GRADED GLASS

Introduction:-
Glass is one of the oldest man-made substance. It is a versatile material that can be reprocessed for many different potential applications. Graded Glass Abrasive processed from recycled glass bottles is increasingly being recognized as a safe and environmentally responsible alternative to traditional abrasives used in the shot blast industry.

The Product:-
Graded Glass Abrasive is created by crushing, cleaning and grading recycled glass bottles to produce this high quality abrasive media. It can be used as a wet or dry blast abrasive to prepare or clean a surface prior coating.

Environmental, health and safety benefits:-
Graded Glass Abrasive is a non toxic, inert material which contains no free silica. It is also free of heavy metals and toxic contaminants. It is particularly favoured for use in environmentally sensitive locations, like near watercourses.

The glass manufacturing process fixes the free crystalline silica responsible for silicosis. As a result, any dust generated when using Graded Glass Abrasive is virtually free of crystalline silica and is classified merely as a ‘nuisance dust’.

Graded Glass Abrasive is free of heavy metals and toxic contaminants. As a result, its disposal cost are usually lower because spent or used glass is not automatically by itself considered to be a ‘special waste’. In addition, the nature of the material being removed from the substrate must also be taken into account. For example, if a lead-based paint coating is being abraded this can adversely affect the operator and the presence of such material will necessitate special disposal mehods.

Recycling:-
Recycling, in the abrasive blasting technology usually applies to a material contained in a blast cabinet and routinely cycled several times. Reclaiming blast media necessitates processing through a fairly complex system to remove contaminants and grade the material to size. If this system is not available, recycling is not advisable.

Industries Served
Blasting & painting contractors, container manufacturing and repair, marine ship building and repair, oil and gas industries,
steel fabricators ect.