SELECTION FOCUS
Questions that change the direction.
- Flat window or curved cover: confirm the operation first
- Glass composition, strengthened state and fragile corners
- Blue steel versus stainless under the actual slurry and cleaning
Glass workholding · Steel & Stainless Carriers
Metal Carriers for Flat Windows & Cover Glass
Blue-steel or stainless carrier routes for planar glass windows and cover-glass blanks; selected around wet-process exposure and edge contact.
HOW THIS PRODUCT IS JUDGED
Connect the physical product to its process function.
Long rectangular pockets reduce the supporting web differently from circular pockets. Pocket spacing, corner relief and part thickness therefore matter as much as the outside gear profile. Curved cover-glass polishing uses a different fixture and brush route.RFQ & DRAWING FIELDS
Evidence needed before release.
- Pocket map, corner radii, permitted contact edges and clearance
- Machine interface and carrier thickness relative to the workpiece
- Inspection method for scratches, chips and surface shape
- Handling, cleaning, drying and protected storage requirements
PRODUCT REFERENCE
Confirm the configuration for your part.
Metal rectangular-pocket layout example; the workpiece is specified separately.Do not submit confidential customer drawings until a secure project channel is confirmed.FROM SELECTION TO FIRST ARTICLE
A practical review sequence for this product family.
Material choice
Specify the alloy or review candidate materials against stiffness, wear and the actual wet chemistry.
Drawing definition
Confirm carrier outside diameter, tooth form, pocket map, thickness and the agreed burr limit.
Release checks
Agree the method for thickness and flatness checks, and inspect the pocket and tooth edges before a process trial.
Order-specific dimensions, material grades and acceptance values are recorded in the approved specification. This sequence is selection guidance, not a pre-validated process recipe.
PUBLIC CLAIM BOUNDARY
Typical direction is not a performance guarantee.
Dimensions, materials, removal rate, roughness, life and compatibility are published only when supported by an approved drawing, material record or project-specific validation. Unverified label examples, third-party photographs and customer pricing remain internal references.
APPLICATION ROUTES
Where this product may enter the process.
ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE
Read before selecting the specification.
RELATED TYPES IN STEEL & STAINLESS CARRIERS
Compare neighbouring constructions.
Blue steelBlue-Steel Thin Workpiece CarriersThin single-sheet carriers for applications that need a stiff machine interface and drawing-controlled pockets.Stainless / PHStainless & Precipitation-Hardening CarriersCorrosion-aware metal carrier directions for wet lapping and polishing environments.Machine family2B–6B Lapping Carrier ReferencesA small-machine review route covering legacy 2B, 2DP, 2S, 3B, 3DP, 3S, 4B, 5B/DP/S, 6B and 6DP references.Machine family7DP–16B Lapping Carrier ReferencesA medium-machine review route covering common 7DP, 9B/DP/S, 10.5B, 11DP, 12B/DP/S, 13-series, 14DP, 15-series and 16B references.
DRAWING · SAMPLE · PROCESS EVIDENCE