Media blasting is the treatment of a surface with a combination of compressed air or high-pressure water and an abrasive material. “Media blasting” is generally interchangeable with “sandblasting,” though when sand is not used for blasting, media blasting is technically more accurate. This treatment is intended to cleanse surfaces of imperfections or to change their properties.
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Empire Abrasive Equipment CompanyLanghorne, PA 215-752-8800 For more than sixty years, Empire Abrasive Equipment has been specializing in the design and production of blasting equipment. If you are looking for a product with superior quality, that meets all of your needs, and has a great warranty, call Empire. Their media blasting is the top of the line, and they will be there for advice, assistance and equipment, even on short notice.
Midwest Finishing Systems, Inc.Hartland, WI 800-854-0030 Midwest Finishing carries quality products in their fully stocked warehouses to ensure they have everything you need when it comes to blasting. When it comes to media blasting, their experienced staff is ready to assist you in all your finishing applications. We can help with a new or used machine to do the job yourself, to lease one, or to have the product finished for you.
Media Blast & Abrasives, Inc.Brea, CA 714-257-0484 Media Blast and Abrasive, Inc. has been providing customers with top quality equipment for the past thirty years. They offer over 170 standard models and sizes of equipment to make sure that all requirements can be met and also offer a wide variety of media blasting. They have one of the largest lines of products including the most standard features and least required amounts of maintenance.
Grand Northern ProductsByron Center, MI 800-968-1811 From their beginning, more than 25 years ago, Grand Northern Products has been providing quality finishing equipment. Providing off-the-shelf products as well as custom solutions, they are here to help serve the changing needs of customers so that their businesses can continue to evolve and grow. Next time you are looking for media blasting, turn to Grand Northern for quality you deserve.
Progressive SurfaceGrand Rapids, MI 800-968-0871 To help meet customer demands, Progressive Surface installed more than 1,300 machines in more than 33 countries to deliver their Procise Process™ which provides world-class machines that are precisely engineered for your application. This means on-time deliver of complete treatment solutions that can meet all requirements. Turn to us for your next media blasting needs.
Guyson Corporation of USASaratoga Springs, NY 800-228-7894 Guyson Corporation works as a close-knit team through engineering, design, manufacturing, delivery and support for product that customers can be proud of. They are dedicated to the excellence of machinery they build as well as the satisfaction of our worldwide customer base. For all needs, including media blasting, they are the corporation to turn to.
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Engineered AbrasivesAlsip, IL 888-498-0895 With equipment to fit all of your difficult specification and requirements, Engineered Abrasives has been able to retain the image of a reliable company since 1935. In keeping up with all of the latest technological advances, they are able to provide the machines to make blasting and deburring as simple as possible. For all media blasting needs, be sure to consider Engineered Abrasives.
Great Lakes Finishing EquipmentMelrose Park, IL 708-345-5300 Through the distribution of equipment, services, supplies and replacement parts with the superior customer service, Great Lakes Finishing can provide everything you need to begin your next finishing project. The company can get you all you need, or if you would rather they do the job for you; their job shop service can do just that. For all media blasting, call Great Lakes!
Viking CorporationWichita, KS 800-835-1096 Viking is a manufacturer of blast cleaning equipment- gas cylinder blasters, tumble belt blasters, tumble basket blasters, pass-through blasters, dust collectors and more. Our sandblast equipment serves a variety of markets-powder coating, foundry, die casting, automotive-parts re-builders and more. We also sell a number of blasting media and abrasives, including steel shot and grit.
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Media blasting can be used to remove paint, grease, oil, corrosive oxidization or other undesirable particles or impurities from a surface, and it is often done in advance of paint or sealant application to ensure an even distribution of product over a surface. Media blasting can be performed on any variety of surfaces that are sturdy enough to withstand the pressure from the machinery. Because media blasting is such an effective surface treatment, it has been used on some of the world's most important landmarks as a restorative measure. The Golden Gate Bridge, for example, is sometimes sandblasted in advance of paint reapplication projects. Media blasting can also be used as a glass etching method. In recent years, media blasting techniques have shifted away from the use of silica because of the potential health risks for media blasting workers. Silicosis, an incurable lung disease, has been linked to long-term exposure to fine-grain silica. For this and other reasons, media blasters have switched to other materials like walnut shells and ground corn cobs.
The media blasting process begins with a media blaster. They come in many sizes and configurations. A media blaster can take up a whole room, or it can be small and portable for media blasting work in many locations. The system can be fully or partially automated, or it can be specialized for materials that require careful attention. In every media blaster configuration, though, the concept of media blasting is the same: a concentrated stream of combined media and air/water directed at a surface changes that surface somehow. When used before paint application or for other cleaning purposes, blasted media can remove residual paint and other surface imperfections, leaving behind a smooth surface (media blasting is a popular choice for graffiti removal for this reason) Media blasting is also widely used as a method for creating glass etchings or other glass treatments. The variability of force, media, projection angle and a host of other factors allow glass etchers a diversity of methods by which they can make glass alterations. Even the clothing industry, denim fabricators in particular, have used media blasting as a surface treatment method (media blasting of denim creates a weathered look).
