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Every year, the Blue Dog Blasting team sits down and reviews our most popular sandblaster products from the past 12 months. Normally, this involves us reviewing our sales numbers and identifying the products that sold the most or brought new business to Blue Dog. But we started to realize that we were leaving out one key data point: our customers. They’re the ones using our products to accomplish tasks and make money–the exact goals that future customers share. Who better to discuss favorite sandblasting products than the end-users themselves?

When it comes to optimizing sandblasting techniques, wet blasting stands out as a preferred method across various industries. Also known as dustless blasting, mist blasting, or slurry blasting, this innovative approach incorporates water into the blasting process, effectively minimizing airborne dust and enhancing safety. For businesses seeking an efficient solution in environments where dust control is critical, yet setting up a blast room may be impractical due to budget or space limitations, wet blasting offers a compelling alternative.

Keep your employees safer and compliant In our usual blog discussions, we thoroughly review issues or topics before presenting our recommendations or findings at the end. However, since operator safety

Return How Much Air Do You Need For Your Abrasive Blast Process? Abrasive Blast Process Air Consumption FAQs When it comes to air consumption for your abrasive blast process, how

The tungsten carbide double venturi nozzle offers a 35% larger blast pattern than a standard long venturi. This is accomplished with only a slight loss in abrasive velocity. These nozzles are designed to be used on jobs where medium cutting action is required. They offer a more even dispersion of abrasive throughout the larger blast pattern. Excellent for plastic or agricultural abrasives. Also great when anodizing or powder coating.

The long venturi nozzle offers a 40% increase in production over a straight bore nozzle. Made with a protective polyurethane jacket, these nozzles are obviously built for physically demanding operations.

This high-performance SiAION XL nozzle with Aluminum Jacket is made of a lightweight SiAION material that offers service life and durability similar to tungsten carbide at only half the weight. In other words, SiAlON is perfect for long jobs.

This test features the XL Performance Nozzle, Double Venturi Nozzle and the Long Venturi Nozzle. Each is being fed 90 PSI with an Empire 650 XL Sandblast Pot.