Contractors & Coating Professionals

You Are Dependable, Become Indispensable

Only those with strong principles and work ethics survive; those who consistently make the extra effort for their customers become a reliable and trusted source. Become a strategic partner by bringing innovative technology adopted by world-class corporations and contractors. For example join the company of:

  • Schlumberger
  • Technip
  • Odebrecht
  • Dominguez Group
  • Alstom
  • Bechtel
  • Fluor
  • Skanska
  • Bilfinger SE
  • Samsung
  • Construtora Andrade Gutierrez

Help your customers increase profit and asset reliability by using this unique, dry, low dust, no ricochet, reusable Sponge Blasting system. Employing the use of Sponge-Jet technology will increase the quality of surface preparation while allowing customers operate their facility without disruption.

Features & Benefits

  • Improved Customer Relations
  • Reliability of Schedule & Budget
  • Improved Coating Performance
  • Expand Market Penetration
  • Green & Sustainable at Lower Cost
  • Comply Efficiently with Changing Regulations

Contractors & Coating Professionals Applications

  • Coating preparation on steel super-structure at Dos Bocas Marine Terminal (Mexico)

    Coating preparation on steel super-structure at Dos Bocas Marine Terminal (Mexico); the contractor was tasked to remove corrosion and repaint beams while controlling fugitive emissions during blasting - and without interrupting multiple trades or causing seaside contamination. Specifications called for 65micron (2.5 mil) profile with a Near White Metal Blast Cleaning - Sa2.5 (NACE 2 / SSPC SP-10).

  • Tank Coating Removal in Cerrejón Coal Mine; World’s Largest Open-pit Coal Mine

    Sponge-Jet chosen was over ordinary abrasives and slurry blasting to remove failed coatings on this tank-top because dust migration to surrounding worker and surrounding tanks were unacceptable.

  • Taiwanese Plastics Manufacturer Uses Sponge-Jet to Better Realize Life of Tanks

    Taiwanese plastics manufacturer; after premature coating failure on compressed air tanks, the maintenance department relied on the contractor and Sponge-Jet surface preparation with the goal to provide an Sa3 (SSPC SP-5 / NACE 1), White Metal Blast Cleaning finish and match the designed life of the steel tanks.

  • When Productivity was Paramount, Shipyard Adds Sponge Blasters

    With productivity paramount this shipyard added Sponge Blasters; there was no concern about dust and visibility during because Sponge-Jet suppresses dust at the source of generation.

  • Tower Pipes, Flanges and Joints Cleaned with Sponge-Jet without Halting Operations

    Contractor removes corrosion - prepares 1.680m² (18,083 ft²) of in-service refrigeration tower piping, flanges and joints without halting operations at Petrobras’ Landulfo Alves refinery.

Sponge-Jet Resource Center

Resources

Sponge-Jet Resource Center

Resources

  • Facility Maintenance Application Index

    PDF describes facility maintenance applications and customers who use Sponge-Jet’s low dust, reusa…

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  • Novatis Necco Water Tank

    PDF article describes restoration of 74-year-old water tower featuring Sponge-Jet low dust, reusable…

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Blog

Recent Blog Posts

  • Why Pre and Post Project Surveys are Critical for Lead Jobs

    Imagine for a moment that ACME Coatings Contractor has recently completed an important water tank exterior coatings project. The job, which involved removing lead-based paint from the 40 meter (135-ft) tall, 3.7-million liter, legged tank, went well from start to finish. The owners are happy, final payment has been rendered, and the project manager is filing the last bit of paperwork when the owner’s representative calls and asks, “Out of curiosity, how can we be sure that ACME didn’t leave lead dust under or around the tank?”

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  • Abrasive Nozzles: A Short History

    B. C. Tilghman: The Father of Sandblasting and Abrasive Nozzles

    The process of sandblasting as we know it today started around 1870 with a man named Benjamin Chew Tilghman, who observed abrasive wear on wind-blown desert windows. Tilghman also noticed the effect that high-velocity sand could have on hard material and began designing a machine that could propel sand at speeds much faster than the wind - and could concentrate this flow into a small stream.

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