Cyclone Abrasives

Abrasive media is what gets the work done when you combine the abrasive with a blasting system.  The abrasive strikes the surface and removes material from your part(s).  

Click an abrasive type below to learn more about that type as well as our part numbers and descriptions:

Available in a wide range of sizes, glass beads are generally the most popular blast media used in cabinets today. This all-purpose media is used for honing, polishing, peening, blending, finishing, removing light burrs, frosting glass and cleaning most light foreign matter. Paint, rust, scale and surface residues are some of the common removal uses. Glass bead blasting generally will not change dimensional tolerances and can detect weld and solder flaws.

Aluminum Oxide

Widely used as a cutting media. It can produce an 'anchor' pattern in preparation for re-coating. It is excellent for removing removing heavy foreign matter, deburring, etching glass and lettering stone. It is extremely fast cutting, can be reused several times before discarding. Aluminum oxide is also available in a variety of sizes.

Silicon Carbide

Fast cutting. this sharp media is used for cleaning very hard surfaces such as tungsten carbide and stainless steel. Silicon carbide is also used in cutting and etching into stone and glass. Silicon carbide is available in a variety of sizes.

Blastlasting Garnet

Derived from a natural mineral, this abrasive is quick and clean and has minimal impact on the surface of the parts.