Jun 22 2007
Sponge-Jet, Inc., the world leader in clean, dry, low dust, reusable abrasive blasting, was selected by NASA's Acquisition Pollution Prevention (AP2) Office as the "superior technology" following an extensive three year abrasive blasting study.
The objective of the study as published "was to qualify candidate alternative low-emission surface preparation/depainting technologies for structural steel applications at NASA facilities…. this project compares the surface preparation/depainting performance… to existing surface preparation/depainting systems or standards."
Test data collected at NASA Stennis Space Center, Mississippi compared plastic blast media, hard abrasive media, portable laser coating removal, liquid nitrogen, mechanical removal with a vacuum attachment and Sponge Media composite abrasives. Field-testing and final evaluation rated each technology based on ease of use, surface cleanliness, surface profile, waste and particulate generation and substrate damage.
The report concluded, "Sponge-Jet® (as demonstrated) proved to be a low-dusting alternative that achieved adequate paint strip rates on carbon steel. Other benefits of Sponge-Jet® include the high recyclability of the media, ease of use, and the high levels of worker visibility."
"While we are not surprised with the results, we are honored to be included in this NASA Pollution Prevention Office Joint Test Report… and to be regarded as the highest-rated solution is the cream of our efforts which date back to the early nineties," offered Tony Anni, Marketing Manager of Sponge-Jet, Inc. in a recent statement.