Blasting space to size
Blast room, walk-in cabin or blast container
Structural steelwork, chassis and welded frames are too large for a blast cabinet. The operator then walks into the blasting space instead: HALL-impact as the heavy industrial blast room, STEP-impact as the walk-in cabin built to your size, HALL-impact Mobile as the blast container without foundations.
- Surface treatment specialist since 1988
- HALL-impact: noise emission below 80 dB at 1 m
- Abrasives and protective equipment from the same partner as the installation
- You arrange maintenance, repair and spare parts directly with Phibo
Three systems
Three ways to do your own blasting
A blast room, also called a blasting hall, blasting chamber or sandblasting room, is an enclosed blasting space the operator walks into, for parts that are too large for a blast cabinet. All three give you a complete blasting space; the difference lies in how heavy the build is and in how it reaches you. There is no standard size: the industrial blast room and the walk-in cabin are built around your largest part, the blast container has a fixed size.
The industrial blast room
Turnkey through a single point of contact, from design to installation. Acoustic walls of 80 mm, a frame on portal frames and a scraper floor that carries the abrasive away continuously.
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The walk-in cabin built to size
Phibo first makes the study and sets the dimensions, and then supplies every part separately: the cabin, the blast pot, the recovery, the dust extraction and the protective equipment.
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The blast container
Fully assembled in the factory and delivered in two parts. No foundations, no drilling: after placing it you blast straight away.
View the container| What you get | The industrial blast roomHALL-impact | The walk-in cabin to sizeSTEP-impact | The blast containerHALL-impact Mobile |
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| Choose this if | You want the complete blasting space turnkey, built and installed | You have the space in your workshop and choose which parts you take now | You want to start without construction work |
| The blasting space | Heavy-duty build, made to your size and installed | Made to measure, after a study of your application | Fully assembled in the factory |
| The walls | Acoustic sandwich panels of 80 mm, fire resistant, on portal frames every 3 m | Determined together with the cabin, during the study | Factory built, in sandwich panels |
| The interior lining | Rubber curtains of 3 mm, every vertical wall and door protected | Abrasion-resistant rubber curtains of 2 to 3 mm | PVC wall protection |
| The dimensions | Made to measure, set by your largest part and the number of operators | Made to measure, worked out by Phibo | Standard version |
| The recovery | Scraper floor with bucket elevator: the abrasive leaves while you keep blasting | Pneumatic if you blast intermittently, a scraper floor if you blast continuously | Suction hopper in the flat steel floor |
| Construction work | Depends on your project | According to the recovery you choose | No foundations, no drilling |
| Transport and placing | Phibo handles assembly and commissioning | Phibo handles assembly and commissioning | Two parts, by standard transport |
| Extending later | The recovery system grows without altering the equipment already installed | You add the parts you did not take yet | Service door, drive-on plate and scraper floor as options |
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The industrial blast room always gets a fully automatic scraper floor. For the walk-in cabin you choose between pneumatic recovery and a scraper floor. In both cases the dust extraction is calculated on the section of your blasting space and the number of operators.
References
They rely on Phibo for surface treatment
Our installations run at companies in metalworking, rail, aerospace, automotive, chemicals and the rubber and plastics industry.
Setting the size
How large your blast room has to be
The floor area follows from two things: your largest part and the number of operators. This is how we work it out.
Your largest part
The dimensions of the largest part to be blasted form the basis of the room.
At least 1.20 m around it
Count on at least 1.20 m of free space around the part, plus extra height if you suspend parts.
The number of operators
Every operator blasting at the same time needs his own working space.
The right size keeps your filter small
The cross-section of the room determines the size of the filter. An oversized room means a larger and more expensive filter.
What else to allow for
Allow a waiting area in front of the blast room. If you want to blast continuously, access doors are fitted at both ends.
The industrial blast room
HALL-impact: the industrial blast room, turnkey from a single partner
Design, assembly and installation run through a single point of contact. The room is built to the size of your largest part and the number of operators blasting at the same time, and the recovery system can be extended later.
