Automated machine for cleaning domestic copper tubes sets new standards in abrasive blasting

Abstract

A major UK tube manufacturer has just installed a purpose‐designed Vacu‐Blast abrasive blasting machine for cleaning the inside bores of 15–28mm diameter domestic copper tubes. The £200,000 PLC‐controlled machine represents the state‐of‐the‐art in abrasive blasting technology. Vacu‐Blast, based in Slough is part of the BTR group.

Citation

(1988), "Automated machine for cleaning domestic copper tubes sets new standards in abrasive blasting", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 35 No. 4, pp. 13-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb020651