Wet blasting provides a dustless environment that greatly reduces media embedment to provide smooth, clean surface finishes. Effective at removing oily scale, etching aerospace composites, or adding a surface profile. Wet blasting is safe on composites and sensitive substrates. Wet blasting preserves the abrasive longer than traditional dry blasting. These units run on a closed-loop system providing a clean and sustainable blast environment.
Typical applications include surface cleaning, peening, etching, machine mark removal and reaching a required RA surface finish.
Robotic & Automated Wet Blast Equipment
Robotics systems are fully engineered for precision and highly repeatable results on sensitive applications. Each system is designed to your application.
There is a lot to consider when trying to decide between wet and dry blasting. We have a more in-depth article on the topic here. Below is a quick overview on ideal applications for wet blasting vs dry blasting.
Blending Machine Lines Using Wet Blasting Equipment
Wet blast equipment efficiently smooths out lines and defects on machined parts. The media/water combonation allows for precise control to minimally hit the surface to blend without removing metal.
Midvale carries a diverse selection of air blast equipment that will provide the best outcome for your application. We offer systems by Clemco Industries, Empire Abrasive Equipment, and Schmidt Abrasive. Air blast equipment is available in many sizes with numerous options to suit about any application or budget. View our selection of air blast equipment ranging from manual blast cabinets to full robotic blasting equipment.
Robotic & Automated Air Blast Equipment
Robotic blast systems are custom designed for precision blasting applications, repeatability, and consistency.
Bulk blast machines are high-capacity blast pots, ideal for large blasting operations. These machines can be stationary within a facility or trailer mounted.
Pressure Cabinets hold the media in a pressurized vessel and meter the media into a flow of compressed air. The media is processed in a single, heavy-gauge hose where the blast particles are accelerated throughout its length.
Advantages of Pressure Blast Cabinets: Greater media velocity Moves more media More productive Greater standoff distance
Disadvantages of Pressure Blast Cabinet: Higher capital equipment costs Higher maintenance costs
Suction Blast Equipment
Suction blast cabinets are distinguished by having two hoses (one for air and one for abrasive) running to the blast gun. Utilizing air pressure, a suction gun pulls the media from a hopper through the hose for blasting.
Advantages of Suction Blast Cabinet: Lower capital equipment cost Easier maintenance Less air and abrasive demand Continuous blasting
Disadvantages of Suction Blast Cabinet: Frequent Media Changes Limited Repeatability
Engineered Process Development
Our team of technically trained staff will work with you to test and develop the best process for your blasting application. We will test and suggest which media, blast nozzle, type of equipment, blasting pressure, stand-off distance and blast angle to use to provide the desired surface finish.
We treat each blasting operation as a unique opportunity.
Let our team help engineer the best solution for you!
Wheel blast equipment utilizes repeatable blast angles to provide consistent quality finishes in an automated shot blasting environment. The unique engineering of this equipment provides full surface shot blasting or shot peening for a wide range of parts.
Shot blasting equipment is designed for metal cleaning, shot peening and deburring.
Spinner Hanger Wheel Blast
Spinner Hangers provide ideal solutions for batch blasting parts that are either too fragile or awkward for other methods of automated finishing.
Midvale Industries is a proud partner of Gibson Abrasive Equipment for all wheel blast equipment solutions. Find more details and literature at the Gibson Abrasive Equipment website.
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