Metals

Metal surfaces range from thin sheet and aluminum to heavy plate and structural steel. The right method must remove contamination or coatings without distorting or over-profiling the metal.

Common methods

• Dry ice blasting: Cleans oils, greases, and residues from metal equipment, panels, and machinery without abrasion or media embedment.

• Soda blasting: Removes paint, light corrosion, and soot from steel, aluminum, and other metals with less aggression than traditional sand.

• Sponge blasting: Provides controlled surface preparation and low dust when cleaning or profiling structural steel, tanks, and fabricated components.

• Bristle blasting: Uses rotating bristle belts to remove rust and coatings while generating a suitable profile on steel surfaces.

• Laser cleaning: Precisely removes rust, oxides, and coatings from metals without blasting media, ideal for high-value parts and localized treatment.

• Shot blasting: Prepares metal surfaces and fabrications for coatings by removing mill scale, rust, and previous paint systems.

Typical applications

• Cleaning and preparing structural steel, tanks, and pipework.

• Removing rust, scale, and old coatings from fabricated metal components.

• Restoring machinery, frames, and platforms in plants and warehouses.

• Preparing metal surfaces for painting, coating, or welding.

• Precision cleaning of high-value or sensitive metal parts.