Applications for wet blasting

Wet blasting is a highly versatile surface finishing process used across a wide range of industries to clean, prepare, and refine components with exceptional control. Our wet blasting technology combines water and blast media to deliver a consistent, repeatable finish - whilst reducing dust, minimising heat, and helping protect delicate geometries.

From creating reactive surfaces for bonding and coatings to deburring without damaging edges, removing heat scale, stripping paint, and honing cutting tools for longer life, wet blasting supports an impressive breadth of applications. Explore some of the most common ways our world-leading systems are used to improve performance, reliability, and downstream process results.

Vapormatt Cougar+ automatic wet blasting machine about to clean and prepare inserts for coating
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Knee implant parts

Biocompatibility

Cleans and textures surfaces to support biocompatibility and improve osteointegration.

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F1 car with bonded components

Bonding

Cleans and prepares surfaces to an Ra roughness that is perfect for maximum bond strength.

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Casting

Casting

Removes casting residues and evens out surface texture for a cleaner, more uniform finish.

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Cleaned turbine blade

Cleaning

Removes contaminants and leaves surfaces clean and ready for the next process step.

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Car wheel being spray painted

Coating

Cleans and textures surfaces to improve coating adhesion and finish quality.

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Burrs

Deburring

Removes burrs and sharp edges to leave a smoother, safer surface and a more consistent finish.

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Component before and after having heat scale removed

Descaling

Removes scale and oxidation to produce a clean, uniform surface and improve process readiness.

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Bandsaw blades

Edge honing

Softens sharp edges to achieve a controlled radius and more consistent finish.

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Aircraft wheel stripped of paint

Paint stripping

Removes paint and coatings to expose a clean substrate for refinishing and recoating.

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Turbine blades

Peening

Strengthens surfaces by inducing compressive stress to improve fatigue resistance.

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PVD coated dental tools

PVD / CVD Coating

Creates a clean, controlled, highly activated surface for reliable PVD / CVD adhesion.

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Medical components about to be sterilised

Sterilisation

Produces an ideal surface roughness (Ra) to support effective sterilisation for improved safety.

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