Walls under 80 dB
Acoustic sandwich panels of 80 mm, fire resistant. Noise emission stays below 80 dB at 1 m.
Portal frames every 3 m
Portal frames every 3 m with cross bracing, connecting plates and reinforcing beams. A split roof or an internal monorail is possible.
Access doors in labyrinth design
The access doors have a labyrinth design, so the air flow keeps circulating. The useful opening equals the blast room section.
Rubber curtains of 3 mm
Fire and abrasion resistant rubber curtains of 3 mm, overlapping and hung horizontally. The emergency door has an anti-panic system and a window in safety glass.
Lighting you replace from inside
Light boxes in the side walls and the ceiling, with three lamps per box. The glass is replaced from inside the room, and the electrical connections sit on the outside.
A floor that carries the abrasive away
The scraper floor pushes the abrasive to a bucket elevator that handles up to 600 kg/min. The abrasive is removed while blasting continues.
All technical data for HALL-impact
Blasting space
| Dimensions | Made to measure, set by your largest part and the number of operators |
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| Noise emission | Below 80 dB at 1 m |
| Walls | Acoustic sandwich panels of 80 mm, fire resistant |
| Frame | Portal frames every 3 m, with cross bracing, connecting plates and reinforcing beams |
| Roof | Optionally a split roof or an internal monorail |
| Interior lining | Rubber curtains of 3 mm, fire and abrasion resistant, mounted horizontally and overlapping; every vertical wall and door is protected |
| Lighting | Light boxes in the side walls and the ceiling, three lamps per box, glass replaceable from inside, connections on the outside |
| Access door | Labyrinth design; the useful opening equals the blast room section |
| Emergency door | Anti-panic safety system and a viewing window in safety glass |
| Other version | Also available as a metallising booth, in the same build with 80 mm sandwich panels |
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Scraper floor
| Standard widths | 1000, 1200, 1350, 1600, 1800 and 2000 mm |
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| Width 1350 mm | Made to fit between railway tracks |
| Movement | 300 mm stroke back and forth, blades every 200 mm; every track has its own mechanical drive |
| Blades | In steel, with a backstop over the full length, so they stay true and do not block |
| Wheels | Robust and dust tight; no contact between abrasive and bearings |
| Abrasive recovery | Partial with 1 or 2 lengthwise tracks, complete from 3 tracks on; extendable later without altering the equipment already installed |
| Discharge | A transverse scraper track carries the abrasive to the foot of the bucket elevator |
| Gratings | In deep drawn sheet |
| Heavy duty gratings | 5 tonnes per forklift wheel at a contact surface of 200 x 200 mm; heavy parts may be set down on them directly |
| Maintenance | Low; contact surfaces in high grade steel with good wear resistance |
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Cleaning and storage
| Bucket elevator | Up to 600 kg/min, in 4 mm steel; absorbs a peak flow without jamming |
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| Separator | Vibrating screen at the top for coarse contaminants, discharged to a waste collector |
| Fine cleaning | Dynamic air washing; the efficiency is set to the specific weight of the abrasive |
| Separator option | Magnetic drum, against iron contamination or for two abrasives in the same blast room |
| Storage silo | 500 l per blasting machine, for 1 to 4 machines, in a raised version on feet |
| Blast pot | 200 l as standard, to the PED directive, with remote control with silencer, blast and control hoses and a high power nozzle |
| Protective equipment | Full equipment for the operator, approved in line with the legislation |
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Ventilation and filtration
| Air circulation | Horizontal or vertical, according to the room dimensions and the number of operators; the room is always under negative pressure while blasting |
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| Cartridge filter | 6,000 to 100,000 m3/h |
| Filter cleaning | Automatic and sequential with compressed air, with permanent monitoring of the fouling level |
| Cartridges | Antistatic, as standard |
| Fan | Centrifugal, fitted with a silencer as standard |
| Standards | The filters meet the applicable standards for dust emission and noise level |
| Option | Heating of the incoming air, set by the required room temperature and the available energy |
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The walk-in cabin
STEP-impact: the walk-in cabin built to size, part by part
Every walk-in cabin is built to measure. Phibo first makes the study: which size you need, how much air has to move through the cabin and which filter fits that. After that everything comes part by part, so you choose what you take now and what comes later.
