Shaping the Industry of the Future

Author:  Kumar Balan, Wheelabrator Group
Source:  The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 26 / Issue 3, Summer 2012
Doc ID:  2012023
Year of Publication:  2012
Abstract:  
PRODUCT NEWS: INDUSTRY OF THE FUTURE How do you perceive the industry of the future? Are traditional processes going to be questioned and reformulated? These are some of our thoughts as we follow our daily routine activities and plan for the future. In our own process-oriented world of blast cleaning and shot peening, products will be made faster, cheaper, smarter, and safer. We must be capable of producing repeatable and reliable results with minimal environmental impact. Translated into more tangible terms, the time line between concept and commercialization will shrink for us all! At Wheelabrator, we recognized this movement over the past decade and focused on innovation to help our customers adapt to this reality. Our research and development department got infused with a concentrated dose of adrenaline and became the cornerstone of equipment design, application alidation and process development. The result was a rejuvenated “Application Validation” department.