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WIWOX® EDK Stainless steel blasting abrasives are produced in a melting process and crushed into angular granules. It is distinguished by its long service life as well as its aggressiveness and presents an economic alternative to other angular blasting abrasives.

Plastic is a thermoplastic and belongs to the organic polyamidebased blasting abrasives. WIWOX® KS nature high-quality blasting and deburring medium is particularly suitable to treat duroplast and rubber components without damaging and matting them. Available in cylindrical or exact cubic shape, it is characterised by high impact strength, dimensional stability and extremely long service life. We also supply an antistatic agent for subsequent or sustained application in liquid form.

Plastic blasting abrasives type WIWOX® KS have been specially developed for optimum, chemically neutral surface treatment and all gentle cleaning – especially for plastic and light metal. They are mainly used for paint stripping, roughening, matting, deburring and cleaning. Plastic blasting abrasives produce consistently high quality and do not cause any damage to the work piece to be treated.

Walnut shell abrasive type WIWOX® WA is a soft granulate and belongs to the organic abrasives. It is produced crushing, washing and sieving the walnut shells. Walnut granules are particularly suitable for the gentle cleaning of delicate surfaces.

WIWOX® SD rounded cut wire shot is mainly used for cleanblasting and shot peening. Depending on the quality of the raw material used, different hardness classes are obtained. We supply non-corrosive cut wire shot that meet the requirement of particularly high demands. Cylindrical cut wire shot blasting abrasives are cut from wire. The length of the grain is equal to the diameter. Grain shapes of different roundness are produced through the subsequent rounding of the cylindrical raw material, rounded from G1 – G3. Cut wire shot has a particularly long service life and are known for low dust generation.

Chilled iron grit blasting abrasives type WIWOX® HG are produced by melting cast iron. It receives its angular shape through the subsequent atomisation and breaking. The advantage of this blasting abrasive lies in the consistently high abrasiveness, as it remains sharp-edged in the mixture and the edges do not become round. It breaks up into smaller sharp-edged and aggressive particles during the blasting process.

Due to the different thermal tempering, steel shot blasting abrasives type WIWOX® SK obtain different hardness classes from 40 – 43 HRC, 54 – 60 HRC up to greater than 61 HRC. Because of the different degrees of hardness, the steel shot in the operating mixture keeps its angular shape or becomes round during the application process.

Due to its extreme hardness, WIWOX® SG high-carbon cast steel abrasive reaches an extremely high blasting intensity right from the start. It is produced in a melting process and gets its round shape through the subsequent atomising process. The metallic structure of this low-carbon cast steel abrasive is decisive for its long service life.

WIWOX® ED Stainless steel blasting abrasives are produced in a melting process and get its round shape through the subsequent atomising process. These fine particles have a particularly long service life and are known for low dust generation. We also supply stainless steel blasting abrasives manufactured under vacuum that meet the requirement of particularly high demands. This blasting abrasive is distinguished by its lustre, purity and roundness.

WIWOX® GB Glass granules type are carefully crushed in a special grinding process to give it its predominantly angular cubic shape. In the production of glass granules, soda-lime glass is crushed and sifted according to individual grain sizes. Glass granules are an iron-free, mineral blasting medium.

Garnet sand type WIWOX® WÜ belongs to the group of garnet stones. The grains are unbroken with irregular shapes. Its unique composition makes the garnet sand tough and hard and particularly suitable for blasting applications in the open. With its the low quartz content (< 0,5 %), it complies with occupational health and safety regulations. Its countries of origin are India and Australia.

The extreme hardness and angular yet sharp-edged properties is typical of black silicon carbide type WIWOX® SI. It is particularly suitable to machine hardened steel and ceramics. It consists of crystalline silicon carbide, which is produced from silica sand and petroleum coke in electric resistance furnaces at temperatures of > 2.300° C. Silicon carbide is iron-free, angular and extremely hard.

Mixed alumina type WIWOX® RK has a low ferrite content and is particularly suitable for applications where a high consumption of blasting abrasives cannot be avoided. Mixed Alumina is produced from ceramic grinding wheels and reclaimed alumina dust from the blasting and grinding industry. It consists of a mixture of white, pink and brown alumina, and is an iron-free alternative for many sectors of the blasting and grinding industry.

The performance and aggressiveness of brown fused alumina type WIWOX® NK produces a strong removal effect as well as a uniformly structured surface. The high TiO₂ content makes it extremely hard and tough, whereby the surface roughness can be greatly changed. Also available as microcorn with a precise grain distribution up to 3 μm.

WIWOX® EK White fused alumina blasting abrasives are used in many areas due to their extreme purity and hardness. From sophisticated medical technology through the roughening of metals to the subsequent coating. Available as white fused alumina in sharp-edged or angular grain shape as well as micro-grain with a precise grain distribution up to 3 μm.

Zirconium oxide-based ceramic beads type WIWOX® KM specially developed for shot peening and surface finishing. The high fracture toughness and surface smoothness of the ceramic beads allow the production of extremely smooth surfaces.

