Can one paint and blast in the same treatment chamber?
The short answer is yes! Pekotek in fact offers flexible efficient and cost reducing solutions to solve multi-purpose challenges and handling processes.
But before describing our solutions, for many companies it can prove more complicated than perhaps first anticipated to use or adapt chambers already in use for new purposes. For instance, due to the following circum stances;
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Most container solutions are stationary, if originally for instance used for painting, they are frequently unsuitable to being adapted to blasting and recycling. This is at least hard to do swiftly or without considerable investments - but they can theoretically be adapted for combined purposes.
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Also - conventional treatment halls, containers, or chambers that can be adapted for multi-purpose processes often still offer limited flexibility. Scraper floors, used to remove blasting abrasives, for instance necessitate meticulous cleaning and preparations prior to the chamber being used for other purposes than blasting.
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Or, if one wishes to blast in a chamber that has been used for painting, but the chamber or container offers limited ventilation and no reliable means to collect, filter, and dispose of residual abrasives or dust - then one faces considerable challenges and possibly even safety hazards.
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And, on top of this many conventional blasting systems (for collection, filtering etc) are designed and fitted to handle one or two specific abrasives or materials rather than multiple different abrasives. This in itself presents no obstacle to using one chamber for various purposes and processes, but it may need to be taken into account regarding service and maintenance work, possibly also warranties etc.
But - Pekotek does as mentioned offer flexible cost efficient solutions to the challenges above!
If or when one desires to paint, dry, blast in the same chamber, Pekotek’s innovative Non Waste System, an abrasive recycling system that keeps the blasting media clean and dry. After each blasting cycle, the floor is kept clean which allows for the painting process to start without delay. The system uses suction hoppers to circulate material through classification and filtration units - all powered by a single fan. No conveyor belts are needed or used; it has fewer moving parts - thus causing much less maintenance headaches. More information on Pekotek´s Non-Waste System.
Regarding mobile booths (the Pekotek MOBL concept) seamlessly integrate grit blasting, painting, and drying into a single containerized unit - ready to operate in ~48 hours.
These modular systems are compact, equalling about half the size and cost of traditional fixed setups. Yet they are simultaneously highly expandable, one can in fact even add painting or drying modules as needed. More information - combined Blasting + Painting Chambers, the MOBL Concept.
Multi‑Material & Multi‑Process Ready - with the MOBL concept it is very easy to switch between abrasives (e.g. steel grit, glass beads, alumina) via a control-panel toggle and magnetic separator. Once blasting is done, the same chamber - free of dust - can transition to painting and/or drying without moving the parts, thus saving space, time, and transfer costs.
Mobility & Build Options - delivered in sea container or steel-frame modules, the work booths can be set up onsite and relocated as needed. Larger operations can scale up by linking modules into full finishing lines—ideal for projects that need to grow or shift locations.
Pekotek MOBL movable 3-in-1 chamber
