Blast Cleaning Can Blacken Your Bottom Line

Author:  Herb Tobben, Technical Services Department
Source:  The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 18 / Issue 2, Spring 2004
Doc ID:  2004031
Year of Publication:  2004
Abstract:  
Clemco Industries Corp. If you currently use grinders, wire brushes, flap wheels, hand sanding, or chemical processes to prep parts, your application may be a candidate for air blast cleaning. Each of these processes can be appropriate for particular applications, but blasting is often a viable alternative that can reduce labor expenses and turn out a superior product. Blasting applications fall into several common categories: surface preparation, cleaning, finishing, and shot peening. The focus of this article is the broad range of cleaning applications that are perfect for air blast cleaning and how the benefits of the process help companies save time and money.