News - Aug 2026

From the RAF to Pratt & Whitney, why the world's toughest aerospace operations trust Vapormatt wet blasting.

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Aerospace surface finishing has no tolerance for inconsistency.

Vapormatt wet blasting delivers controlled, uniform coverage across complex geometries, including internal passages, blade roots and tight radii that dry processes struggle to reach consistently. The water cushions each particle strike, so the process removes scale, oxides and contamination without embedding media in the substrate or altering critical dimensions.

That level of control matters most where the margin for error is smallest. MRO and manufacturing operations across the RAF, Pratt & Whitney, GE Aviation and others specify Vapormatt wet blasting because it delivers a consistent surface roughness (Ra) across every component, batch after batch, which is essential for reliable prep for non-destructive testing (NDT), coating adhesion and fatigue performance.

Our patented technology is what makes that consistency possible. It's the reason we remain unrivalled at delivering repeatable blast coverage, component after component, at production scale.

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