Case Studies

Empire Abrasive Equipment Application Job Story – Motorcycle Exhaust Parts

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 – 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…

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Empire has developed an Indexing Turntable

PROCESS: Empire has developed an Indexing Turntable with a horizontal and vertical oscillator to process pistons for an engine rebuilder. The process incorporates ceramic media for cleaning of the complete outside with no product damage. Due to their increased production, the previous cleaning method had to be upgraded but they also wanted to look at…

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Surface Cleaning with Baking Soda Blasting

• PROCESS: Clean surface mold contamination, smoke damage, soot, graffiti, coatings and oily by products from virtually any substrates like wood, brick, concrete and metal with fine media like “Baking Soda” and starch. • INDUSTRIES: Restoration & Cleaning Services, Industrial Maintenance, etc.

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