If you’re considering purchasing a Blast Chamber, then there are a few questions to consider before making the investment. In this blog, we take you through a checklist of questions to think about before making the purchase.
Why do you need a Blast Chamber?
If you are going to start doing blasting and painting for a job, you will need a suitable efficient blast chamber, this will ensure you can be competitive and provide a safe environment for the operator.
However, the main reason you would need a Blast Chamber is to bring the blasting of your products in-house. If this is the case, then you need to ask the following questions:
How much are you spending on outsourcing this process? (This includes the cost of freight). Freight is usually underestimated or often lost in the system.
Is outsourcing this process affecting your lead-times ending with unhappy customers?
Do you have enough available floor space?
Do you have power available?
What constitutes the cost?
Before purchasing a Blast Chamber, it’s important to understand both the initial and ongoing costs.
The Initial Costs:
The equipment itself
The associated building and civil works that may need to be carried out.
The compressed air system if current system is undersized
The power upgrades and distributions that are needed
The Ongoing Costs:
Abrasive
Power (to run it)
Labour (to operate it)
Consumables (such as hoses, lenses and nozzles)
How will a Blast Chamber give you ROI?
The Protoblast Blast Chamber system promises to give the best ROI because:
The most energy efficient to operate
It uses less power
The abrasive recycling is gentle and provides the most cycles than other options
What are the next steps to take?
Organise a free consultation with us to determine if you are at the point where you will save money by bringing your blasting in-house.
Give us at Protoblast a call on 1300 895 381 or complete our online form.
Contact us to discuss your abrasive blasting needs.
There’s a reason why we’re Australia’s most trusted abrasive blasting engineers company and have been operating successfully in the industry for over four decades.