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PRETREATMENT, SURFACE PREPARATION, DEGREASING & CLEANING
Blastcom UK take Netherton Foundry
‘out of the frying pan into the blaster!’
Netherton Foundry is a family owned business
located in South Shropshire sitting right in the
birthplace of the Industrial Revolution which
was the 18th Century's "Silicon Valley". Today
the heavy iron and coal industries have gone
and, for the most part, this corner of England
has returned to a quieter way of life.
Bryn Billingsley
Director of Blastcom
UK Ltd based in
Rowley Regis in the
West Midlands
realised that
Netherton needed
a larger high
performance machine
and after blast trials
at their showroom in
Sheffield offered the
industry standard STR-
RT1200 blast table.
Bryn went on to say
‘The STR1200 Table
Blast machine with
high-performance long-life inverter controlled blast wheel was the ideal
option for Netherton whose products vary in thickness and utilising the
inverter avoids product damage and distortion during the blasting
process. This coupled with a larger diameter blast table enabled
Netherton to increase production by 6 times!’
Neil Currie (right) & fellow Director Tony Goldenfeld
with their new Blastcom UK STR1200 Blast Table
However, Netherton Foundry, inspired by the 18th and 19th centuries'
Shropshire Iron masters, design and manufacture hand-made,
traditional cookware in spun iron and copper, which is loved by
domestic cooks, food writers and professional chefs around the world.
Neil Currie added ‘Blastcom UK can offer a wide range of centrifugal
wheel and air blasting machines including spares, service and
equipment modernisation programmes for all types of blasting
equipment and with their knowledgeable and local support over
the years it was an easy choice for our future blasting strategy’
OUR PORTFOLIO INCLUDES:
Complete range of New Wheel, Air Blast, Shot Peening
and Dust Collection Systems.
High Performance Long Life Blast Wheels.
When their old small blasting table became a production ‘bottleneck’
they turned to Blastcom UK Ltd for a solution. Service, Inspection & Maintenance Contracts including LEV testing.
Managing Director Neil Currie whose clients include Michelin starred
chefs and famous TV Chef Nigella Lawson commented that ‘Blastcom
UK Ltd for many years had been advising and subsequently supplying
the correct blasting media to give us the best possible blast surface
profile for our pan oiling and baking process. Naturally we turned to
Blastcom for their advice and recommendation for a new and more
productive blast machine. Machine Relocation.
Spare Parts & Alternative Spare Parts for most OEM’s.
Plant Refurbishment in situe or at our works.
Equipment Modernisation.
Second Hand Refurbished Machines (when available).
Abrasive Media (Steel Shot and Grit, Glass Bead, Aluminium Oxide etc).
Tel: [phone]
www.blastcom.co.uk
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MARCH 2020
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