Cutting Blade Wear Simulating Tooling Wear Caused by Absorbent Biodegradable Fillers Situation: A manufacturer of absorbent biodegradable filler materials wanted to demonstrate that their filler caused less tooling wear compared to competitive products. As a supplier to manufacturers of disposable diapers, thermoplastics and paper, the customer had hoped to scientifically quantify the abrasiveness of their filler options compared to other choices. Analysis: The initial approach was to use Taber's Multi- Media Abraser. However after a series of tests, it was determined that the particulate size of the filler material was too large and abrasiveness of the filler material could not be compared. An alternative option was to generate three-body abrasion utilizing the Grit Feeder Attachment in c

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