Acceleration sensors
Use: It is designed to detect and monitor vibrations and shocks in wind field environments. The main controller provides accurate acceleration information to avoid any excessive vibration as soon as possible.
Services: CNC milling, sandblasting, anodizing, laser marking
Material: Aluminum 6061-T6
The Project
Our team at RJC was approached to help build an enclosure for their sensor . The enclosure is made of three parts, milled from aluminum 6061 with a T6 temper. Some of the parts were color anodized, while others were given a clear alodine coating.
The Product
The customer is a company that specializes in manufacturing sensors and is passionate about sensor technology, encoders, measuring meters and automated image processing components. This product is suitable for wind energy monitoring and is essential to the precision of data
Material Inspection
As we do with all of our projects, we double-checked that the incoming raw material marked as “AL 6061-T6” was exactly that.
CNC Milling
Once the raw material was prepared, we built separate holding fixtures for each of the three components.
The cover for the enclosure needed to be milled on both sides. The most efficient way to do this was by putting two fixtures into one machine. After completing one side the part was removed, flipped over, placed on the adjacent fixture and completed.
Sandblasting
Freshly milled aluminum has a polished look that is almost as shiny as chrome. Unless treated, this surface will quickly oxidize when exposed to the atmosphere.
After sandblasting, the parts achieve a uniform matte finish. The middle section and the enclosure cover were then given a clear alodine coating. An alodine finish is a chemical treatment used on aluminum, magnesium and other metals to provide corrosion protection and to act as a base for other surface treatments like painting or powder coating. Alodine finishes are usually transparent.
Laser Marking
After sandblasting, both the top and bottom sections were laser marked.
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