The cabin and the doors
An enclosed blast cabin with an access door and an emergency door, abrasion-resistant rubber curtains of 2 to 3 mm and the lighting of the blasting space.
The blast pot
Designed for 12 bar and protected by a calibrated relief valve. With remote control and dead man's handle, and a metering valve that regulates the abrasive flow.
The operator's equipment
Blast helmet with panoramic or rectangular visor and a silencer in the breathing air supply, blast suit, gloves and safety shoes. Approved to CE marked as personal protective equipment.
The abrasive recovery system
Pneumatic for intermittent blasting, or a scraper system with bucket elevator and cascade cleaner for continuous work.
The dust extraction
Dry cartridge filters with antistatic cartridges, cleaned automatically by compressed air pulses. The dust collects in a container under the filter.
The compressed air
Screw compressors in stationary or mobile versions, with air receiver and dryer, and a breathing air filter that purifies the air for the operator.
All technical data for STEP-impact
Your space
| Dimensions | Made to measure, set by your largest part and the number of operators |
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| Space around the part | At least 1.20 m, plus extra height for suspended parts |
| Interior lining | Abrasion-resistant rubber curtains of 2 to 3 mm |
| Access | Access door and emergency door; doors at both ends for a continuous blasting process |
| Waiting area | Recommended in front of the blasting space |
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Blast pot
| Design pressure | 12 bar maximum, protected by a calibrated relief valve |
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| Control | Remote control with silencer and dead man's handle, for immediate start and stop |
| Pressure control | Combined filter and blast pressure regulator, standard in the basic equipment |
| Air lines | Generously sized, with minimal pressure loss |
| Coupling | Bayonet fitting with safety clips, antistatic blast hose against build up of static electricity |
| Metering | Diaphragm metering valve, pneumatically controlled or not, or a slide metering valve; the choice follows from the working conditions and the abrasive |
| Filling | Funnel shaped top with an automatic sealing cone |
| Outlet | Conical shape at the bottom, for a natural flow to the metering device |
| Moving it | Large wheels, a wide wheel base and a sturdy handle |
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Operator equipment
| Blast helmet | Two types, with a panoramic or a rectangular visor, both with a noise reducing silencer in the breathing air supply |
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| Blast suit | Breathable, antistatic and flame retardant, CE marked as personal protective equipment |
| Gloves | Supple leather with a soft cotton lining, covering the hands past the wrist |
| Safety shoes | Antistatic and lightweight, in abrasion-resistant, water-repellent materials, with a low or high ankle |
| Breathing air filter | Removes oil mist, water vapour and dust particles down to 0.5 micron, and reduces smell and taste; up to 4 connection points |
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Abrasive recovery
| Pneumatic | Automatic extraction from a recovery hopper to separator and storage silo, sequentially at every stop; the abrasive returns to the blast pot through a screen |
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| Option | Secondary circuit with a floor vacuum, for corners, recesses and cavities, which limits carry-over losses |
| Scraper system | Bucket elevator with cascade cleaner, for continuous blasting without interruption |
| Cascade cleaner | Air cleaning with an adjusting plate that sets the degree of separation; coarse contaminants stay in a screen |
| Standard widths | 1000, 1200, 1350, 1600, 1800 and 2000 mm; the length is practically unlimited |
| Gratings | 250 kg/m2 as standard |
| Storage silo | Capacity to suit the blast pot and the running time you want |
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Ventilation and filtration
| Ventilation speed | 0.30 m/s horizontally in the working zone, higher with heavy dust or toxic substances |
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| Filter type | Dry extraction, more than 99 per cent for particles above 1 micron |
| Air flow | 800 to 100,000 m3/h, larger capacities on request |
| Dust emission | In practice below 0.1 mg/m3; the value for your application is stated in the quotation |
| Cartridges | Antistatic polyester, usage class M to EN 60335-2-69, with an emission below 0.1 per cent for particles between 0.2 and 2 microns |
| Cleaning | Sequential compressed air pulses, electronically controlled by an adjustable microprocessor; pulse time and pause time adjustable |
| Fans | Centrifugal with direct drive, without belts |
| Dust collection | Dust tight movable container under the filter; other solutions on request |
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Compressed air
| Stationary compressor | 0.2 to 16 m3/min, 7.5, 10 or 13 bar maximum, electrically driven, with or without variable speed |
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| Mobile compressor | 1.2 to 27 m3/min, 7, 10, 12 or 14 bar maximum, petrol or electric; optionally with a generator |
| Accessories | Vertical or horizontal air receivers, dryers and coolers, condensate treatment and pressure holding systems |
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The blast container
HALL-impact Mobile: the blast container, placed and in use right away
A blast container is a blast room in standard form: fully assembled in the factory, delivered in two parts and quickly placed. After placing it you blast straight away, without extra construction work.
