By connecting your wet-blasting machine to a smarter digital support system, Vapormatt 4.0 helps you improve uptime, reduce operational risk and achieve better long-term return on investment.
What Vapormatt 4.0 means for your business
Vapormatt 4.0 gives customers the insight, support and control needed to run wet-blasting systems more efficiently and more proactively.
With Vapormatt 4.0, you can:
- Increase production time by reducing avoidable downtime
- Improve machine reliability and performance
- Reduce the risk of unexpected maintenance issues
- Minimise spare parts stock holding
- Improve product consistency and quality
- Plan maintenance more accurately
- Extend machine life
- Make better operational decisions using real-time information
- Achieve a stronger return on investment from your equipment
Rather than reacting after problems occur, Vapormatt 4.0 helps you take a more planned, predictive and cost-effective approach.
Built around customer benefit
To achieve maximum utilisation and efficiency from a new or existing machine, manufacturers need three things:
- The right support to maintain and service equipment
- The correct spare parts available when they are needed
- Software support that helps make both possible
Vapormatt 4.0 brings these elements together in one connected solution.
The result is a better supported machine, a better informed team, and a more productive operation.
Increase uptime
Unplanned stoppages can be costly. Vapormatt 4.0 helps reduce downtime by giving you better visibility of machine condition, maintenance activity and parts requirements, helping you keep production running.
Reduce maintenance disruption
With access to maintenance records, system information and proactive spare parts support, your team can prepare better, act sooner and reduce the impact of service events on production.
Lower spare parts costs and stock holding
Vapormatt 4.0 supports just-in-time spare parts supply and automated ordering options, helping you avoid overstocking while ensuring critical items are available when needed.
Improve production quality
Better machine oversight and performance visibility help support consistent operation, leading to improved process control and higher-quality outcomes.
Extend machine life
A more proactive maintenance approach can reduce unnecessary wear, improve reliability and help your wet-blasting machine deliver value for longer.
Budget with more confidence
Vapormatt 4.0 gives customers better visibility of maintenance activity, parts usage and machine support needs, making it easier to forecast and control ongoing costs.
Empower your teams
By making information easier to access and reducing manual, time-consuming tasks, Vapormatt 4.0 helps your teams work more efficiently and focus on higher-value activities.
How Vapormatt 4.0 supports customers
Vapormatt 4.0 connects your wet-blasting machine to a secure digital environment that makes support, information and performance visibility easier to access.
Customers can benefit from:
- A dedicated login portal for machine information
- Access to user manuals and maintenance history
- Machine status and production visibility through a bespoke dashboard
- Spare parts order history in one place
- Multi-platform access via PC, tablet or phone
- Just-in-time spare parts support
- Automated ordering options for proactive replacement of parts
- Enhanced aftercare support from the Vapormatt team
- Updates on relevant new technologies and product developments
This means less time spent searching for information, fewer surprises, and a more joined-up approach to keeping production on track.
Smarter support, wherever you are
The Vapormatt 4.0 dashboard can be accessed anywhere with an internet connection, giving authorised users the flexibility to monitor machine information across sites and teams.
For customers, that means faster access to critical information, improved oversight and more responsive decision-making.
Different levels of authorisation can also be set, so the right people have access to the right information.
A proactive approach to maintenance
One of the biggest benefits of Vapormatt 4.0 is the shift from reactive maintenance to proactive maintenance.
Instead of waiting for parts to fail or issues to interrupt production, customers can take a more forward-looking approach using machine information, order visibility and support from Vapormatt.
This helps to:
- Reduce costly breakdowns
- Improve maintenance planning
- Avoid unnecessary delays
- Support more consistent production patterns
- Protect long-term equipment value
Installed on new machines. Available for existing ones.
Vapormatt 4.0 is being installed on all new Vapormatt wet-blasting machines and can also be retrofitted to existing systems. All new machines come with one year's free subscription to the service.
So whether you're investing in new equipment or looking to improve the performance of machines already in operation, Vapormatt 4.0 can help you unlock more value from your assets.
Partnership beyond the machine
Vapormatt 4.0 reflects our partnership approach to customer support.
It has been developed to help customers not only run their wet-blasting systems more effectively, but also build a stronger, more proactive maintenance philosophy across their operation.
By combining connected technology with practical aftercare support, Vapormatt 4.0 helps customers achieve:
- Higher productivity
- Reduced downtime
- Improved quality
- Lower operational waste
- Better cost control
- Stronger machine performance over time
The bottom line
Vapormatt 4.0 helps you move from reactive maintenance and avoidable downtime to a more connected, controlled and efficient way of working.
FAQs
Can Vapormatt 4.0 be integrated with existing factory management or ERP systems?
Vapormatt 4.0 is an IIoT solution built around connected manufacturing environments, so if integrating with your existing production management or ERP software is a priority, it is worth contacting the Vapormatt team directly to discuss what is possible and what that process would involve for your specific setup.
How secure is the Vapormatt 4.0 connected platform?
Vapormatt 4.0 connects your wet blasting machine to a secure digital environment with controlled user access. Different levels of authorisation can be assigned, ensuring that only the right people within your organisation have visibility of machine data, maintenance records and production information. For specific questions about data security protocols and infrastructure, it is recommended to speak directly with the Vapormatt team.
Does Vapormatt 4.0 require specialist IT infrastructure to operate?
Vapormatt 4.0 is designed to be accessible and practical for manufacturing environments. The dashboard can be accessed via PC, tablet or phone using a standard internet connection, with no indication that specialist IT infrastructure is required. For detailed technical requirements specific to your facility, the Vapormatt team will be able to advise during an initial consultation.
Does Vapormatt 4.0 require a subscription?
Yes. While Vapormatt 4.0 is fitted to all new automatic Vapormatt wet blasting machines, accessing its features requires an active subscription. It is also included as part of a Gold or Platinum service contract, and can be activated by standalone subscription on both new and existing machines. For full pricing details, contacting the Vapormatt aftermarket team directly is the best way to find the most suitable option for your operation.
How long does it take to install Vapormatt 4.0 on an existing wet blasting machine?
Vapormatt 4.0 can be retrofitted to existing wet blasting systems, though installation timescales are likely to vary depending on the age, model and current configuration of your machine. To get a clear picture of what retrofitting would involve for your specific equipment, including any potential impact on production, it is best to contact the Vapormatt team to arrange an assessment.