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Jet engine fan blades

Can wet blasting meet aerospace and medical OEM specifications?

Surface activation diagram

Most paint adhesion failures start at the preparation stage, not the application....

Vapormatt Profelis automatic wet blasting machine

Profelis automatic wet blasting machine for inline CRE feeder stock cleaning

Cougar+ automatic wet blasting machine with single load end configuration

Cougar+ machine configurations for aluminium die cleaning...

Overhead power cable before and after wet blasting

A 5% increase in current carrying capacity...

Aluminium feeder wire before and after wet blasting

Wet blasting for continuous rotary extrusion...

Implant before and after wet blasting

Bone integration starts at the surface...

Aluminium extrusion die before and after wet blasting

Aluminium extrusion die cleaning doesn't end with the caustic dip...

Additive manufactured component

Finishing additive manufactured components with internal channels by dry blasting isn't finishing - it's guesswork...

Spray painting a composite panel

Paint adhesion on carbon fibre starts long before the spray gun...

Turbine blades

Post-processing is not an afterthought in additive manufacturing. It is where the value of the print is either realised or lost.

Solid round tools

Four variables determine how a cutting tool performs: substrate, geometry, coating, and edge preparation.