Hydroblasting as an Effective Procedure for Industrial Cleaning

The expert team of Thompson Industrial Services has comprehensive training in working with hydroblasting technique to clean equipment, tanks, boilers, machinery, as well as other industrial maintenance work for its valuable clients. The use of hydrobolasting helps in the removal of deposits, waste, and by-products from the surface of the equipment in a safe and efficient manner. Thompson Industrial has the required hydroblasting machine to clean the surface with pressure between 10,000 and 20,000 PSI, selecting the right power required to successfully complete the task. The expert technicians work with state-of-the-art equipment that is customized as per cleaning needs, and complete even the toughest cleaning job well in time, without doing any damage, and within customer’s budget. Our team has unbroken safety record. We offer multi-capability crews that can deal with various cleaning needs with a single visit to the site area. With hydroblasting, not only the downtime is prevented, but the life of the costly equipment is extended as well.

Common Hydroblasting Applications

At Thompson Industrial Services, we have equipment that is capable of cleaning debris and deposits in a safe manner from all kinds of equipment as well as surfaces. Depending on the type of debris and the surface beneath it, adjustment of water pressure and tips are done. Some of the various pressure cleaning applications performed include

· Weld preparation and mill scale removal

· Coating removal

· Surface preparation and cleaning

· Polymer removal

· Refractory removal

· Online cleaning

· Air pre-heaters

· Automated cleaning technologies

· Decoking

· Boiler recovery bottoms

· Boiler de-slagging

· Exchangers

· Reactors

· Furnaces

· Evaporators

· Condenser tubes

· Clarifiers

· Water recirculation

· Kilns

· Spray towers

One of the important factors that should be taken into consideration to improve the performance, quality, and service life of a paint job is preparing the surface. For best results, it is necessary to make the surface completely free of dirt, grease, dust, and correct preparation of the surface for good coating adhesion to the substrate. Hydroblasting is widely used as a method to prepare a surface.

Waterblasting

Waterblasting provides an economical, safe, efficient, and eco-friendly method for cleaning and maintaining various types of surfaces. With water blasting, it is possible to clean and make the surface preparation of a wide array of surfaces that are painted without the use of chemicals and with no risk of hazardous contaminants mixing into the air. There are no residues left behind, as is the case with chemical cleaning, and hence, there is no need for rinsing. The equipment that is used in hydroblasting could be used using different pressure as different fan nozzles are changed as per requirements of the jobs. Hence, it is possible to lower the pressure when it comes to washing cobwebs, dust, dirt, and contaminants, and increase the pressure if the need is removal of adhesive and multi-layered coating systems, clean out cracks to perform the correct repair job, and open the surface pores applying new protective coating systems.

Every painting project is unique with its circumstances and the requirements. Hence, when starting a project, it is important to check the project specifications as well as the type of substrate, the techniques to be used, and the technical data sheets, before selecting the right hydroblasting standards and technique for it. And the hydroblasting procedure is performed by experts in the industry. If you are in search of the best method to make a surface ready for painting, you can contact Thompson Industrial Services. We have successfully completed various industrial projects using hydroblasting method.

Applications of hydroblasting method are as follows:

· Hydro-demolition

· Oxidation removal at 36,000 psi

· Investment casting cleaning

· Chloride removal from concrete

· Corrosion removal from pilings

· Asbestos removal

· Historic cobblestone restoration

· Marine surface prep

· Pool refurbishing

· Prep for highway overlay

· Water jet cutting

· Paint removal from ships

· Concrete surface preparation

· Tank cleaning

· Surface preparation

· Heat exchanger tube cleaning & pipe cleaning

· Vessel cleaning

· De-scaling

· Deburring

· Ship hull cleaning

· Oilfield cleaning applications Sewer Jetting

Customized Hydroblasting Solutions

Our technicians consider any two hydroblaster jobs as different. The challenges to each job are unique in itself. Hence, we create specialized plans for the different facilities and work with the best equipment. Time is valuable, and to that end, we work to complete the task in a quick time and prevent any costly downtime. Our plan is designed keeping the effectiveness, efficiency, and most importantly, the safety into consideration.

In every work that we do, safety remains on the front burner. The commitment that we have could be well understood in the safety metrics that we have in the industry. Our team members have the necessary expertise and confidence to work in a safe environment. It is quite amazing to find the productivity and efficiency that is found using automated machines.

The highly trained operators work with fewer crew members to successfully complete each job. The use of automated equipment makes “heavy” work seem “light”, and also lowering the cleaning time considerably.

Using automated hydroblating method, it is possible to achieve maximum efficiency along with thorough cleaning, every time it is used. The work is more precise and increases speed and safety. There are no surfaces, lines, or tubes that are missed in the process.