Abrasive Blasting
Blanchard 200 inch Rotary Surface Grinder.
Abrasive blasting is the operation of cleaning or preparing a surface by forcibly propelling a stream of abrasive material against it under high pressure. Usually explained as the use of a material against another material to make it smoother, remove surface contaminants or to roughen a surface. There are several variants of the process, such as bead blasting, sandblasting, shot blasting.
Shot blasting is also used for removing burrs, scale, and rust that may interfere with the part's integrity, appearance, or definition. Shot blasting can also prepare the surface of a part for coating by removing surface contaminants and provide a surface profile for increased coating adhesion.
