Market: Automotive Application: Abrasive blasting cleaning of motorcycle exhaust parts prior to coating The Challenge: A major supplier of exhaust pipes, mufflers, and exhaust shields to the motorcycle industry wanted to improve the efficiency of their blast cleaning operation. The existing process, that utilized two in-line automated blast cleaning systems, was extremely labor intensive, offered incomplete…
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Empire Abrasive Equipment Application Job Story – Motorcycle Exhaust Parts
Empire Abrasive Equipment Application Job Story – Medical Implants
Market: Medical Application: Abrasive blast cleaning of hip and shoulder implants The Challenge: A major manufacturer of hip and shoulder implants in the medical industry wanted to automate their abrasive blast cleaning procedure in order to improve the overall production process. The goal of the medical manufacturer was to increase the production rate by at…
Read MoreExpanding The Empire – Empire Abrasive Equipment Completes New Building Expansion
Late Spring 2016 – Empire Abrasive Equipment Company, a leading producer of air-blast equipment, announced today the completion of a significant expansion to their corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Designed to accommodate the growth of its custom automated blast cleaning systems, the additional manufacturing space will position the company to meet…
Read MoreEmpire Abrasive Equipment Application Job Story – Stainless Steel Components
Market: Energy Application: Abrasive blast cleaning of stainless steel components for cosmetic reasons and to eliminate the need for additional finishing.
Read MoreEmpire Abrasive Equipment Application Job Story – Gun Components
Market: Firearms Application: Abrasive blast cleaning of gun components to prepare surface for coating application.
Read MoreEmpire Abrasive Equipment Application Job Story – Steam Turbine Diaphragms
Market: Power Generation Application: Refurbishing steam turbine diaphragms using abrasive blast cleaning
Read MoreEmpire Abrasive Equipment Application Job Story – Fracking Valves
Market: Oil & Gas Application: Abrasive blast cleaning of fracking valves prior to coating
Read MoreEmpire Abrasive Equipment Application Job Story – Drilling Pipe
Market: Oil & Gas Application: Shot peening of off-shore drilling pipe to improve compressive strength and reduce fatigue failures.
Read MoreAutomation Overview: TT20 Indexing Turntable Machines
Indexing Turntables are among the most common equipment to automate your blast operation. Their design has certain inherent features that promote versatility, ease and economy of operation. Such machines are often classified by their main table size, quantity of nozzles, and type of media propulsion, i.e. suction and pressure. Empire TT Indexing Turntable Machines are…
Read MoreEliminate The Guesswork When Blasting And Peening – Empire Demo Lab
Welcome to the most sophisticated and comprehensive test facility for airblast peening and cleaning applications. Welcome to the Demo Lab at Empire in Langhorne, PA (USA). Whether you are an existing user of cleaning or peening equipment, or a novice to the process, the Empire Demo Lab has tremendous potential with tips to increase your…
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