Vacu-Blast Ventus 92 cabinet machine upgraded

Citation

(1999), "Vacu-Blast Ventus 92 cabinet machine upgraded", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 71 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.1999.12771bad.009

Vacu-Blast Ventus 92 cabinet machine upgraded

Vacu-Blast "Ventus 92" cabinet machine upgraded

Keywords Blasting, Vacu-Blast

Vacu-Blast's Ventus 92 cabinet blasting machine has been upgraded to enhance operator comfort and improve acoustic performance. The cabinet's exterior has also been redesigned to include additional lifting points that facilitate installation and relocation (Plate 6).

Plate 6 Vacu-Blast's Ventus 92 cabinet blasting machine

The Ventus 92, which has an 896mm × 796mm × 800mm high blast enclosure, covers the widest variety of surface preparation, finishing and treatment applications. A realistically priced mid-range blast cabinet, the machine is quality-engineered to the high standards synonymous with the Vacu-Blast name which ensures a low long-term cost of ownership.

There are four variants of the basic Ventus 92 design ­ catering for all types of blast media and production requirements. The powerful 92P high-output pressure fed model, designed for higher work rates, and the 92S suction fed version, more suitable for gentler applications, have integral media recovery systems. The 92PR and 92SR variants each offer a separate free-standing media recovery system designed for more critical applications that demand higher integrity media separation.

Typical applications embraced by the Ventus 92 range include rust, heat-scale and corrosion removal, paint stripping, surface preparation prior to painting or bonding, mould cleaning, glass etching, cosmetic finishing, surface texturing and simple shot peening.

All Ventus 92 machines feature a full-width, gauze-protected viewing window, high internal illumination to maximise visibility, easily accessible blast pressure adjustment, heavy-duty full length gauntlets, and an integral blow-off gun to clean components in the enclosure.

The recovery system automatically recycles reusable blast media to the blast nozzle and includes a COSHH-compliant reverse-jet dust collector with a quick-release filter cartridge.

The large 640mm × 740mm access door has been designed to eliminate dust spillage and is safety-interlocked, and the blast enclosure features a raised workplate which avoids potential damage to the door seal when loading and unloading the machine.

Details from Vacu-Blast Ltd. Tel: +44 (0)1753 526511; Fax: +44 (0)1753 538093.