For a perfect finish

Surface quality is a determining factor in many industries. On the one hand to give products or machines the right functionality, on the other hand because the aesthetic appearance is becoming increasingly important. That makes Blasting Technology to a welcome partner of metalworkers. Because with the Aartselaar-based company's blasting solutions, you get optimal surface quality. And to get flawless operation, more and more steps are also being taken to automate the blasting process.

Blasting Technology has specialized in surface technology for over thirty years, with its own branches in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway Slovenia and Slovakia. The company provides customers not only with blasting media, but also with blasting equipment tailored to their needs. Edwin Houweling, managing director Blasting Technology: "An efficient blasting solution is actually always a bit of customization, if only to get the parameters absolutely perfect. Together with the customer, we can often refine the process to reduce costs." 

Thanks to the wide range of techniques and blasting media in the portfolio, any at Blasting Technology his fancy, from small to large, simple to complex, manual to fully automatic. "We do notice a trend in recent years toward more automated work to still guarantee consistent quality," he said.

Towards collecting more data

A great solution to meet this, without having to opt for a fully automated system, is the blast cabinet with display. Houweling: "The operator then only has to indicate the product. The settings needed for a perfect result (abrasive, pressure, time, speed ...) are already pre-programmed. One way to increase quality. A second approach is better monitoring of the process. By collecting process values, you can see what actually happened and trace where things didn't quite go as they should have. An ideal basis to further optimize the process to reduce costs and downtime. These are developments that are already well established in aerospace, but that we are now seeing trickle down to metalworking as well." 

Service guaranteed

In addition, Blasting Technology prides itself on service, maintenance and after-sales. "We keep a large stock of blasting media and accessories in our warehouses. That way, customers are always back up and running in no time."