Conserving resources
in wheel blast technology
Respect for the environment is becoming increasingly important in our daily lives. We are changing our habits and evolving. The environmental aspect is also becoming increasingly important in wheel blast technology. In addition to the positive environmental aspect, many users often also benefit from comparatively lower operating costs.
AGTOS also addresses this issue and observes the following:
- When planning machinery, needs-based activation of turbines and the abrasive supply must be ensured. No continuous blasting occurs without workpieces. This relieves stress on the shot blast machine and reduces abrasive and energy consumption. This principle can be equally applied to cleaning of workpieces (e.g. when blowing off residual abrasive).
- Automatic switch-off of the blasting systems in the event of waiting times. The blasting agent circuit and the filter system run on a time-controlled basis.
- Blasting media cleaning is essential for good wear values. Thanks to sensible adjustment options for air separation, a lot of material and abrasive can be saved by reducing wear in the blasting machine.
- Drive efficiency classes are taken into consideration when designing AGTOS shot blasting machines.
- Actuators for shell valves contribute to efficiency, as turbines can only be fed abrasive volumes to suit immediate needs.
- Frequency converters for the turbine motors allow the speed to be adapted to the process. This has an impact on wear and energy consumption.
- Savings can also be made here through needs-based setting of frequency converters for tumble belt or wire mesh belt conveyor drives.
- AGTOS high-performance turbines are designed to ensure that, while requiring the same amount of energy, the abrasive shot flow rate is greater than that of competitor models.
- Control of filter cartridge cleaning depends on differential pressure, reducing stress on the filter material and saving compressed air.
Blasting pattern simulation
As early as the project phase, we examine your workpieces in detail and use analysis tools to work out the best machine configuration for you. This process forms the basis for a concrete and meaningful offer. In many cases, the use of suitable software saves you and us from having to carry out blasting tests. The project period is noticeably shortened. There is also no need for logistics, as no workpieces have to be transported. This option therefore also has advantages in terms of sustainability.
Using the software, we recognize the surfaces on the workpieces that have been exposed to blasting media and can therefore make anticipatory statements about the expected blasting result. The intensity of the blasting process is visualized by colour coding.
Our first priority is to find the correct solution for our customers. Depending on the project, analogue blasting tests are also carried out. We have a well-equipped technical centre for this purpose. In these cases, we choose the best options to keep the effort calculable for everyone. Simulations can also be used to prepare analogue tests, e. g. to reduce the time required for tests and to reduce the number of rejected parts.
