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Protoblast Guarantees Experience, Dependability, and Value

Protoblast Guarantees Experience, Dependability, and Value

In the field of abrasive blasting and surface preparation, Protoblast stands as a renowned figure, known for its unwavering dedication to excellence with decades of experience. As a family-owned and operated business, Protoblast reflects the principles of Australian...

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The Benefits of Bringing Blasting and Painting In-House

The Benefits of Bringing Blasting and Painting In-House

When it comes to industrial processes like blasting and painting, outsourcing may seem like a convenient option at first. However, it's essential to consider the hidden costs and potential drawbacks associated with this approach. Enhanced Control and Quality...

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The Effectiveness of Blast Cleaning

The Effectiveness of Blast Cleaning

  Are you sick of power brushing your structural steel?......  Removing mill scale and rust on the surface of steel sections is part of the process in every fabrication workshop. This process is too often carried out using the well-known power brush, turning into...

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Bradken

Bradken

Read our latest Case Study where we designed, manufactured, delivered and installed a blast chamber within a very tight timeline.

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Alfabs

Alfabs

A long-standing customer of Protoblast who has a full recovery blast chamber installed way back in 1996 was looking to keep up with increased demand. The dust collector on the booth was an old wet type of unit that was struggling to keep up with the...

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Unistor

Unistor

A family business in the structural steel industry was looking to bring more efficiency into its process. Their core line was building mezzanines, so they use a lot of standard structural steel sections and were power brushing these prior to...

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Case Study – Big Client Savings

Case Study – Big Client Savings

Recently we worked with a client in central NSW who had a blast chamber with a small dust collector and a very basic abrasive recovery system. They contacted us because they wanted to run more efficiently and save on consumption and labour.   The...

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Case Study – OnGas

Case Study – OnGas

We were faced with a new challenge for a client in New Zealand called OnGas. We were engaged by them back in 2015 as they were looking at the feasibility of shot blasting 9kg gas bottles at their proposed bottle swap and refilling facility. The...

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Some customers and applications include:

  • Australian Army, Navy and Air Force – blast chambers for general maintenance applications.
  • D.I. – blast chambers and specialised machines including blasting of rocket tubes.
  • Bechtel – airless blast for aluminium smelter applications.
  • BHP – maintenance
  • Dux, Rheem & Solahart – airless blasting of water heater tanks.
  • Kempe International – abrasive recovery equipment
  • Aluminium smelters in The Middle East – large automated closed wheel
  • Nepean Engineering – airless and air blast equipment for a variety of applications, such as preparation of fabrications.
  • National Engineering – air and airless blasting of fabrications and pipes.
  • Page Steel, Telfords & Vawdrey – airless machines for blast of sections.
  • Saunders International – airless blasting of large curved plates for water reservoirs.
  • Thompsons Kelly & Lewis – airless blast machine and chambers for foundry applications.
  • Norton Australia – blasting of endless sanding belts.
  • Chippendale Restorations – refurbishment of antique fireplaces etc.

The above of course, are only a representation of the many applications encountered where Protoblast has been able to provide a successful solution.

We have completed successful projects for many large organisations

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