Blast Cleaning Technology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Momber, Andreas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Machinery.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Industrial engineering.; Materials > Surfaces.; Thin films.; Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.; Machinery and Machine Elements.

Blast cleaning is one of the most frequently utilised surface treatment-method in modern industry. Tilghman’s patent on "Improvement in cutting and engraving stone, metal, glass etc." (1870) was the starting point of the utilisation of blast cleaning for industrial processes. Early applica...