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Frequently Asked Questions

Whatiswetblasting,slurryblasting?
IntheWetTechnologiesprocess,abrasiveornon
abrasivemediaismixedwithwaterbyaspecially
designed,highvolumepump.Themixtureisthensenttoa
nozzleornozzleswhereregulatedcompressedairis
addedtoadjusttheaggressivenessasitdischargesover
asurface.Thescrubbingeffectcanproduceavarietyof
successfulresults.
Whataretheadvantagesofwetslurryblasting?
TheWetTechProcessisdustfreeandstaticfree.Itdoes
notembedmediaintothesurface,anditcanalsoremove
oilsandgreasewhileperformingotherfunctions.
Whataresuccessfulapplicationsforwetslurry
blasting?
Theprocesscansuccessfullyremoveburrs,scale,
oxidationandrust,machiningmarks,andcoatings.Itcan
enhancecosmeticappearancebyproducingamatte

finish.Itcantakeasmoothsurfaceandetchitforsuperior
coatingandbonding,oritcancreateasmootherfinish.
HowareallWetTechnologiessystemsdesignedtobe
closedloop?
Thesystemsaredesignedtoseparatebrokendown
abrasiveandothersurfaceparticlesaswellasoils,and
returnthefilteredwaterbackintothemachineformanual
rinsingorautomaticrinsing.
Deburring.Howdoeswetslurryblastingremove
burrs?
Burrsareeithererodeddownorknockedoffthesurface,
dependingontheconditionanddesiredeffect.
Wetetching.Whatisitandhowdoeswetslurry
blastingetch?
Waterformsacushion,whichallowstheabrasiveaction,
whileminimizingorpreventingthemediafromembedding
orloggingintoasurface,therebycreatingaclean,even
etchwhichcanbecontrolledandrepeated.
Descaling.Howdoeswetslurryblastingremove
scale?
Whiletheabrasiveerodesorliftsthescale,thewaterin
theslurrycarriesitoffforseparationinthefiltration
system.
Oilseparation.Howcanoilandgreaseberemoved
fromthewetblastingprocess?
Forthisapplicationtheslurryisheated,whichspeedsup
theremovalfromthesurfacesandenablesmostoilsto
floatandbeseparatedfordisposal.Dependingonthe

application,theclosedloopsystemcanbedesignedto
separatefloatingandemulsifiedoilswithanintegratedoil
separator.
Howcanwetblastingimproveefficiencyandsave
moneybyreducingsteps?
TherearemanysuccessfulexampleswheretheWetTech
Processhasbeenusedtocombinepartswashingwith
traditionalabrasiveblastingapplications.Inaddition,the
processcaneliminatetheuseofharshchemicalsfor
washingordescaling.
Whyisitimportantforthewetblastingprocesstobe
dustfreeandstaticfree?
Allindustriesarenowaimingtoreduceoreliminatedustas
ithasbeenproventobeadangeroushealthhazard.Static
electricitycombinedwithdustisaserioussafetyconcern.
Byeliminatingdustandstatic,WetTechnologiessystems
canbeplacedincloseproximitytosensitive
manufacturingprocesses,therebyreducingfloorspace
andmaterialhandlingtimeandmethods,eliminatingcostly
dustcollectorsandtheirmaintenance,andgiving
manufacturingplannersmoreoptionsforimprovingwork
flow.
HowismisthandledintheWetTech,wetblast
equipment?
TheWetTechProcessproduceswatervapor,which
naturallycontainsairborneparticles.Dependingonthe
type,sizeoftheequipment,andoptionsselected,wecan
installacombinationdemisterfilterunit,whichsendsthe
condensedwaterbacktotheclosedloopsystem,andcan
filterouttheparticlestoHEPAlevelsbeforeexhaustingthe
remainingairtoeitherplantatmosphereoroutsideducting.
HowdoyouchoosebetweenWetTechnologies

manual,semiautomated,andfullyautomatedsystems?
BudgetandapplicationconsiderationsIndividualor
diversifiedpartsaregenerallyruninmanualsystems,
whilehighproductionofsimilarpartslendthemselvesto
automatedsystems.Inmanycases,wesupply
combinationsystemsthathaveautomationcapabilitywhile
includingamanualgloveboxstationfortouchupornon
automationparts.
Whatarethedifferencesbetweenwetblastinganddry
blasting?
TheWetTechprocesseliminatesdust,combinesother
processessuchaswashingandoilremoval,andreduces
oreliminatesabrasiveembedment(apps/wetdry
comparisonphoto)whileusuallyproducingamoreeven
finish.
Whathappenstothebrokendownabrasive,scale,and
otherparticlesremovedintheprocess?
Theincludedclosedloopfiltrationsystemseparatesthese
particlesandcollectsthemaseithersedimentorinfiner
filtrationbagsorthroughothermeansandreturnsthe
watertotheequipment.
WhydoesamanuallyoperatedWetTechnologies
systemcostmorethanacomparablysizeddryblast
cabinet?
Primarily,mostofoursystemsaremanufacturedfrom
stainlesssteelandnoncorrosivematerials.However,
oncethecustomertakesdustcollectionand/orelimination
ofwashingandetchingchemicalsoutoftheequationwhile
combiningprocessesandgreatlysimplifyingmaintenance,
WetTechnologiesequipmentmorethanjustifiesitsinitial

purchaseprice.Inaddition,ourdurabilityspeaksforitself
asalmosteveryWetTechnologiessystemsoldsince
1998isinservicewiththeoriginalcustomer.
HowdoesmediaconsumptioncomparebetweenWet
Technologieswetblastinganddryblasting?
Thewatercushionsthemedia,whichreducesthemedia
breakdownratebyasmuchastwothirdscomparedto
traditionaldryblasting.

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