Abrasive Blast System offers manual operation option.
Press Release Summary:
Single-spindle, semi-automatic Model RSSA-6M can be fitted with extra blast gun and blow-off nozzle for hand-held use. Blast cabinet offers additional view window and armholes for manual blasting. Electronic interlocks disable automated operation of system when armhole covers are open. In semi-automatic mode, 2 or more blast guns traverse vertically at controlled and adjustable speed, which can be synchronized with 0-16 rpm rotation of machine's turntable.
Original Press Release:
Abrasive Blast System Works in Two Modes
July 8, 2004 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Guyson Corporation has adapted its Model RSSA-6M single spindle semi-automatic blast machine to allow users the option of manual operation. The development is in response to the flexibility requirements of job shops and contract coating or processing services that do surface preparation work on a mix of short-run components and one-off pieces.
Fitted with an extra blast gun and blow-off nozzle for hand held use, the modified blast cabinet has an additional view window and armholes for manual blasting. Electronic interlocks disable the automated operation of the system when the armhole covers are open. The standard RSSA-6 cabinet has a single full-depth side access door and is frequently equipped with an automatic loading door at the front. The blast enclosure is 36 inches wide and 32 inches deep.
In the semi-automatic mode of operation, two or more blast guns traverse vertically at a controlled and adjustable speed that can be synchronized with the rotation of the machine's turntable, which can be adjusted from 0 to 16 RPM. Multi-adjustable brackets allow the blast guns to be set at the correct angles and distances from the component. Once the traverse distance, the number of strokes, the duration of blast and blow-off and other parameters have been set-up for a particular component, the process is repeatable with a high degree of consistency.
While the dual-mode blast system is capable of utilizing any type of bead, shot or grit media, abrasive blasting applications such as etching, profiling, texturing and precision roughening typically rely upon harsh-cutting materials such as aluminum oxide and silicon carbide. Abrasion protection features available on the Model RSSA-6M include bonded rubber lining of the cabinet, table and cyclone, bronze blast guns with boron carbide lined nozzles, urethane media delivery hoses and cast urethane ducting to the cyclone media reclaimer. The permanent tempered safety glass viewing windows are protected by a square cut inner window mounted in a quick-change frame. The manufacturer claims that its unique ball screw/ball nut traverse system isolates all precision parts of the mechanism outside the blast chamber, eliminating the need for seals and bellows that are subject to wear and failure in the hostile abrasive blasting environment.
Prospective users of the Model RSSA-6M and other types of manual or automated blast systems are encouraged to submit sample components for free testing in the application engineering laboratory at the manufacturers Saratoga Springs, New York, factory.
CONTACT FOR MORE DATA:
J. C. Carson
Guyson Corporation
Tel: 518-587-7894, ext. 226
jccarson@guyson.com
