wheelblasting

The field of industrial surface treatment offers a spectrum of technologies, each with its unique benefits and applications. This article serves as an introduction to wheel blasting and air blasting processes, providing a foundational understanding of each process, ensuring that industries can make informed decisions based on their specific requirements. 

Blasting fundamentals: wheel vs. air blasting

Blasting technology accelerates abrasive materials against workpieces to achieve effects such as cleaning, descaling, deburring, roughening and peening. While both wheel and air blasting methods fulfill these purposes, they do so using distinct mechanisms and are suited for different types of work. 

What is a sand blasting machine?

Shot blasting systems are used in many industrial fields for mechanical processing, cleaning, finishing or improving the strength of metals. The process involves subjecting the piece to a jet of spherical or angular metal shot or another abrasive. There are different types of shot blasting systems: the simplest are those consisting of manual compressed air sandblasting machines while the automatic systems use a turbine powered by an engine to increase the output speed of the abrasive. Using a shot blasting system changes the surface of the treated piece which can undergo different processes depending on its final use.