Surface World July 2020 Handbook | Page 174

STRAALTECHNIEK After visiting the River Don site accompanied by Sales Director, Jay Dorling, for a meeting with Forged Solutions Project Manager Ashley Hughes to discuss various options it became clear that the prospect of offering a brand-new bespoke Twin Swing Table Shot Blast Machine was the preferred option. This preferred option would have the latest technology including our high-performance long-life blast wheels to improve productivity and quality of surface finish, and state of the art safety features.” Ashley Hughes, Project Manager for Forged Solutions, said “The programmability and the number of features far outweigh those of our previous technology and gives us greatly improved control over how a part is shot blasted. From how much shot is fired and how hard it is projected, to the speed the tables turn and the angle of the shots, we can control this all to protect the integrity of the metal and improve the finished state of the part. We even have an enhanced shot recovery system which discards the dust that comes from worn down, degraded shots meaning that parts are only blasted with prime blast media.” These innovative features combined with the user-led and productivity enhancing design mean that customers can expect an even greater standard of product from Forged Solutions. Ashley continues: “We have new technology, a cleaner process and the ergonomic improvements have been made, bringing us up to new standard and capability. This is all round a vastly improved and exciting system.” James added “When the turnkey package offered on this project was successful, we were delighted to have received an order from such a high-profile company such as Forged Solutions. The delivered equipment has also been installed by our very own Managing Director Andy Allen and Special Projects Lead Engineer Matt Stones who worked alongside our very skilled team of engineers and we are all very proud to have supplied such a fantastic shot blast machine in the UK, and only 3 miles away from our HQ in the Steel City of Sheffield.” Telephone: +44 (0) 114 257 1077 Email: [email protected] Visit: www.straaltechniek.co.uk 172 2020 - 2021 read online: www.surfaceworld.com