Oct 28, 2024 | Field Reports
The U.S. NAVY blasted with superoxalloy abrasives on the USS Texas in just a few areas and used coal slag data as the comparison. Areas blasted were the sanitary tanks, Water Round Torpedo, and the Vertical Launch System. What follows are the summary of results....
May 30, 2024 | Field Reports
We followed one of our clients, Arrow Marine Services, while they tested our new product, Dynamix. They experienced remarkable improvements by switching from slag abrasive to KinetiX-20/70 and then to DynamiX. Here’s what they found: Switching from Slag Abrasive...
Sep 21, 2023 | Field Reports
Complaints from shipyard neighbors about abrasive dust threatened to end blasting operations during daytime hours. In search of a solution, the shipyard implemented two ideas from the 10X technical support team 1.) Try 10X Superoxalloy Abrasive 2.) Slightly Modify the...
Jul 25, 2023 | Field Reports
Study Overview A manufacturer and refurbisher with one of the largest fleets of rail cars in North America sought ways to improve efficiency, surface quality and overall refurbishment cost per car. Goals were to: 1) maximize the number of cars completed per 24-ton pot...
Jun 7, 2021 | Field Reports
The Challenge A shipyard previously used 5,000,000lbs of coal slag annually and required rust inhibitors to ensure the surfaces would remain clean prior to priming. The 10X Breakthrough When the blasting media was switched to superoxalloy abrasive, annual consumption...
Jan 20, 2021 | Field Reports
The Challenge A contractor removing tough, marine-grade epoxy with garnet was experiencing long job completion times and high material costs, sapping profitability. The 10X Breakthrough KinetiX 20/70 superoxalloy abrasive blasted through the 3.54 sq. ft. test area of...
