Abrasive Recycling

How many tons of reusable abrasive do you throw away on each project?

Higher performing abrasives allows owners to utilize recycling methods.

New – We now carry Clemco Blasting Equipment

With modest levels of investment, a blast shop can recycle suitable abrasive media 1 to 5 times.

A larger up front investment will allow a continuous recycling operation. This gives the advantage of THE lowest cost per square foot for any given high performance blast abrasive.

We have broken down recycling solutions into three levels:

Level 1 Basic Recycling – Approximately $1000 to $5000 investment:

• Offers 1 to 3 reuses of the spent abrasive
• Requires manual spent abrasive pickup (no automation) and conveyance to the hopper or blast pot
• Includes screening to remove only large debris
• No screening for fines
• Will need to check profile height of recycled abrasive blast for approval
• Estimated to save 1 ton of high performance abrasive for every 3 to 5 tons purchased

Level 2 Intermediate Recycling  – Approximately $10K to $25K investment:

• Offers 2 to 5 reuses of the spent abrasive
• Requires Sweep-In system or Bobcat spent abrasive pickup
• Includes pneumatic or mechanical conveyance of spent abrasive to hopper or blast pot
• Large debris is removed
• Fines are removed
• Number of reuses are dependent on specific abrasive media and blast impact force
• Recycled abrasive can be mixed with virgin abrasive
• Profile height of working mix abrasive needs approval
• Estimated to save 1 ton of high performance abrasive for every 2 to 4 tons purchased

Level 3 Closed Loop Recycling – Approximately $25K or more investment:

• Turns will be dependent upon specific abrasives selected for job
• Automated spent abrasive pickup system
• Includes pneumatic or mechanical conveyance of spent abrasive to hopper or blast pot
• Large debris is removed
• Fines are removed
• Number of reuses are dependent on specific abrasive media and blast impact force
• Recycled abrasive can be mixed with virgin abrasive
• Profile height of working mix abrasive needs approval
• Estimated to save 1 ton of high performance abrasive for every 1 to 3 tons purchased