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04/11/24
by Miles
Formnext Exhibition Banner
Do you want to improve the quality and uniformity of your finishing? Our wet blasting technology is particularly effective at finishing additive...
31/10/24
by Miles
Suspicious emails
It has come to our attention that a scammer purporting to be the USA sales director for Vapormatt is sending emails to a large range of companies...
17/10/24
by Miles
Fan blades
Preparing composite turbofan blades for bonding and coating by wet blasting offers several distinct advantages tailored to the specific demands and...
15/10/24
by Miles
Fan blades of a turbofan engine
Peening is a mechanical surface treatment process that introduces compressive residual stresses into the surface of a material. For jet engine...
10/10/24
by Miles
Turbofan engine
Effective cleaning: Wet blasting efficiently removes a wide range of contaminants like dirt, oil, grease, and residual manufacturing residues. This...
02/10/24
by Miles
The Puma + range
Our Puma + machine is ideal for those wanting to make the move from manual to automated wet blasting. Automation offers significant improvements in...
23/09/24
by Miles
HRH Princess Royal visits Barracuda live
Princess Anne visited Barracuda Live at the Fleet Air Arm Museum earlier this month. It’s a fascinating project to save the only Second World War...
18/09/24
by Miles
Coated round shank tool
Coatings like PVD typically have an incumbent tensile stress that can lead to fatigue cracks - reducing the durability of the coating.Wet blasting...
16/09/24
by Miles
Coated round shank tools
Wet blasting after coating removes coating imperfections, like PVD coating droplets, to leave a uniform surface with an optimum Ra surface roughness...
09/09/24
by Miles
Drill bit and 'chips'
A precise edge hone allows a round shank tool to generate an ideal 'chip' with an optimum depth and curl, resulting in longer tool life and a better...

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