Oct 26, 2026 | Abrasive Blasting, Blast Rooms
Every blast room buyer asks about CFM and cartridge count. Far fewer ask the question that decides whether the collector is legal to run: is the dust you’re collecting combustible? If the answer is yes, the dust collector has to be built and installed to NFPA...
Oct 23, 2026 | Abrasive Blasting, Blast Rooms
Half of the blast cabinet and blast room questions we get are really media questions in disguise: how fast will it strip, what profile will it leave, how many times can I recycle it, and will my recovery system handle it. This blast media chart is Kresco’s...
Oct 7, 2026 | Asset Preservation, Blast Rooms, VCI Packaging
Two case histories, one method Cortec published two pieces in recent weeks that describe the same preservation method applied to very different assets. One is an article on protecting turbines during transport, layup and outdoor storage, with field results from three...
Sep 23, 2026 | Blast Rooms, Parts Washer, Rust Prevention
Working is not the same as right Cortec’s tip of the month in August was aimed at its own customers, and it is blunt: if you use VCI packaging or rust preventative chemicals, have your process evaluated even if it is working 100 percent, because there are newer...
Sep 15, 2026 | Asset Preservation, Blast Rooms, Coatings, Rust Prevention
The Asset You Cannot Take to the Blast Room Every plant has them. Equipment that is structurally fine, functionally fine, and slowly rusting in place where nobody can get at it properly. Rooftop units. Mezzanine framework. Duct runs and support steel over a production...
Aug 15, 2026 | Abrasive Blasting, Blast Rooms
Every blast room lives or dies by one question: how does the abrasive get back to the pot? The recovery system is the single biggest driver of a blast room’s cost, its floor construction, and how many productive blasting hours you get per shift. Here’s how...
