8 Ways to Improve Wheel Blast Machine Performance
Shot Blasters are some of the toughest machines known to mankind. It is not uncommon to find 30, 40 and even 50 year old machines still running and in production. There are not many metal working machines around that can claim that. Yet for all their toughness, they are also delicate. Not delicate in the …
8 Ways to Reduce Blasting Dust & Pollution
We all know of the environmental damage, the waste and the general mess caused by open blasting. These are the reasons why it is getting harder and harder to do. Every year more rules, and more regulations. So the trend in abrasive blasting is to try to reduce, as much as possible, the dust generated. …
8 Ways to Improve Dust Collector Performance
Once, when we were a blasting and painting contractor, we faced many many problems with dust leakage from our blastroom and wheel blast machines. Our neighbours continually complained about us and reported us to the environmental authorities. We faced numerous quality issues with dust sticking to the surfaces of freshly painted parts, resulting in lots …
8 Ways to Improve Operator Safety
Have you ever tried blasting? If you have ever blasted you will already be familiar with the following. If you have never blasted this is what you would have to look forward to once you don a blasting helmet. Noise – the compressed air exiting the nozzle does so at supersonic speed. This generates an …
