Sandblasting equipment

There are several important specifications for abrasive sandblasting equipment and sandblasters. The media flow is the rate at which the abrasive grain feeds into the system. The blast pressure is the water or air pressure used to create a jet or blast stream for cutting or propelling abrasive sandblasting equipment particles. The abrasive linear speed is the particle velocity of abrasive grains as first projected from the blast wheel or nozzle. Abrasive particle velocity applies mainly to sandblasting equipment.

Abrasive blast machines and sandblasters vary in terms of size and mounting. Some equipment is small enough for portable or handheld use, or can be mounted on a bench, pedestal, cart, floor, or skid. Other systems are large enough to be mounted onto a trailer or vehicle that can be driven to the worksite requiring blasting, such as the side of a steel tank, ship's hull, or building wall. Crawler or track mounted units can uniformly clean or roughen a surface by scanning a surface in a controlled and repeatable fashion. Crawlers are small vehicles that grab onto a surface with magnetic or vacuum feet mounted on a set of tracks. Track mounted units use a track to guide the jet cutter head across the surface.

Sandblasting, also known as bead blasting, is one of most effective ways to "strip" a surface of paint, rust, dirt, grease or any other foreign material. Other uses for sandblasting are removing etching and for materials that show a weathering look. Sandblasting equipment helps to rejuvenate the material and start the process of making it look new again.

Sandblasting equipment uses compressed air to "blast" fine sand or other very abrasive, high grit material through a nozzle and at the objected to be sandblasted. These abrasive materials quickly remove the surface of the object leaving a clean matte surface. Some of the sandblasting equipment grits available from Electro-Coatings are listed below.