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Mitigating a Dust Explosion
OSHA and NFPA are "all over" mitigating the potential for dust explosions in factories. One solution is flameless venting, which...


Grand Jury Awaits those who don't Play by the Rules -
Blasting companies need to play by the rules. But sometimes they try to get cute. Here’s a tale of deception and fraud that led to a...


Your Blaster Needs Maintenance
How should an industrial blasting machine be maintained? Here is a checklist, and an expert's perspective.


Give Blasting a Reboot - video
Make industrial abrasive blasting better. The good news is that fixing blasting can be very easy; You’ll make it:
a. Cleaner and healthier


Seven Sins of Blasting
BlastPrep.com is dedicated to informing the industry about best practices for blast processes of all descriptions. So let's look at what...


Got Dust? Get a Dust Hazards Analysis.
Got dust in your process? Then NFPA 652 applies to you, and you'll need to have a Dust Hazards Analysis (DHA) done. "NFPA 652 asks...


Tornado in a Can (Mini-Cyclone upgrade)
Stop throwing away your expensive abrasives out with your waste dust. By reclaiming automatically, you'll save labor and extend the life...


No Wear Here
Here’s an application upgrade success story… I was recently assisting a customer with maintenance and training and got to tear down a...


D-M Showcase at Eastec 2015
The Dawson-Macdonald’s booth at the 2015 EASTEC machine tool show offered hands-on learning of various types of surface preparation...


Maintenance Tip #33: Stop your profits from leaking away.
That's not abstract art. It’s a profit-sucking leak – and you could have one without even knowing. Abrasives, over time, wear holes...
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