Are you aware of media blasting equipment?

Professional media blasters are always in search of the best media blasting equipment for increasing their overall efficiency. When your equipment is right, and up to the mark, it will naturally multiply your profits. Here is a quick reference guide to help you understand blasting equipment.

Types of abrasive blasting equipment available in the market

Your blasting equipment falls into three different categories:

Tumble blasters

These are enclosed cabinets equipped with a rotating basket and a sandblast gun. These blasters work on the mechanism of random tumbling actions to ensure uniform sandblasting of all the parts placed within it. This tumbling process aims at removing rust, scale, and burrs, which ultimately produce a brightly colored or dull finish as per the requirement.

Cabinet Blasters

These blaster types are available in three different styles namely standard cabinet blaster, split-level cabinet blaster, and portable cabinet blaster. They are ideal when dealing with large and heavy blasting parts.

Portable Blasters

Portable blasters are available in the pressure fed or gravity fed variant. They are suitable for use in refinishing vehicles, monuments and brick buildings.

Important points to consider while buying blasting equipment

1. Cleaning speed and efficiency

Cleaning speed of the blaster is directly proportional to the compressed air utilized. The more CFM (cubic feet per minute) you opt for, the more heat your blasting equipment will generate under any pre-defined blasting pressure. 

2. Size of your blasting cabinet

It is never good to opt for a cabinet size in alignment with the part size. Larger cabinets can generate the right amount of visibility as the abrasion expands at a comparatively lower particle density within the assembly. With larger cabinets, you can have good part mobility, which favors both movement as well as rotation.

3. Filtration

A dust collector is the reason why your production cabinet suits well for the production work. It generates the right amount of negative pressure, is cleanest and highly efficient in its mode of action.

The buyers should be aware of these basic points about media blasting equipment to avoid production loss.

Hence, choosing the right media blasting equipment is necessary if the production team aims at profit maximization with minimal investment.