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PRE-TREATMENT, SURFACE PREPARATION, DEGREASING & CLEANING
Straaltechniek UK bring shot
blaster back to life for Altrad Belle
As a major supplier
worldwide in
the Building and
Construction markets,
Altrad Belle are the
No1 established
manufacturer of
an extensive range
of lightweight
construction
equipment from
Cement mixers,
Compactors,
Wheelbarrows,
just to name a few.
Over the past few years Straaltechniek UK Ltd have been providing
Altrad Belle with surface preparation services including spare parts,
servicing, and equipment modernisation to their existing hook
monorail shot blaster that plays an integral part in the finishing
process preparing components for the quality paint job that can
be seen on Altrad Belle’s equipment and recognised throughout
the world.
During a visit to see Richard
MacPhail (Quality &
Maintenance Manager,
Altrad Belle) at their
manufacturing facility,
based in the scenic
Derbyshire Peak District,
James Lees (UK Sales
Manager, Straaltechniek
UK) and Jay Dorling
(Sales Director,
Straaltechniek UK) noticed
an old 100ltr Tumbler
Shot Blast Machine which
was no longer being used,
had been uninstalled and
was gathering dust and
so asked Richard whether
it would be of use to
them if refurbished
and re-commissioned.
As various pieces of
equipment have smaller components this machine was actually
ideal for those parts and quite possibly was used for these in its
prime condition.
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After Straaltechniek UK carried out a full inspection on the old
tumbler shot blast machine an offer was submitted to refurbish the
machine, and re-install and Straaltechniek UK were delighted that
the offer was accepted and an order was placed by Altrad Belle.
The machine was taken to Straaltechniek UK’s workshop based
in Sheffield, South Yorkshire and the refurbishment was carried out
and prior to inviting Altrad Belle to site to view the machine it was
cleaned down and painted to look as good as new. During the site
visit Richard and his colleague did not recognise the machine at first
due to the transformation during refurbishment and almost walked
directly passed it not realising it was actually their shot blaster!
The machine has since been installed and is now in full use on site at
Altrad Belle and 2 of the maintenance team expressed their delight with
the refurbished shot blast tumbler machine by posing for a few photo’s and
demonstrated to Straaltechniek UK how well the machine is performing
by running a few cycles and showing the finished parts after shot blasting.
James Lees, UK Sales Manager at Straaltechniek UK said “this has
been one of my favourite
refurbishment jobs we have
done, to see the before, during
and after pictures displays the
fantastic work our team has
done on refurbishing this old
boy and during my recent site
visit to see Richard and his
colleagues it was clear to see
they were very happy with the
machine which gives me great
satisfaction on being involved
in a project such as this one.
The machine looks fantastic
in the new area Altrad Belle
have allocated for it and is
doing a brilliant job”
Telephone: +44 (0) 1142 571077
Email: [email protected]
Visit: www.straaltechniek.co.uk
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