Blasting Supplies and Equipment

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Basics of Vibratory Deburring: Automating Your Deburring and Polishing Process

Vibratory finishing is a versatile process used to remove burrs, break sharp edges, prepare surfaces for coating, clean, polish, and enhance the overall quality of metal and plastic parts. Whether you’re looking for a smoother finish, a refined surface finish, or an aggressive material removal solution, selecting the right finishing media, compound, and finishing equipment is essential to achieving optimal results.

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OSHA Silica Standard for Sandblasting

Today, while some businesses continue to use sand, many, especially larger companies with safety departments, have moved away from it due to concerns about employee health risks and the possibility of enforcement actions by OSHA and other regulatory agencies. Even smaller sandblasting businesses are increasingly seeking ways to enhance the safety and comfort of their operators.

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Breathing New Life into Blasting: Rodeco Blast Services (RBS)

A customer reached out to Rodeco Blast Services reporting an issue with their blast respirator’s climate control device, which had stopped functioning effectively. Initially, they believed the device needed to be replaced.

See how we rectified their issues and got them back working at full speed.

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Empire Abrasive Blast Room Equipment
Blast Room Equipment

Maximizing Efficiency with Budget-Friendly Blast Rooms

For businesses that rely on blasting for surface preparation, coating, or cleaning, investing in the right blast room can be a critical decision. But what if you could get a high-quality, customizable blast room that fits your budget, meets all OSHA requirements, and is easy to install?

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Suction vs Pressure Sandblasting Systems

Empire ProFinish cabinet is a high-performance cabinet built with execution and versatility in mind. It sets the standard for industrial applications and features a tunable reclaim system and dust collector, which not only helps you save on media consumption, but it also removes dust, oversize particles, and fines from your working mix

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Metal Finishing Supplies
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Vibratory Deburring Process Development

Removing metallic sharp edges, nicks and burrs is no mystery in production operations such as machine stamping and other post manufacturing processes. The unwanted material is removed by a process called deburring and is usually performed using some type of hand tool or other machine that is often time consuming and labor intensive.

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Powder Coat Removal Test | Garnet vs 10x Engineered Materials

Powder Coat Removal, which abrasive is better suited for the job? In our quest to determine the best abrasive blasting media, we decided to start doing side-by-side tests in order to get a more accurate look at performance. We chose two popular contractor media – Garnet and the new 10x Engineered Materials (10x for short) and got some surprising results.

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