Thermal Process

Metal Rehab uses fluidized sand bed technology to remove organic coatings such as paint, plastics, rubber, and mastics from steel parts and fixtures.

1.Advantages are rapid turn around time (one hour cycle time) and accommodation of numbers of parts in a single batch.

2.Closely controlled temperatures below annealing point of substrates so there is no loss of temper of metals

3.Complete removal of coatings difficult to remove by other methods

Step one: Parts are placed in a large basket  (117” long x 34”wide x 38” deep)

Step two: Basket of parts loaded into the fluidized sand bed at a temperature set at 850 degrees F. plus/minus 10 degrees F.

Step three: basket remains submerged in fluidized sand for one hour, then removed and allowed to cool to ambient.

Parts are submerged in a special de-aching solution and power washed to remove all traces of ash residue leaving bare metal surfaces suitable for paint line or other processes.

Total turn-around time is approximately 4 hours.