agents • lubricants For treating timber surfaces: • denatured beeswax and other polishes or sealants • fish oils, vegetable oils, preservatives • staining, grain filling, dyes • anti-fungal & pest control treatments For treating glass surfaces: • cleaning & wetting agents for double-glazing seals and securing automotive windscreens • acetic acid to remove lime-scale For treating skin/leather/cloth surfaces: • lotions, oils, gels, dyes, scents, stain removers etc. |
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The TribTech name derives from "tribos" - Greek for 'rubbing'. 'TribTech' is a trade name used by Ball Burnishing Machine Tools Ltd. of 12 Brookmans Av. Hatfield, Herts. AL9 7QJ. United Kingdom; Company Reg. No. 1408807, VAT Reg. No. 421 6210 04; a knowledge based company that develops, patents and licenses technology. All rights reserved by Ball Burnishing Machine Tools Ltd. Last modified: May 01, 2008 copyright © 1999/2008. The information and data provided herein should be considered generally representative for the tools and technologies described. In all cases users should carefully evaluate the tools and technologies to determine their suitability for a particular purpose. |
