Shot blasting is carried out to clean a metal surface for foundry reasons, after it has been sand blasted to give it a finish. Shot blasting is incredibly essential in the construction and engineering fields. Without it, metal surfaces would have been a lot more abrasive and inflexible.

There are various types of shot blasting machines. The type of machine will be fully dependant on its required use. The machine will depend on what type of site it’s going to be used on, what material, and how specialised the machine has to be. In this article we’ll discuss hanger type shot blast machines. Hanger type shot blast machines are used in the foundry industries.

Hanger type shot blast machines are ideal for the blast cleanings of small to medium sized jobs. Samples of this are heat treated castings, gears and forgings. Hanger type shot blast machines are more portable machines, and can only be used for lighter work pieces. Work pieces that are more susceptible to impact damage will be treated with a hanger shot blast machine. The hanger type of shot blast machine can be altered according to customer requirement. The blasting envelope weight and size capacity can be adjusted, and the number of wheels can be increased to attain full coverage. There are two manual push and pull trolleys connected to the hanger. One is positioned within the blast cabinet, and the other is positioned outside the cabinet to allow for the loading and unloading of the work pieces. Hanger type shot blast machines will increase the performance on hook type machines as the turbines are continuously running.

Hanger type shot blast machines are rising in popularity as they are so customisable in that the customer can decide what size and loading capacity the machine has, dependant on what needs to be shot blasted.

Hanger type shot blast machines are most commonly used in the motor vehicle and other diesel engine related industries.