Wheelabrator Group

💬 "When I started my career, PLCs were not widely used outside of the automotive markets. Everything was analog. Intelligent digital solutions are really taking hold now because customers are constantly trying to improve process efficiency and profitability." - Wes Carl, P.E. Wes is our engineering manager for applications and design in North America. We sat down with him to talk about digital advances in shot blasting, the revival of manufacturing in the US, and the importance of testing - and listening. Read the #interview: https://lnkd.in/ep98eUb6 👇 Pictured: our global test center for wheel tech, where Wes and his team run customer tests to perfect machine designs.

🚀 Interview with Ron Wright: Insights on Shot Peening in North America 🚀 Ron, our North America expert for automated airblast and peening, gives us the inside scoop on shot peening today and tomorrow. With three decades in the industry under his belt, he’s seeing some exciting developments on his patch. Read the interview 👇 #ShotPeening #ShotBlasting #IndustryInsights

Digital process control for older shot-blast machines? No problem! A digital upgrade makes your machine fit for the digital age - giving you the tools you need to get more out of your process. 💰 Save money on abrasive and energy 🛠️ Reduce maintenance 💎 Enhance process stability and quality More on digital upgrades here: https://lnkd.in/gQBhtuEu

Tight control of the abrasive operating mix is crucial for many shot blast processes. And yet the abrasive system remains a black box with no live view of critical process parameters. A new imaging technology can change this. Our digital expert Frank Eiterig explains how, in his latest article for MFN Metal Finishing News. Read it in the January edition or online here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eeGH6aKE

💬 "With a wheel upgrade you can get impressive levels of performance even out of quite old machines." - Heinz-Ulrich Goos, our expert for equipment modernization. In this short interview Uli tells us how wheel upgrades deliver big impact with surprisingly little effort (and money): https://lnkd.in/gxewUjJ3

Why buy original parts for your wheelblast machine? Because non-Wheelabrator parts can cost you dearly. 🏴☠️ Here are four reasons why it pays to buy original parts: ⚠️ Safety. Our parts are rigorously tested and designed to perform in our machines. You probably won't take risks with blast wheel hot parts, but non-OEM filter cartridges can cause havoc around your machine. 🏃🏻♂️➡️ Machine availability. We take a forensic approach to wear, helping us design parts that last significantly longer than most pirate parts can achieve (depending on type and application). Buy parts less often, expand your maintenance intervals, avoid unexpected downtime. ⚡️Inventory cost. With the largest installed base globally and huge parts warehouses, we hold parts in stock so you don’t have to. Get the parts you need at short notice and only buy what you need - all from one from source. 🪄 No mistakes. Get your parts, with expert knowledge included. Buy original parts from us and be sure to end up with the right part for your machine and the latest state of the art. Whether it’s replacing like for like or with something newer and better. Get your wheelblast parts here: https://lnkd.in/evg9fdSt #wheelblast #parts #original

💬 “Sensors continuously monitor vibration levels on our shot blast wheels, with Monitizer enabling the shop floor and maintenance teams to track readings on a graph at a glance. This means they can easily see and remedy any potential issues and optimise performance. It’s great." 🏎️ Monitizer | DISCOVER helps you keep your shot blast equipment on the racing line. Designed for quick ROI, it can be retrofitted on existing equipment (of any make) and get more out of your process. More here: https://lnkd.in/eRXDmZSf

A new year, a sense of new beginnings. 🌱 Our manufacturing hub in the Czech Republic is all about beginnings. It's where many of our shot blast machines start their (long) lives. From here, they go out into the world to work at your side for decades. Take a look behind the scenes in Pribram👇. Where your Wheelabrator machine is born. #shotblasting #machines #behindthescenes

The humble blast wheel goes way back.👇 Today, it's a high-tech component that's constantly improved, adapted, optimized (by our R&D teams). 💬 "For me, wheel blasting will always be a high-tech process. As experts on the equipment, it’s our job to ensure the “high-tech” aspect is invisible, built into the machine. That’s the real engineering challenge!" - Stanislav Venclik, VP Portfolio Development Manager Read the interview with the man behind our wheel technology: https://lnkd.in/eRtB5hCb

🎶 Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. We wish all our customers and partners a restful and happy festive season and a successful start to the new year. 👇Real abrasive, captured in motion, almost like snowflakes.❄️