Sandblasting : an effective approach to treat your materials
Shot Blasting: What Are We Talking About?
Shot peening is a mechanical surface treatment that consists of projecting beads (or shot) onto a material.
Material failure is one of the main causes of industrial breakdowns.
To reduce the risks, surface treatments are processes that help protect materials against the appearance of cracks.
In this respect, shot peening is a solution that improves the surface finish of a material and helps extend its service life.
What are the fields of application of such a technique for industrial companies?
Shot blasting is an industrial technique offering different functionalities depending on its field of application:
Improving the material’s resistance properties
A few examples of applications
The industrial sectors using shot blasting are varied. It is widely used in industry, particularly in the automotive, aerospace and nuclear sectors for the production of metal parts subjected to repetitive and cyclic stresses (landing gear, suspension components, welds, engines, etc.). Faced with significant safety requirements and the need to reduce the weight of the parts used, the benefit of this technique is that it can increase the performance and service life of parts without increasing their weight.
Shot blasting is also used in the naval industry for surface-cleaning operations before paint is applied.
This technique is also of interest for road network maintenance to improve road grip, accelerate rainwater runoff and repair irregularities.
FILAB studies the behaviour of your materials and supports industrial companies in optimising their processes
FILAB laboratory, an expert in materials analysis and surface characterisation, supports industrial companies from all sectors in optimising their manufacturing processes, providing advice in particular on the surface treatment techniques best suited to their materials (shot blasting, coating, etc.)
Using advanced techniques such as Scanning Electron Microscopy (FEG-SEM EDX) supplemented by optical microscopy observations, FILAB provides the following services:
