What makes the difference between an ordinary knob or cabinet handle, and something very special? In the case of one high-end design studio, a major point of difference is polishing with ceramic tumbling media.
Read MoreMarch 16, 2009
Walnut Shell & Cosmetics
The cosmetic and personal care industry use crushed walnut shell media as an exfoliate in facial, body and foot scrubs. …
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Laser Cut Steel Parts
When steel parts are laser cut, heavy slag can develop on the part. These burrs are typically much thicker and heavier …
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Surface Finishing Specifications
The Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC) has designated fifteen different surface preparation standards including simple solvent cleaning (SP-1) to Commercial Blast …
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2009
Air Compressors
When it comes to abrasive blasting the more air you have the better. While the amount of air needed depends on …
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2009
Tumble Blasting Electrical Parts
Cleaning small or delicate parts by hand can be a difficult and time consuming process. This customer manufactures a variety of …
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2009
Kramer Compounds Add Polish To Military Components
Kramer Industries isn’t immediately recognized as a military supply company. However, as a leading supplier of cleaning and polishing media, chemical compounds and vibrating equipment, Kramer has been silently playing a vital role in the preparation of military parts for decades.
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2009
Portable Abrasive Blasting
There are two ways to abrasive (sand) blast using a portable system – pressure blasting and suction or gravity fed blasting. …
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2009
Deflashing Composite Wood
This customer molds a variety of glass filled plastic and wood composite items. The process creates significant flash on the edges …
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Compressed Gas Cylinder Cleaning
Question: I’m interested in ceramic and glass sphere media for tumbling compressed gas cylinders to remove rust and organic contaminants. I …
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Abrasive Blasting Media – Steel
Steel is one of the strongest and most dependable materials that can be used for blasting work. When it is made …
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2009
Abrasive Blasting Media – Crushed Glass Grit
The age-old method of sandblasting has a new alternative in Crushed Glass Grit. This revolutionary alternative boasts robust features such as …
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2009
Stainless Steel Deburring and Polishing
Question: I modify stainless steel flatware and dinner service pieces for other uses. In the process of modifying I use heat …
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2009
Abrasive Blasting Media – Dry Ice
When one hears the term abrasive blasting, it’s very easy to think of grit, dust, and the force of quite aggressive …
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Decorative Black Carbon Removal
After molding these decorative aluminum plates are treated with a black carbon/oxide that then needs to be removed to create a …
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2009
Abrasive Blasting Media – Soda
Soda blasting isn’t just another way to clean surfaces—it’s quite a game changer. Originally created for restoring the Statue of Liberty, …
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2009
Abrasive Blasting Media – Plastic
What is Plastic Abrasive Blasting Media? They are a special kind of material used in blasting processes, used where skill meets …
Read MoreJanuary 7, 2009
Target Shooters Stay Sharp with Kramer Industries’ Walnut Shell Grit
“If you want to get more bang for your buck on the firing range, it’s just a matter of picking up after yourself,” says Steven Schneider, sales manager of Kramer Industries, a leading supplier of cleaning and polishing media and vibrating equipment used to recycle cartridge shells.
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2009
Fluted Wood Columns
Question: I am needing to strip 80 years worth of paint from some fluted wood columns. The columns are in good …
Read MoreDecember 23, 2008
Opportunities for 2009
With another new year around the corner, another chance to identify opportunities to improve processes has arrived. The dire financial news …
Read MoreDecember 15, 2008
Abrasive Blasting Media – Corn Cob Grit
A natural, organic blasting media like Corn Cob Grit provides unique properties and performance. Corn Cob Grit blasting media is extracted …
Read MoreDecember 11, 2008
Kramer Industries’ Corn Cob Grit Preserves Pride in Log Homes
Preserving the natural beauty of a log home is a labor of love for most of the half million American homeowners who live in log homes. It’s also labor intensive, even with a power washer in hand. However, Kramer Industries has come up with a solution that now makes it easier to restore log homes – corn cob grit blasting media.
Read MoreDecember 4, 2008
Abrasive Blasting Media – Walnut Shell Grit
Walnut Shell Grit is a fascinating material for blasting. The hardness of Walnut Shell puts it in between the soft medias …
Read MoreNovember 24, 2008
Kramer Industries Remains Industry Leader in Silverware Restoration
The upscale food service industry depends on tiny stainless steel balls to do the job for them, and Kramer Industries has led the way in perfecting the equipment and the process that makes it possible.
Read MoreNovember 21, 2008
Steel Shot & Air Blasting
Air blasting with either Steel Shot or Steel Grit provides a couple of unique challenges. Because of the weight of the …
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