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Vapour abrasive blasting is alternatively and interchangeably referred to as wet blasting, wet abrasive blasting, vapour blasting, slurry blasting, wet sandblasting, dustless blasting or mist blasting.<br>
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CUTTING THROUGH THE JARGON WHAT IS WET BLASTING? Wetblastingusesthreeelements – beingwater, airandabrasivemediatoremove coatings, contaminants, corrosionandresiduefromdifferentsurfaces. The introductionofwatercutsdownthedustdramatically. Inresponsetoincreasing environmentalprotectionandworkplacesafetylaws, wetblastingisgainingrapid popularity. Differentblastmachinemanufacturershavecomeupwithdifferentwaysof deliveringwetmedia. FourofthemostcommonwaysareSlurryBlasting, Venturi Blasting, VaporBlasting, MistBlasting. SLURRY BLASTERS SlurryBlasterstaketraditionaldryblastingtechnologyandaddwaterfordust suppression. Inslurryblasting, waterisintroducedjustpastthemediavalveinthe blasthoseasitisbeingcarriedouttothenozzle. Thedisadvantagetothisisthat theamountofwaterbeingintroducedmustbedialledinbeforeblasting. VENTURI BLASTERS VenturiBlastersstorebothmediaand waterinsidetheblastpot. Thistypeof setuptakesawayvaluablespacewithin theblastpotformediatobestoredand requiresmorefrequentfillingofthepot andincreasesdowntimeandinefficiency. VAPOUR ABRASIVE BLASTERS VapourAbrasiveBlastersuseamixtureof waterandmediawithintheblastpot. The delivery of this differentiatesthetwo. VaporBlastersuse waterpressurewithinthepottoforcethe mixoutandintotheblasthosewhereit isthencarriedouttothenozzlebyair pressure. VaporBlasterscanbeusedat lowerpressuressincethewaterpressure iswhatisforcingthemixoutofthepot. mix is what MIST BLASTERS Mistblasterisatermusedbysomeequipmentbrandstodifferentiatethe technologybasedontheamountofwaterusedintheblastingprocess. Thelittle bitofadditionalofwaterusedintheblastingprocessisusuallynotaconcernfor mostapplicationsandformostusersasthewateristhecheapestconsumableand whentheabrasivemediaissaturatedwithwater, itaddsmuchmoreimpact. CONTACT US Address : 1K/18 Beafield Road, Para Hills West SA 5096 Australia Phone : 1300 822 569 Email : sales@quantumblast.com.au Website : www.quantumblast.com.au