CASE STUDY www.transmet.com (614) 276-5522 engineering@transmet.com Transmet wants to create an understanding of the relationship between durability of an abrasive blast media and the resulting dust. Transmet will use the Ervin Test Machine to measure durability (per SAE J445 Sec. 5.3), transmitted energy, and dust generation (per the 100% replacement method). TRANSMET APPROACH Transmet is frequently approached by people in the positions below with concerns about the amount of dust generated in their plant from shot blasting (abrasive blasting) operations. BUSINESS CHALLENGE An investment casting foundry was removing shell from cast parts using Aluminum Oxide blast media. The combination of ceramic shell and breakdown of Aluminum Oxide was obscuring the operator’s view of the w

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