Air Blasting: A Versatile and Controllable Process

Author:  Herb Tobben, Clemco Industries
Source:  The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 2, Spring 2005
Doc ID:  2005003
Year of Publication:  2005
Abstract:  
Blasting using compressed air as the energy source is one of the best ways to alter a surface because it is versatile, speedy, and economical. Enclosed air-blast systems are used in a wide range of industries, and Clemco has provided engineered air-blast equipment to customers such as Ford, Caterpillar, Chrysler, G.E. Westinghouse, FMC, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls Royce for a variety of applications. The most prevalent applications are shot peening, cleaning, deburring, surface finishing and paint stripping.