Areas of application
As a result of production processes, the object subjected to blasting can become contaminated with:
- oil used as a temporary corrosion protection
- quenching oil following heat treatment
- oil used for cutting threads
- grease used for bending and deep drawing
- release agent spray during welding
- cooling lubricants during machining
- mould release media from pressure die casting
- lubricants from deburring presses
- and much more.
Metal blasting media have metal surfaces just like the workpieces to be blasted. The blasting process entails permanent contact between both of these. A very intensive exchange of embedded oils and greases is therefore possible between the objects blasted and the blasting shot. Initially, the fatal result is the homogeneous distribution of these interfering substances over the entire process, like an infection. This results in the contamination of the abrasive, the workpieces subjected to blasting, the blasting system and, not least, the filter media of the filter systems.
The PANTATEC additive process is used normally in the applications:
- anticorrosive coatings with wet and powder coating
- metallized coatings such as zinc flake coating
- shot peening for cold work
- Blast cleaning for finish after casting, heat treatment or shaping
Example applications are found in the production of components for:
- automotive and rail vehicle construction
- agricultural machinery and construction machines
- mechanical engineering and plant engineering
- construction elements for the automobile industry
- welded parts, screws and stamped bent parts
- metal foundry pressure die casting, light alloy, red brass, steel and iron
- hardening and forging
A clear improvement and stabilization of the blasting process can be achieved in each case by the use of the additive. With PantaTec you can get rid of your grease.
