Robot-guided centrifugal finishing is a new manufacturing technology that is suitable for machining complex surfaces and geometries, such as engine blades. Compared with other established mass finishing processes, robot-guided centrifugal finishing has a significantly shorter process time. In addition, robot-guided centrifugal finishing is considered to have great potential for introducing residual compressive stresses close to the surface of the workpiece. This means that conventional processes such as shot peening, which are also used to induce residual compressive stresses close to the...