Sandblasting Machine Parts with Media Blast® Cabinets

People use abrasive blasting cabinets for sandblasting machine parts in a variety of industries. Professionally manufactured cabinets, like those at Media Blast and Abrasives, offer the most controlled environment and cleanest working space. These cabinets can be used for cleaning, finishing, or preparing machine parts from a variety of industries. Anything from automotive and aerospace to the medical implant industry for just about any Body Implant part.

6 Benefits of Sandblasting Machine Parts

There are a variety of ways to sandblast. For the purpose of this post, we’re focusing only on blast cabinet abrasive blasting. Here are six benefits of processing machine parts in media blasting cabinets.

1. Controlled Environment. Sandblasting cabinets enclose the blasting process which contains dust and debris. This protects the operator and area surrounding the workspace. Well-made cabinets prevent abrasive media escaping the cabinet, keeping the area clean and organized while sandblasting machine parts and other items.
2. Abrasive Recycling. Recovery systems in cabinets collect, recycle, filter and clean the abrasive, and maintain cabinet visibility. This reduces abrasive costs and optimizes abrasive consumption for cost-effective operations. Combining the blasting process with containment and abrasive recovery also streamlines the workflow.
3. Attention to Detail. Cabinets provide a fixed, enclosed space where the operator can control the blast pattern and pressure precisely. This is ideal for intricate components that require detailed work without damaging surrounding surfaces.
4. Improved Safety. High-quality abrasive cabinets protect operators from direct contact with abrasive media, airborne particles, and high-pressure streams. Gloves, sealed windows, and controlled ventilation systems enhance safety during the process when matching the model to the DDC, Daily Duty Cycle.
5. Consistent Quality. Blasting cabinets allow for steady pressure and controlled application, ensuring consistent results across all parts. This is especially useful for mass production or maintenance tasks where identical results are needed using written specification for part processing.
6. Flexibility. Cabinets can be used for a wide range of applications including cleaning rust, paint, grease, and other coating. They also texture and prepare surfaces or leave the original surface intact. Sandblasting machine parts is bread and butter for abrasive blasting cabinets. They are suitable for a variety of abrasives, including non-cutting glass beads and others, cutting aluminum oxide, steel grit and shot, and finally soda, plastic all doing no texture leaving the original finish.

To Sum It Up

Blasting cabinets are especially useful in industries where precision and cleanliness are critical, such as aerospace, industrial, automotive, medical implants, and manufacturing. By using a cabinet, operators can achieve high-quality finishes while maintaining a safe, clean, and efficient workspace. Using the wrong model single gun model can easily cost the company $100,000.00 to $200,000.00 in lost labor time.  Buying the wrong cabinet can be a big mistake.

Media Blast® manufactures a complete line of Abrasive Blasting Cabinets for sandblasting machine parts including Wet and Dry Models using designs for every type of abrasive type and abrasive handling matching your DDC (Daily Duty Cycle), to your exact application. Media Blast & Abrasive designs machines with your application in mind. We use the abrasive specific gravity, mesh size, and Daily Duty Cycle (DDC) that best fit your needs. Our company offers top-of-the-line blasting cabinets compared to our competitors because we design with the end in mind. We want to make sure you get the right machine model the first time so you don’t spend money replacing equipment that’s a bad fit for your application. Visit our Buying Guide or give us a call if you need help selecting the right machine for your project.