May 17, 2012
 
 
Surface Preparation Solutions for Shipbuilding
and Vessel Maintenance

Sponge-Jet’s low dust abrasive blasting technology is widely used in the marine industry by military and civilian shipyards and marinas. Among the many benefits of the Sponge-Jet technology is its ability to minimize downtime while increasing the in-service life of marine vessels.


Sponge-Jet Benefits
Extend the serviceable life of floating assets
Accelerate surface preparation and painting operations
Eliminate damage to adjacent surfaces and surrounding coatings
12x faster than power tools
Remove the toughest mil scale, elastomeric and non-skid coatings
Create surface profiles 0-125+ microns (0-5+mils)
Reduce abrasive handling and waste disposal
Clean and degrease without water or liquid detergents
Reduce costs compared to conventional surface preparation
Precisely blast and depaint on sensitive substrates
Selectively strip coatings and remove contaminants
Increased visibility during blasting
Fugitive emissions greatly reduced compared to conventional abrasives

Sponge-Jet Applications
Erection welds and fit-out welds
Bilges, ballast tanks and engineering spaces
Areas typically prohibited to abrasive blasting (e.g. near hydraulics, electronics, seals and bearings)
Corrugated steel, non-ferrous metal surfaces, cargo hold-downs, deck perimeters and escape trunks
Voids, sump pits, rudder stocks, scuppers, bridge wings and fairings
Lube oil tanks; fresh, grey and potable water tanks
Living spaces, fan rooms and mechanical control rooms
Bow planes, dive planes and baffles

Sponge-Jet Marine Documents

Videos:
Marine Overview.mpg
SJ Shipbuilding Video.mpg

Articles:
Blasting Ship Decks- AlaskA Ocean.pdf
Blastoff - Coatings Pro.pdf
Soft Media Joints Rough Enough.pdf
Weld Seam & Erection Joint Repair.pdf
Motor Refurbishment on USS Decatur.pdf
Scandinavian Yearbook - Ballast Tank Prep.pdf
Todd Pacific uses Green Abrasive.pdf
Trawler Surface Preparation.pdf
Marine Surface Preparation.pdf

Case Histories:
819 Sidewall and Catwalk Restoration on Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship.ppt
798 Poseidon Moves Barge Blasting In-house and Saves with
Sponge-Jet.ppt

786 Blasting Ballast Tanks in Lindo Shipyard.ppt
752 Paint Preparation in Fuel Oil Tanks of Container Vessel GATI.ppt
702 Preparing Aluminum Hull for INCAT Catamaran.ppt
629 Restoring pressure hull and outer shell mounts for Canadian Department of National Defense.ppt
711 Repairing Sulfuric Acid Spill on Cargo Ship Jo Lind.ppt
835 Hull Coating Removal from Motor Yacht Fantasia.ppt
824 Removing Biological Growth and Coating from Super Yacht Propeller Shaft Alley.ppt
777 Coating Removal Surface preparation on Luxury Yacht Hull and Superstructure.ppt

Other Important Files:
Marine Application Index.pdf
Extending Barge Life A Case History on Barge Restoration.pdf

 

Sponge-Jet Marine
Customers:
Sumitomo Shipyard (Japan)
Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. (USA)
Canadian Coast Guard (Canada)
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (USA)
BAE Systems (USA and France)
Rosyth Naval Base (Scotland)
Toulon Naval Base (France)
Northrop Grumman Corp. (USA)
Linde Shipyard (Denmark)
Rowan Companies, Inc. (USA)
Signal International, LLC (USA)
Brest Submarine Base (France)
VT Halter Marine Inc. (USA)
US Coast Guard (USA)
Atlantic Marine, Inc. (USA)
Electric Boat Corp. (USA)
Victoria Shipyards Co. Ltd. (Canada)
Department of Defense (Canada)
Davenport Shipyard (UK)
La Ciotat Shipyard (France)
US Navy Texas SIMA (USA)