Delivered in two parts
The complete unit consists of two parts and travels by standard transport. After the quick placement, blasting can start right away.
Cyclone, blast pot and filter built in
Cyclone, blast pot and filter with automatic filter cleaning are built in and connected at the factory.
The abrasive stays in circulation
A flat steel floor with a suction hopper collects the abrasive, so that it is reused.
PVC wall protection and sandwich panels
PVC wall protection, lighting and extraction for good visibility in the space. The walls are made of sandwich panels, to reduce the noise.
Version and options for HALL-impact Mobile
Build and transport
| Build | Fully assembled in the factory |
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| Parts | The complete unit consists of two parts |
| Transport | Can be moved by standard transport |
| Placement | Quick placement; blasting can start right away, without extra construction work |
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Equipment
| Unit | Fitted with a cyclone, a blast pot and a filter with automatic filter cleaning |
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| Floor | Flat steel floor |
| Abrasive recovery | Suction hopper, for reuse of the abrasive |
| Wall protection | PVC |
| Lighting and extraction | Present, for good visibility in the space |
| Walls | Sandwich panels, to reduce the noise |
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Options
| Extra service door | Possible |
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| Drive-on plate | Possible |
| Scraper floor | Possible |
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The equipment around it
What carries the abrasive around and takes the dust away
The abrasive has to reach the operator, come back out of the floor, and the dust has to go. In every blast room three installations do that work.
Consumables
Which abrasive runs through a blast room
In a room with abrasive recovery the same abrasive keeps circulating until it is worn out. Steel shot and steel grit take mill scale and thick paint layers off structural steelwork.
From the same partner as the installation
Abrasives, spare parts and protective equipment are supplied by Phibo, so you order them from the partner that installed your equipment.
- Steel shot and steel grit
- Corundum
- Blast hoses and couplings
- Nozzles and wear parts
- Blast helmets with air supply
- Filter cartridges for the dust extraction
Your installation keeps running
Maintenance, repair and spare parts, directly from Phibo, by our own technicians.
Maintenance
Preventive maintenance in our workshop or at your site. After every service your settings and consumption are reviewed.
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Spare parts
Blast pots, hoses, guns, rubber flaps and filter cartridges from stock. Non-standard parts we make ourselves.
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Revision and retrofitting
Modernise an existing installation or convert it to a new process. Revised second-hand installations too.
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Training
Hands-on training at commissioning, standard with SublimotionProcess® and on request with the other installations. When staff change, we repeat it to suit your team.
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Other blasting installations from Phibo
Do your parts fit in a cabinet, or are you looking for the pot that stands in the blasting space? These are the other types.
We call you and go through your application
Send us the dimensions and weight of your largest part, the number of operators blasting at the same time, the free height in your workshop and the compressed air you have available. You get a proposal with the industrial blast room, the walk-in cabin or the blast container that fits. One partner, from the first conversation to the last spare part.
- Dimensions and weight of your largest part
- The number of operators blasting at the same time
- The free height in your workshop
- The abrasive you use
- The compressed air you have available, in m3/min and bar