The Kresco Basket Blaster is a tumble blast machine that automates the cleaning, peening and finishing of small parts with demanding shapes: hardware, forgings, castings, molded parts, fasteners and fittings that can take part-on-part contact. Workpieces tumble in a perforated rotating basket under a bank of nozzles, cleaned by both the abrasive stream and mutual friction, which is why no other finishing method matches it for speed and consistency on batch-type small parts. Load the basket, set the timer on the HMI, and collect finished parts from the unloading chute. Nobody holds a gun.

Three Pre-Engineered Models

Model	Basket size	Load capacity	Nozzle arrangement
BB1010	10″ diameter × 10″ wide	20.5 lb / ½ cu ft	Fixed
BB1630	30″ diameter × 16″ wide	250 lb / 1½ cu ft	Fixed
BB3030	30″ diameter × 30″ wide	350 lb / 3½ cu ft	Oscillating

Baskets are available in different mesh sizes to suit the part. The BB3030’s oscillating nozzles sweep horizontally across the wider basket for full coverage of the tumbling load.

Standard Components

• Heavy-duty coated tumbling basket in your choice of mesh size
• Personalized process: tune abrasive media, nozzle size, blast pressure, basket rotation speed and cycle time per part
• Fully automated cycle controlled by PLC with an HMI touch panel and stored recipes
• After-process parts cleaning: automatic blow-off cycle plus a manual blow-off gun
• Extended service life: low-maintenance direct-drive motor; rubber lining on the inner wall, basket and media reclaimer
• Heavy-duty construction: 12-gauge painted steel with long-lasting boron carbide blast nozzles
• Ergonomic unloading chute at the bottom of the cabinet; collect parts in a container or feed straight to a conveyor
• Code compliance: cPSUs certified, design and door switches meet OSHA, NFPA and ANSI requirements

How It Works

Parts tumble in the basket while fixed or oscillating nozzles blast the load. Spent media and dust fall through the basket to the hopper, where a cyclonic reclaimer separates good abrasive from fines and returns it to the pot; dust goes to the cartridge dust collector with its dust drawer. The whole loop runs automatically for the length of the cycle, then the blow-off cycle clears residual media from the parts before the door opens.

Watch It in Action

Which Small-Parts Machine Do You Need?

Batch loads of rugged parts: the Basket Blaster. The same parts at line speed between two continuous processes: the Inline Basket Blaster. Medium and larger parts that would nick each other in a basket: the Rubber Belt Tumble Blaster. Occasional small batches in a cabinet you already own: the rotary basket option on an ECAB or CleanBlast. Compare the full line in Automated Sandblasting Machines Compared, and pick media with the blast media chart.

Pricing & Lead Time

Built to order by Kresco in Quebec and quoted by Solvent Recycling Systems. Request a quote with a part sample or photo, your media, and pounds per shift, and we’ll recommend the model, basket mesh and cycle time.

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Part of your finishing line: Abrasive blasting is step one of surface prep. Once parts move to paint, keep spray guns clean with a spray gun washer and reclaim your cleaning solvent with a solvent recycler. Freshly blasted parts flash-rust fast; protect them with Cortec VpCI rust prevention. See how it all connects in From Blasting to Painting.