From Progressive Surface

Presents a unique sensor system which provides particle velocity data for any type of abrasive grit blasting or shot peening media. This system can be used for process monitoring as well as for quick process development and troubleshooting.

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Products & Services
Industrial Parts Washers and Cleaning Systems
Industrial parts washers remove grease, soil, oil, abrasive dust, blast debris, swarf, paint, corrosion or other contaminants from the surfaces of components exiting a production line.
Spray Washers
Spray washers clean parts with a directed, pressurized spray of hot water, detergent or cleaning solution.
Water Jetting Equipment and Water Blasters
Water jetting equipment and water blasters direct high pressure (10,000+ psi) streams of water against a surface to clean or cut the material.
Peening Machines
Peening machines deform and strengthen a metal surface by hammering the surface with small beads, shot peen balls or peening media.

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Progressive Surface - Designed To Peen Small Aircraft Parts
Aerostructure Small Part Peen This single axis shot peen machine is designed to peen a wide variety of small structural aircraft parts. The parts are fixtured onto pins on a 48" diameter table top. (read more)
Progressive Surface - Abrasive Blasting Particle Sensor
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Progressive Surface - Medical Implant Robotic Peening System
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Composition Materials Co., Inc. - Blasting Media Abrasives
Composition Materials manufactures and supplies a wide range of Abrasive Blasting Media products. With over 50 years of experience in Abrasive Blasting, Composition Materials offers expert consulting... (read more)
Progressive Surface - Factory Refurbished Systems Available
Progressive Surface shot peening, grit blasting, thermal spraying, and waterjet cleaning machines are very durable, and often times we have the opportunity to repurchase and refurbish one of our... (read more)
Progressive Surface - Ideal For Production, Overhaul And Repair!
Progressive Surface introduces PRIMS Pro process control software Progressive Surface®, a global leader in automated surface treatment machinery and closed loop process controls, has introduced... (read more)
Guyson Corporation of U.S.A. - New! Robotic Glass Bead Peening Machine
Guyson Corporation has introduced a robotic blast system that is designed and specially adapted for glass bead peening in NADCAP-compliant manufacturing and overhaul operations that must perform the... (read more)
Progressive Surface - Ultra High Pressure Waterjet Cleaning
Providing waterjet cleaning services for aircraft engine and industrial gas turbine components to remove thermal sprayed coating for overhaul operations CNC robotic system with closed-loop process... (read more)
Guyson Corporation of U.S.A. - RB-600 ROBOTIC BLAST MACHINE PREPS TURBINE BUCKETS
Guyson Corporation unveiled the new RB-600 robotic rotary blast system at IMTS 2012. The 7-axis robotic blasting machine features a flip-down door to simplify loading, a rotary spindle supplied with... (read more)
 

Topics of Interest

3.1 Surface Preparation There have been many publications on bonding that discuss the preparation of substrates. They all stress the fact that a clean surface is paramount to achieving a good bond.

Abrasive grit blasting, or sand blast cleaning, is a surface treatment process widely used in a variety of different industries with many diverse purposes. Abrasive blasting is the process by which an...

The shot peening process is most often used to improve fatigue properties of metal parts. In order to achieve optimum, repeatable and reliable fatigue enhancement from the shot peening process, the...

Shot peening is commonly used to produce a layer of compressive residual stress at the surface of components subject to fatigue or stress corrosion failure. Monitoring the Almen intensity controls the...

8226; Abrasive water-jet systems use CNC programming for repeatable removal of tough coatings. • AWJ is a mechanical process that does not generate toxic by-products. • Removing coatings...