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Robotic Abrasive-Blast Systems.


Abrasive-blast systems equipped with robots to manipulate blast nozzles a fixed or variable orifice in the delivery end of a blast pipe; - called also blast orifice.

See also: Blast
 are available through a partnership between Empire Abrasive abrasive, material used to grind, smooth, cut, or polish another substance. Natural abrasives include sand, pumice, corundum, and ground quartz. Carborundum (silicon carbide) and alumina (aluminum oxide) are important synthetically produced abrasives.  Equipment Co. and J.H. Benedict Co. Robotic blasting offers finishing precision, fast production and low energy costs. Using robots reduces the number of blast nozzles required, lowering compressed-air requirements. To control nozzle An orifice in an inkjet print head through which ink is sprayed onto the paper. Print heads with six thousand or more nozzles are common in today's printers.
Nozzle 
 movement, the robotic machines employ sixaxis arms capable of spanning a 360-degree, 53-in, work envelope. The operator uses an alpha-numeric touch screen for part-program selection and fault annunciation Annunciation
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. Other features include a high-intensity pressure-blast system, a tunable reclaimer to recycle abrasives and an easily maintained cartridge-type dust collector.
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Title Annotation:Empire Abrasive Equipment Co. and J.H. Benedict Co.
Comment:Robotic Abrasive-Blast Systems.(Empire Abrasive Equipment Co. and J.H. Benedict Co.)
Publication:Modern Casting
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Sep 1, 2001
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