Light, spherical, mineral and ferrite-free glass beads blasting abrasive WIWOX® GP. Ideal for bright, matt-gloss surfaces. The area of application ranges from the cleaning of delicate tools to the deburring of precision parts through to the finishing of precious and non-ferrous metals.

Iepco AG is a Swiss production, trading and service company. For over 40 years, we have been primarily involved in the mechanical and galvanic surface treatment of metallic machine components and mould tools. In extensive research work, we have developed surface technologies that allow a special working technique. This enables us to achieve a high degree of surfaces that are suitable for production. Thanks to this economical method, production costs can be reduced enormously in a wide variety of application areas.

WIWOX® MT micro blasters are used for precise blasting with blasting nozzles from 0.4 – 1.8 mm. Surfaces can be smoothed, matted, deburred or cleaned. All mineral media, e.g. glass beads, broken glass, corundum, silicon carbide in the grain size range from 0 to 300 mμ serve as blasting media. The abrasive is used only once. The blasted surface is reproducible. Only a compressed air connection is required to operate the equipment. Micro-Tip fine blast units are suitable as portable free blast units or in combination with a blast cabinet. Micro-Tip fine blasting technology is available as a pressure or injector process. All units are equipped with foot pedal, pressure regulator, manometer and carbide nozzles.

WIWOX® DP-EU pressure blasting cabinets clean and process tools and parts in just a few seconds. Fine blasting granulates are shot onto the surface by means of compressed air and remove dirt and corrosion. The blasting nozzle is manually guided during the processing of individual parts. Process automation is also possible. For this purpose, the workpiece or the blasting nozzle is moved by motor. The pressure blasting process is suitable for the removal of all solid, exposed residues and layers, especially on metallic surfaces of production tools and high-quality machine parts. Deburring and finishing of surfaces is also possible. In extensive tests with your tools you can convince yourself of the economic efficiency of our system. We will provide you with a test facility for this purpose after consultation.

WIWOX® DI-EU injector blasting cabinets are designed for use in production and maintenance. Ready for use equipped with integrated cartridge filter and abrasive recovery system. Economical operation with fine-grained abrasives with low air consumption of approx. 800 l/min. at 6 bar blasting pressure. The blasting media is continuously sucked out of the cabinet by a constant negative pressure and separated from dirt and dust in a downstream cyclone. A cyclone screen (possibly with ring magnet) collects coarse impurities. In this way, only clean abrasive remains in circulation. The used abrasive, dust and small impurities are led through the cartridge filter chamber to the dust collecting bucket.

WIWOX® DP-BB blast cabinets with combined blasting and blow-off function (Blast´n´blow®) and ex-protection accord. to 1999/92/EC for paint stripping and surface decoating in seconds. Fine organic blasting media get shot onto the workpiece by compressed air, whereby even stubborn thick layers are loosened in shortest time by the effect of the soft, but sharp-edged granulates. Even sensitive tool surfaces get not damaged. The blasting process is suitable for the removal of all solid, exposed residues, especially on metallic surfaces of production tools and high-quality machine parts. Blasting granulate and blasting pressure are adapted to the respective application. With the pressure blasting process you can clean extruder and injection moulding screws, blowing heads, moulds and profile tools much faster and more gently than with conventional cleaning methods. In extensive tests with your own workpieces you can convince yourself of the economic efficiency of our system.

Fast delivery of spare and wear parts We have a modern shelf stock of all common wear and spare parts. The delivery guarantee from our own stock is a matter of course for us - as well as for older machines and third-party products. ▪ Blasting gloves/sandblasting gloves ▪ Blasting nozzles/sandblasting nozzles ▪ Clamps ▪ Vent valves ▪ Laminated glass panes ▪ Profile seals ▪ Illumination panes ▪ Filter cartridges ▪ Replacement diaphragms ▪ Sealing rings ▪ Nozzle holder ▪ Blasting hoses/sandblasting hoses ▪ Door seals ▪ Air nozzles ▪ Check valves ▪ Sinter filters ▪ Metering rings ▪ baffle discs and much more.

Service Cleaning: Our customers count on our contract cleaning team for their daily cleaning needs -. With modern cleaning processes e.g. thermal with pyrolysis, aqueous with ultrasonic or mechanical with lapping blasting we can clean and improve your high quality tools. Whether extrusion or injection molding tools, extruder screws, hot runners, nozzles, filters, molds, screens, adhesive or coating devices - everything will be cleaned by us for you! Detailed advice and documented cleaning of samples ensure consistent results over a long period of time. Test us - In addition to comprehensive advice, we offer you the opportunity to carry out your own cleaning trials of workpieces up to a length of 3 m and / or 4 t in weight. Cleaning trials: Every customer can convince himself of our offer by a free sample cleaning. Whether cleaning, surface treatment or decoating - with us you as a customer can see the result even before the first order!

If the service is right, every production plant will work economically for many years. We offer you a qualified repair and maintenance service, even for older machines and third-party products. Our service technicians will look after you quickly and anywhere with fully equipped vehicles. We pay attention to the good training of our personnel. Experienced mechanics, locksmiths or electronics specialists offer you every support to ensure the perfect functioning of the delivered systems. Our plant service – also for older machines and other manufactures!