As manufacturers face increasing demands for consistency, traceability, and efficiency, Vapormatt has responded with Vapormatt 4.0 – our bespoke Industry 4.0 solution fitted to our automatic machines and built specifically for wet blasting applications.

What does this mean for our customers?

✅ Unmatched process control: Real-time monitoring of pressures, flow rates, and media condition ensures repeatable, high-quality surface finishes every time.

When it comes to preparing components for high-performance coatings like PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) and CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition), surface preparation is key — and wet blasting is one of the most effective and reliable methods.

Here’s why:

✅ Surface cleanliness: Wet blasting removes oxides, residues, and contaminants without embedding particles or generating heat — providing a pristine surface for coating adhesion.

Since its launch late last year, the Vapormatt Puma XL has quickly established itself as an industry favourite for manually wet blasting larger components — and for good reason.

Designed with industrial versatility and operator efficiency at its core, the Puma XL combines rugged stainless-steel construction with precision engineering to deliver exceptional surface preparation across sectors like aerospace, composites, automotive, and additive manufacturing.

What sets the Puma XL apart?

At Vapormatt, we understand that machine downtime costs you time and money. That’s why we’ve developed a comprehensive range of service contracts — designed not only for Vapormatt machines, but any wet blasting system on the market.

From essential support to complete system coverage, our Bronze to Platinum tiers offer flexibility and peace of mind tailored to your needs, here's some of the benefits:

✅ Unlimited phone and remote software support – All contracts

✅ Full system health check – Silver and above

In medical instrument and device production, surface finish is a critical factor in safety, functionality, and regulatory compliance. That’s where Vapormatt’s patented wet blasting technology delivers a real advantage.

With unparalled process control and automation, Vapormatt's technology ensures every component is finished to exacting standards — clean, consistent, and contamination-free.

Here’s how our technology makes a difference:

For dental crown manufacturers leveraging metal additive manufacturing technologies like DMLS, achieving repeatable, high-quality surface finishes is essential.

This is where wet blasting offers clear advantages in post-processing cobalt-chrome (Co-Cr) and titanium restorations, particularly for porcelain fused to metal framework (PFM) and full-metal crowns.

Key benefits for crown manufacturers:

Wet blasting (or vapor blasting) is one of the most controllable finishing processes available — enabling precise, repeatable surface finishes for everything from aerospace components to wire and cable products.

One key variable in this process is the choice of abrasive blast media.

Abrasive media are the solid particles responsible for the erosion and abrasion that modifies a surface.

Selecting the right media is important as it has a major impact on final surface finish.

In the automotive refinishing industry, the cleaning and stripping of alloy wheels is a routine task — but not all surface preparation methods are created equally when it comes to operator safety.

Let’s compare wet blasting to traditional finishing processes like dry blasting, chemical stripping, and manual sanding, focusing solely on health and safety:

When a leading composite propeller manufacturer in the aerospace sector came to us, they had a clear challenge: modernise a manual wet blasting process that had been in place for a long time — while improving precision and quality.

Their existing Vapormatt manual machine had delivered decades of service, a testament to its robust build quality, but increasing demands and a growing focus on operational efficiency meant it was time for a new solution.

The goal:

✅Reduce the machine footprint

✅ Replace manual blasting

In orthopaedic manufacturing, achieving precise, consistent, and biocompatible surface finishes is critical — especially for complex medical implants like knee prostheses. While many facilities still rely on mechanical polishing, vibratory finishing, or dry blasting, wet blasting is gaining serious traction. Here’s why:

✅ Superior surface consistency: Wet blasting delivers highly uniform, isotropic finishes with excellent Ra control — essential for both articulating surfaces and porous-coated regions.