Centrifugal wheel blasting is an airless blasting process that utilizes a wheel mechanism and centrifugal force to propel abrasive particles against a batch of work pieces.
The blast wheel’s rapid spinning motion results in a highly efficient blasting process offering shorter time cycles.
Centrifugal blasting does not require a compressed air source required in an air blast type system. We inventory a vast supply of shot and grit for your blasting applications.
As opposed to an air blast process which employs compressed air to blast centrifugal wheel blasting propels a metallic type of abrasive (steel grit, steel shot, stainless shot or cut wire, zinc) against the work piece to clean, etch, or peen. This versatile process is perfect for large and heavy parts or batches of small components requiring a consistent finish at very fast time cycles. Commonly found in a variety of industrial settings it is perfect for high production high volume batches of parts.
In addition to equipment sales, remember that Finishing Systems is your source for the variety of abrasives used in these machines.
Remember, Finishing Systems’ job shop has a variety of centrifugal wheel blasting machines to service customers who have the demand for this type of finishing but do not want to invest in the equipment.
With the cylindrical movement of the mechanism, or the tumbling motion of a Tumble blast machine every side of your parts is exposed to the blast pattern for an even finish.
Other than the loading and off-loading there is no manual work required for this automated type of blasting process – making it highly efficient and cost-effective.
These are a few applications and industries ideally suited for centrifugal wheel blasting:
The machine uses centrifugal force to clean parts or give them a finish, but the movement alone cannot do that. There must be another force added to the machine to get the look you need. There are two types of wheel blasting — ones that use an abrasive and ones that use compressed air.
When you use an abrasive, like glass beads or aluminum oxide, the grains push up against the items inside to give them the desired finish. Different types of additives will give different final looks to the items. Motorized blast wheels move the abrasive around in the machine.
The other type of wheel blasting uses compressed air instead of an abrasive. The air moves at a high velocity to achieve the finished look. This type is typically used for items that are more fragile.
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At Finishing Systems, we offer a variety of abrasives available for this service to help give your parts the exact finish that you need. If you are unsure of which type of abrasive to use, we will review the parts you want to have blasted, the capacity of our machines and how many of those parts you have. To learn more about our centrifugal wheel blast services, contact us today to receive a free quote.
