Automated Blast Cleaner suits steel fabricators.
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Autoblast® Roll Conveyor descales and removes rust from structural steel and plate fabrications. Available in range of roll conveyor blast cabinets, system includes four, 12-bladed, heavy-duty TargetLok(TM) blast wheels; abrasive recycling; and cartridge filter type dust collector. Blast chamber features welded, wear resistant 12% manganese steel construction with in-line, replaceable wear plates. Abrasive is distributed at velocities of 300 ft/sec over even blast pattern.
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BCP Autoblast Roll Conveyor Shotblast Systems Aid Steel Fabricators with Speedier, Higher Quality Descaling
Kentucky-Based Modern Welding Replaces Manual Airblast Process
Ontario, CANADA - (October 10, 2002) - A fully automated BCP® system designed to descale and remove rust from structural steel and plate fabrications, the high productivity Autoblast® Roll Conveyor Shotblast System effectively and consistently cleans large work such as plate, steel channels, angles, tubing and beams. Available in an extensive range of roll conveyor blast cabinets, the Autoblast System includes heavy-duty blast wheels, efficient abrasive recycling, and a high capacity, cartridge filter type dust collector.
The machine's blast chamber features welded construction and highly wear resistant 12% manganese steel construction with in-line, replaceable wear plates. The four (4) - 12-bladed, TargetLok(TM) wheels distribute abrasive at a velocity of 300 feet/per second, while maintaining an even blast pattern over the entire length of the work. A high production material handling system and multiple sets of finger seals provide optimum abrasive retention in the extended length vestibule. The abrasive reclaim system features a screw conveyor; a bucket elevator with multi-ply belt, cast iron buckets, access doors, a zero-speed switch, and a cascade airwash abrasive separator for fine and coarse particle remover.
Designed for use with recyclable, long lasting steel shot, customers can significantly reduce operating costs. One such customer is Kentucky-based Modern Welding that blasts 36" I-beams in the 3672 Roll Conveyor. Formerly using manual airblasting, which was much more expensive, inefficient, and environmentally unfriendly, Modern Welding was impressed by the Autoblast Roll Conveyor Shotblast System's quality and speed-blasting at a rate of 18 feet per minute.
"The Autoblast® Roll Conveyor is an excellent machine, and I believe every fabricator needs one," said George Kauffeld, Vice President and Manager of Modern Welding.
Available options include: vestibule extensions, external spill hoppers, air cannon blow-off, external roll conveyor, PLC controls, abrasive adder, ventilation after-filter, and work sensing.
BCP® products have an established reputation as some of the best blast cleaning, deburring, descaling and shot peening solutions in the surface preparation industry. An industry leader with strong after-sales support, BCP serves many product applications including steel fabrication, die casting, forging, pipe and tube coating and farm equipment manufacturing.
USF Surface Preparation Group, a division of USFilter, is the global leader in providing surface preparation equipment, supplies and services. Strategically located manufacturing and distribution facilities allow USF Surface Preparation Group to provide unparalleled customer service and support worldwide. For more information on USF Surface Preparation Group and BCP, visit the web site at www.surfacepreparation.com or send an e-mail to info@usfspq.com.
United States Filter Corporation, a Vivendi Environnement company, is North America's largest water company providing comprehensive water and wastewater systems and services to commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers. Vivendi Environnement (Euronext Paris: VIE and NYSE:VE), comprised of Vivendi Water (worldwide water products and services), Onyx (solid waste and industrial services), Dalkia (energy management), Connex (transportation and logistics) and FCC (Spanish company engaged in environmental and construction related industries), is the largest environmental services company in the world with more than 295,000 employees, including FCC, in about 100 countries and annual revenues of more than $25.6 billion. Visit the company's web sites at www.usfilter.com or vivendienvironnement-finance.com.
