As with any shot blasting operation, the variables discussed are:
• Part style (to determine equipment type)
• Dimensions and production rates (determine equipment specifications after determining equipment type)
• Area of application (whether the entire part or specific areas need to be cleaned - also identify areas to be prevented from being cleaned)
• Shot blasting material (metal medium—steel shot, steel grit, steel wire cut shot)
• Shot blasting material (non-metallic media - glass beads, alumina, ceramics, plastics, etc.)
• Workpiece transfer (to determine equipment type)
• Anticipated finishing (matched to production rate) - used to determine shot volume to be pushed out
There are some basic problems that shot blasting users need to solve in order to choose a reasonable process.
How to judge the quality of steel shot
Summary of hardness of several common steel shot and steel grit
The formation process of steel shot
Steel shot centrifugal pill forming technology is the preferred choice for producing national standard steel shots
