Almen Strips
Estimate Compressed Layer Depth by Using Almen Peening Intensity
- Almen peening intensity can be used as an acceptable guide to the depth of the compressed surface layer.
Lessons In Intensity and Coverage
- Jack Champaigne explains why intensity isn’t dependent on exposure time.
So You Think Almen Strip Coverage is Important?
- Learn why the Almen strip is generally not fully covered at saturation.
Understanding the Peening Time Paradox
- The Key to Uncoupling Intensity and Coverage
Coverage
- Dr. John Cammett argues that coverage represents the greatest opportunity for improving the peening process.
Quantification of Shot Peening Coverage
- A suggested identifying parameter for a shot stream’s ability to achieve required coverage levels is described in detail in Dr. David Kirk’s article.
MagnaValves
Amperage Control
Benefits of a Closed-Loop System
Blastmaster Case Study
Energy and Cost Savings
MagnaValve Installation
MagnaValve Timet Pangborn Case Study
Recipro-Blast Case Study
Wear and Its Reduction
- Control it and you will reduce machine wear damage and lower media and energy costs
Benefits of a Closed-Loop System
- A review of closed- and open-loop systems for wheel-blast machines
Blastmaster Case Study
- MagnaValve reduces maintenance for Australian automotive foundry
Energy and Cost Savings
- Calculate energy and cost savings with MagnaValves
MagnaValve Installation
- Abrasive Blast Machine Retrofit: A step-by-step MagnaValve installation at blast cleaning facility
MagnaValve Timet Pangborn Case Study
- A Partnership Improves a Process: MagnaValves eliminate downtime on abrasive blast machine in titanium strip production facility.
Recipro-Blast Case Study
- MagnaValves crucial to new blast cleaning process for foundries
Wear and Its Reduction
- Shot peeners are beset with wear problems. Dr. Kirk’s article uses impacting shot and the blast wheel to illustrate the types of wear mechanisms most commonly encountered.
Translations – Spanish
Ahorro de Energía
Caso de Estudio – Blastmaster
Caso de Estudio – Recipro-Blast
Caso de Estudio – Timet Pangborn
MagnaValve Guía de Instalación
- Fórmula para el Ahorro de Energía en la Limpieza por Chorro
Caso de Estudio – Blastmaster
- La Magna Válvula reduce el mantenimiento para la industria Australiana de fundición automotriz
Caso de Estudio – Recipro-Blast
- Las Magna Válvulas son cruciales para los nuevos procesos de limpieza con granalla para las fundiciones
Caso de Estudio – Timet Pangborn
- El Trabajo en Conjunto Mejora un Proceso
MagnaValve Guía de Instalación
- Actualización de una Máquina de Limpieza con Granalla
Rotary Flap Peening
A Roto-Flap Peening Technique Study
- Dave Barkley shares a classroom example on roto-flap peening techniques and saturation curves.