Sanitary valve surface roughness, measured on the part
Sanitary valve surface roughness is measured here, not estimated. A hygienic line is only as clean as its worst surface. The internal finish of what we make is read on our own Ra instrument and recorded against the order.
Instrument
Ra roughness instrument
Measured on
The product-contact face
What you get
The figure, against your order
How sanitary valve surface roughness is measured
What the check is there to find, what is actually done with the instrument, and what leaves the factory with the goods.
What it catches
- Sanitary valve surface roughness that polishes out coarser on the product-contact face than the specification asks for.
- Batch-to-batch drift, where the same part leaves smoother one week and rougher the next.
- Tool marks and scoring left inside a bore where a cloth cannot reach.
How it is run
- The Ra instrument is run against the surface that matters — the inside of the part, not a flat outside face.
- Finished goods are measured as part of the re-check on at least 10% of the quantity.
- Polishing and measuring happen in the same building. A part that reads rough goes back to the belt, not into a crate.
What you get
- The figure is recorded against the order, so what you were quoted is what was measured.
- A roughness report can be supplied with the goods on request.
- Tell us the Ra figure your line is specified to. We will say whether we can hold it on that part before you order.
Measured against
- Ra, the arithmetical mean roughness(opens in a new tab) The parameter a hygienic specification is written in, and the one our instrument reads. Tell us the Ra figure your line calls for and it is measured in those terms, not in a polishing grade.
Questions about surface finish
Which finishes can you supply?
Is the finish measured or estimated?
Which surface is measured, the inside or the outside?
What if a part reads rougher than specified?
Can I have a roughness report with the goods?
Do you quote a polishing grade or a measured figure?
Send the specification, not an introduction
Tell us the size, the connection and what runs through it, and you get a priced quotation instead of a request for more information.
- Material certificate on every order
- Every valve pressure tested, not sampled
- Quoted in your language and your Incoterm