Conservators & Historic Architects

Preserve History – Protect What’s Important
Sponge-Jet provides professionals with a dry, low-dust, micro-abrasive composite to clean multiple substrates across many applications.

• Removal of environmental contaminants
• Historic structures & monument rehabilitation
• Graffiti removal
• Lead paint remediation
• Efflorescence & exfoliation
• Soot, char & smoke damage
• Stone & marble cleaning

Materials can be selected that can remove contaminants without damaging the surface.
This controllable system allows the operator to adjust pressures and media rates to match the needs of the project.
The low rebound nature of Sponge Media prevents damage to adjacent surfaces, while the low dust feature enables the operator to visually watch and control contaminant removal during the process.

Construction & Project Managers

Efficient Control of Scheduling and Costs
Avoid surface preparation-related disruptions during rehabilitation / construction due the disruptive and dusty conditions associated with ordinary abrasive blasting.
Sponge Blasting reduced dust and abrasive ricochet which allows project managers to consolidate and schedule other trades to work in close proximity; tasks normally delayed can now be accomplished simultaneously to live Sponge Blasting; the effect… shortened and simplified project schedules, and reduced costs.

Contractors & Service Professionals

Earn Higher Margins By Providing Better Value and Total Cost Solutions To Your Clients
Avoid disruptions to client operations, drastically reduce risk of damage to their valuable equipment, provide them superior coating life and extend time between maintenance projects.
Sponge Blasting technology allows contractors to provide more total value to their clients; it allows contractors to differentiate themselves and become an invaluable part of their customer’s team.

Corrosion & Maintenance Professionals

Superior Preparation — Increases Coating Life
According to the National Association of Corrosion Engineers 75% of coating failures are the result of improper surface preparation. Sponge Blasting allows professionals to achieve optimum surface preparation, increase adhesion and extend coating life.
The dry, low dust, no ricochet characteristics of Sponge Media provides the freedom to specify a perfect white metal blast in all areas where:

• Power tools are required
• Electrical or rotating equipment is present
• Adjacent surfaces can be damaged from ricochet
• Visibility during blasting is desired

Health, Safety and Industrial Hygienists

Protecting Workers From The Hazards of Abrasive Blasting Materials
Worker health and plant safety issues are dramatically improved when Sponge-Jet technology is used for surface preparation.
Fugitive emissions (TSP and PM-10) can be reduced as much as 97% over traditional abrasive blasting, drastically reducing reportable environmental emissions.
Sponge Media particles capture the contaminants removed from the surface – reducing worker exposure to hazardous airborne dust normally caused during abrasive blasting. Injuries caused by abrasive ricochet are eliminated.
Sponge Media is also recycled which can reduce waste disposal up to 96%.

Reliability Engineers

Don’t Let Abrasives be the Root Cause of a Shutdown
Avoid disruptions to rehabilitation / construction projects that are associated with surface preparation and the dusty conditions associated with ordinary blasting.
Protect sensitive equipment normally effected by blasting operations. For example:

• Motors
• Mechanical seals
• Compressors
• Rotating equipment and bearings
• Hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders
• Exchangers

Sponge blasting reduces dust and abrasive ricochet, which allow project managers to consolidate and schedule other trades to work in close proximity; tasks normally delayed can now be accomplished simultaneously by Sponge Blasting – to shorten project schedules and reduce the high costs of downtime.

Executives, Operations Managers

Reduce Variables And Liabilities
Increase asset life and the time between shutdowns. Alleviate community concerns and optimize strategic asset management.
Sponge-Jet technology replaces disruptive surface preparation practices, reducing up to 30% of shut-down time – while increasing coating life.
Ultimately one can extend both operational status and maintain asset value.
Non-invasive Sponge Blasting technology allows:

• Most preparation and coating work to be achieved during regular operations (leaving shutdowns free for other trades)
• Management to improve, predict and control their operational schedules
• Management to eliminate community environmental concerns by reducing hazardous fugitive emissions