Automated Vapor Blasting Cabinets: Precision, Consistency, and Efficiency in Surface Treatment

At Founders Cleaning, we recognize that industries such as aerospace, automotive, and medical device manufacturing demand surface preparation that is not only precise but also efficient and safe. Our automated vapor blasting cabinets, powered by Vixen's advanced technology, offer just that. These systems combine wet blasting with automation, ensuring consistent results and streamlined operations for a range of industrial applications

Automation in vapor blasting cabinets significantly enhances the consistency, process control, and safety of surface treatment processes. These cabinets allow for high-precision blasting with minimal operator intervention, making them ideal for parts that require uniform cleaning and finishing.

  • Consistency: Automation ensures that every part receives the same level of treatment, eliminating variations in finish. With programmable settings for key process parameters like nozzle speed, part rotation, and blasting pressure, you can count on repeatable, uniform results across batches.

  • Process Control: Automated vapor blasting cabinets offer precise control over every step of the cleaning process. Operators can adjust and monitor variables such as nozzle articulation, blasting time, and media flow to guarantee high-quality, consistent finishes. This enhanced control minimizes errors and optimizes efficiency, even for complex or intricate parts.

  • Safety: By automating movements such as nozzle adjustments and part rotations, operators are kept at a safer distance from the blasting process. This reduces the risk of exposure to abrasive media and repetitive motion injuries, improving workplace safety and reducing labor-intensive tasks.

In addition to these core benefits, automation offers flexibility and cost savings. Whether you're cleaning large batches of parts or working with small, delicate components, automated vapor blasting cabinets can adapt to your needs. With features like rotating turntables, articulating nozzles, and multi-axis part rotation systems, these cabinets are capable of handling a wide variety of part shapes and sizes.

Key Features of Automated Vapor Blasting Cabinets

  • Rotating Turntables: Motorized turntables rotate parts to ensure even, 360-degree blasting coverage, making them ideal for symmetrical components such as gears, shafts, and wheels.

  • Articulating Nozzles: These nozzles move along programmed paths, allowing for precision cleaning of complex or hard-to-reach areas, ensuring every surface receives the same high-quality finish.

  • Part Rotation Systems: Multi-axis rotation systems allow for thorough blasting on irregularly shaped parts, ensuring no surface is left untreated.

  • Reciprocating Arms: Automated linear movement of nozzles ensures uniform blasting on flat or large surfaces, reducing the need for manual adjustments and enhancing efficiency.

Automated Vapor Blasting Systems

At Founders Cleaning, we offer a versatile selection of automated wet blasting machines designed to meet the needs of various industries. Our goal is to provide solutions that precisely align with your processing requirements. Often, the best approach is a custom-built machine, whether by adapting an existing model or working closely with you to design and develop a fully bespoke system tailored to your unique specifications.

Interior of the automated AB1215 vapor blaster showcasing advanced vapor blasting technology for precision cleaning and finishing of parts. Ideal for degreasing, surface preparation, and automated cleaning applications in industrial settings

Benefits of Automation in Wet Blasting

  • Enhanced Consistency: Automated systems ensure uniform results, reducing variability between parts.

  • Improved Efficiency: Automation reduces cycle times and increases throughput.

  • Cost Savings: Decreased manual labor and material waste lead to long-term savings.

  • Customization Flexibility: Tailored automation solutions cater to both small-scale and high-volume production needs.

Aquablast® Tumbler Blast & Wash Line: Efficient, Customizable Solutions for Surface Preparation

Our Aquablast® Tumbler Blast & Wash Line offers a seamless solution for batch or continuous inline processing of small to medium-sized components in a single step. This innovative system combines blasting and washing processes, optimizing both efficiency and consistency for industries that require precise surface treatment, cleaning, and preparation.

The Tumbler Process in the Aquablast system is highly controllable, enabling operators to fine-tune parameters to meet the specific needs of the components being processed. Whether you need to adjust the tumbling intensity, action, or direction, or refine the blast gun parameters, the system allows for full customization. This flexibility ensures that components receive the appropriate level of treatment, whether it's for power removal, surface smoothing, or deburring, all while maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety.

As part of our commitment to delivering optimal results, the Aquablast® Tumbler system can be fully tailored to meet your unique requirements. Barrel sizes can be selected to match component size and quantity, and the number of nozzles can be adjusted to suit the specific needs of your application. The dual processing feature of blasting and washing means components can be stripped, cleaned, washed, and dried in one streamlined process, significantly reducing the handling and operational time required compared to separate steps.

Aquablast® Tumbler Blast system for efficient surface cleaning and preparation of small to medium-sized components. Automated blasting and washing solution designed for additive manufacturing, fastener manufacturing, and deburring applications
Industrial machine interior with cables and wiring

Industries Benefiting from Aquablast® Tumblers

Our Tumbler Blast & Wash Line is trusted by a wide range of industries that rely on precise, efficient, and customizable surface treatment solutions. These include:

  • Additive Manufacturing: Used for post-process power removal, surface smoothing, and cleaning of 3D-printed parts.

  • Fastener Manufacturing: Ideal for cleaning and surface preparation of fasteners made from a variety of materials, including composites and titanium. The system effectively removes scale, contaminants, and debris while providing deburring and surface finishing for coating preparation.

Key Features of Aquablast® Tumblers

  • Highly Controllable Process: Fine-tune parameters like tumbling intensity, direction, and blast gun settings for tailored results.

  • Dual Processing: Blasting and washing components in a single step to streamline operations, reduce handling, and improve efficiency.

  • Customizable Solutions: Adjustable barrel sizes and nozzle configurations to match component sizes, quantities, and application requirements.

  • Efficient: Reduces manual handling, increasing throughput and consistency, and ensuring high-quality results for every batch.

At Founders Cleaning, we are dedicated to providing high-performance solutions that enhance surface treatment processes. The Aquablast® Tumbler Blast & Wash Line offers unmatched versatility, reliability, and precision for industries that demand the best in parts cleaning and surface preparation.

Inside view of a manual vapor blaster in use for trial testing, demonstrating the application of abrasive media and water for surface cleaning and finishing of test parts in an industrial setting

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