Arrow Marine’s Experience (a Green Marine Member) with 10X Engineered Materials

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After implementing our sustainable blast media, they experienced: 

Operational Efficiency

• 90% less front-end loader usage during blasting with 10X Engineered Materials (minimal cleanup required)
• Significantly reduced diesel fuel consumption
• No mid-process cleanup interruptions

Material & Waste Savings

• 20 gallons less paint thinner per vessel blasted with 10X Engineered Materials
• 5 gallons less paint per vessel blasted with superoxalloy
• Eliminated 3 spray system flushed per project

Labor & Time Savings

• 45 hours to 15 hours of nozzle time on average
• 4-5 week turnaround to 1-2 week turnaround
• Cleaning labor decreased from 25 hours to 6 hours per vessel