Wheelabrator Preservation Line at Delta Steel Processes Steel for Ships
The Autoblast Preservation Line allows Delta
Steel to clean and paint stocked materials per each customer’s requirements
while also distributing steel products to customers in a time-sensitive manner,
often within hours of placing an order. The machine is designed to blast steel
plates up to 160 inches wide, 2 inches thick and 60 feet long. It can also
blast and paint 42-inch I-beams, with process times varying between 5 to 10
FPM.
The steel enters the machine on a roller conveyor that moves the steel through
a station where it is preheated by a direct flame to remove water or moisture
prior to blasting. Next, the steel continues on the conveyor through the shot
blast machine where it is exposed to the abrasive blast of direct drive
12-bladed TargetLok® wheels for even
distribution of abrasive over the entire width of the plate and around
structural profiles. After shot blasting is complete, the steel enters an automatic
paint booth where a dual system paints the steel with HVLP guns for waterborne
paint or airless guns for solventborne primers. This dual system allows Delta
Steel to accommodate a broad range of automated blasting and painting needs.
When painting is completed, the steel leaves the paint booth and enters a
drying tunnel before exiting the Autoblast Preservation Line on a
conveyor.