There are innumerable contexts in which the process of improving metal strength is useful. Some of those contexts are architecture and construction, aircraft repairs, automotive spring manufacturing, surface finishing and other manufacturing contexts. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Midwest Finishing Systems, Inc.
Hartland, WI | 800-854-0030Our sandblast equipment is designed to handle a wide variety of applications and we use manufacturing methods that guarantee these machines will stand the test of time.
Great Lakes Finishing Equipment
South Elgin, IL | 708-345-5300We have decades of experience in the finishing industry and we specialize in aqueous washing, abrasive blasting, vibratory finishing, polishing and buffing.
Dawson-Macdonald Co., Inc.
Wilmington, MA | 800-556-4456With over 90 years of experience, Dawson-Macdonald Co., Inc. is the oldest and largest distributor of surface preparation equipment in the northeast, with products composed primarily of equipment for abrasive blasting, shot peening, and dust/mist/fume collection. We offer a full line of spare parts, consumables, abrasive media, safety equipment, service, repair, & service contracts. Some used equipment is also available. Call us today for more information!
Trinco™ Trinity Tool Company
Fraser, MI | 800-587-4626For over fifty years the company has not varied from its original goal and today Trinity Tool Company has grown to be one of the leading manufacturers of blast cleaning equipment in the world. Trinco is a manufacturer of sand blasting equipment, blast cabinets, abrasive blasting media, portable pressure blasters and more. Our equipment is used in many applications—cleaning, deburring, peening, etching, finishing, etc. Call us today to get started!
Kramer Industries, Inc.
Piscataway, NJ | 888-515-9443Kramer Industries provides sandblast equipment, abrasive blast equipment, sandblast cabinets and abrasive blasting cleaners. We specialize in mass-finishing equipment systems and supplies. Kramer Industries guarantees top-quality results.
Automated Shot Peening Machine - Midwest Finishing Systems, Inc.Peening is performed after products have already been manufactured and put to use. Descaling, decoring, sand removal and other structural improvements are often made to gear parts, clutch springs, camshafts, gearwheels, connecting rods, turbine blades and many other kinds of machinery through the process of shot peening.
Other processes that use non-metal peening media like glass or ceramics are still referred to as peening, though their applications are generally limited to softer surfaces that could be damaged by heavy, angular or bead-shaped blast media.
Peening as a metallurgical treatment dates back many years. It was originally performed with a peening hammer, the contact surface of which was usually curved. High-impact peening shot provides for the same effect but over a much wider area in much less time. Peening works by imparting residual compressive stress in a surface through the repeated collision of the surface and blunt instruments.
This stress translates, in terms of the properties the treated metal assumes after its treatment, into resistance to metal fatigue. Fatigue-resistant metals boast obvious advantages over untreated metal parts in applications where extended performance under demanding conditions is expected of the material. Aside from the potential for changing mechanical and performance properties of metals, shot peening can also be used as a cosmetic surface treatment.
Because the particulate size of steel shot and other metal shot materials is so large, it imparts much more visible impact artifacts than smaller media like silica or crushed walnut shells. Shot peening is often used to treat surfaces where an irregular decorative finish is desired. The way light is reflected by overlapping dimples caused by some varieties of shot peening treatment is one of the desirable features of shot peened surfaces.