Ceramic blasting media for part finishing
The main characteristics of ceramic microbeads are:
- High hardness, ensuring excellent blasting results.
- High strength, providing the abrasive with a long service life.
- Reduced dust generation during the blasting process.
- Reduced contamination of the blasted surface.
Descripción
Descripción
Ceramic blasting media is a high-performance non-metallic abrasive composed mainly of zirconium oxide, supplied as spherical microbeads produced through fusion processes.
Thanks to its structure and the presence of a silicon-based glassy phase, it offers high hardness, toughness, and durability, making it a superior alternative to glass beads.
Main Advantages
- More than 60 reuse cycles (significantly longer service life than glass beads).
- Uniform, high-quality finishes.
- Lower breakage rate → reduced consumption.
- Reduced processing times.
- Iron-free → no risk of rust or contamination.
- Ideal for delicate parts and complex geometries.
Material properties
- Composition: zirconium oxide
- Shape: spherical (beads)
- High hardness and wear resistance.
- High toughness
- Available in different particle sizes.
Each batch is manufactured under strict quality controls for particle size, shape, composition, and strength, ensuring consistent performance.
Applications
Ceramic blasting media is ideal for processes requiring high-quality surface finishes, especially on sensitive materials:
- Satin and matte finishes
- Final finishing of parts.
- Cleaning of stainless steel and non-ferrous metals.
- Weld pickling
- Surface preparation for subsequent treatments
- Stress relief (shot peening)
- Cleaning of molds, dies, and extrusion dies.
- Blasting of aluminum, magnesium, brass, bronze, etc.
Industries and applications
- Aeronautics
- Medical and surgical industries
- Stainless steel industry
- Precision metalworking
Application systems
Ceramic blasting media can be used in a variety of surface treatment technologies:
- Abrasive blasting cabinets (suction and pressure systems)
- Portable sandblasters
- Shot blasting or abrasive blasting rooms
- Automatic equipment
- Turbine blasting systems
Efficiency and sustainability
As a reusable and highly durable abrasive media, ceramic blasting media helps to:
- Reduce operating costs.
- Reduce abrasive consumption.
- Minimize waste.
- Improve overall process efficiency.
Coniex Solutions
At CONIEX, we supply high-quality ceramic blasting media, including grades compliant with both standard and military specifications, ensuring maximum performance, precision, and superior surface finishes.
