A Match Made in Testing: Equipment Solutions for Shot Peening Tasks

Author:  Ron Wright, Wheelabrator (North America)
Source:  The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 29, Issue 4, Fall 2015
Doc ID:  2015039
Year of Publication:  2015
Abstract:  
Ron Wright, Automated Airblast & Peening Manager at Wheelabrator, explains how to find the right process and equipment for any given shot peening task—and the methods that help in making the best choice. Automotive and Aerospace components are getting lighter and lighter. And wherever engineers decide next to take away a bit more material to reduce weight, there is likely to be a peening process required to strengthen the now slimmed-down part. That’s why shot peening is becoming a key process across ever more part categories. Finding the right tool for this process is critical – to achieve the precise patterns of stresses needed, as well as repeatable results.