Custom-built
August 1st 2006

A self-contained, custombuilt blastroom has been installed by Hodge Clemco at the Doncaster works of Railpart UK as part of a 1m investment by the company in facilities for overhauling bogies on railway rolling stock.

Included are high performance dust extraction, ventilation and abrasive recovery systems that create good working conditions for operators while minimising abrasive costs.

Four sets of blasting equipment can be used at a time, all of them highproduction, direct pressure units connected to the abrasive storage hopper, and so providing a fully enclosed feed system. A water separator prevents moisture entering the system in order to keep abrasive dry and free-flowing.

The dust collection system has a filter area of 158m2 and is rated at 10 000cfm, giving a linear air flow of 43ft/min along the length of the room.

This provides good visibility and comfortable working conditions for operators by drawing dust to a free-standing collector outside the booth.

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