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Abrasive blasting equipment
Sandblasting equipment is just a subset of a larger category – abrasive blasting equipment – that is specialized for sandblasting. Abrasive blasting equipment is a generic term for equipment used in abrasive blasting, which includes other blasting methods: shot blasting, bead blasting, wet blasting etc. Abrasive blasting equipment a few two common items across the whole board: blasting nozzles, propelling mechanism (water, air pressure or gravity) and protective gear (gloves, goggles or helmet).
Depending on the abrasive blasting method and role, the rest of equipment can vary greatly. The blasting machine can be enclosed in a blasting cabinet, wet blasting also has water pump and hose with nozzle at the end. Shot and bead blasting often includes the shot or bead pellet recycling system (in blasting cabinets). There are lightweight portable blasting machines (for sandblasting, soda blasting etc.). The great variety prompts a dilemma; one has to carefully choose the abrasive blasting equipment for specific task. You can observe this variety by clicking ads on our site, ones that offer different abrasive blasting solutions.