
BrightBlast™ Glass Beads (Blasting)
Glass-bead media for cleaning, conditioning and cosmetic finishing of metallic and non-metallic surfaces.
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Glass-bead media for cleaning, conditioning and cosmetic finishing of metallic and non-metallic surfaces.

Controlled, high-roundness glass beads purpose-built for shot peening on critically-toleranced aerospace, automotive and medical components.

Alumina-zirconia ceramic grit range combining density, hardness, toughness and wear resistance for durable cleaning, surface preparation and finishing.

Zirconia-silica ceramic beads for clean, low-dust surface treatment of rubber & plastic moulds, castings, and boiler/heat-exchanger parts.

Fine zirconium silicate ceramic grit for controlled abrasive blasting, smooth surface finishing and preservation of fine geometries.

Alumina-zirconia ceramic grit for high-pressure blasting and surface preparation of very hard stone, mineral and industrial substrates.

High-density cerium-stabilized zirconia ceramic shot for high-energy shot peening, peen forming and precision surface treatment applications.

Zirconia-silica ceramic peening beads (Z-type, AMS 2431/7) achieving steel-shot-equivalent peening intensity with lower surface roughness and no ferrous contamination risk.

High-density yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramic shot for precision and high-energy shot peening, forming and surface finishing applications.

High-purity spherical zinc shot for effective cleaning with minimal substrate removal on non-ferrous and precision components.

Blended QuickCut aluminium oxide and BrightBlast glass beads developed for controlled deflashing and surface finishing.

Almandine garnet blasting media for fast cutting and controlled profiling.

Sharp, hard angular chilled iron grit for extremely fast blast cleaning of steel and iron components.

Hard spherical chilled iron shot for rapid cleaning, controlled impact treatment and selected high-density applications.
Very hard, sharp abrasive for fast cutting, cleaning and etching of hard surfaces.

Specialty engineered plastic blasting media for removing bonded adhesive squeeze-out, sealant and selected coatings while preserving underlying substrates and protective coatings — BB1 (multi-colored) for fast squeeze-out removal, BB2 (clear) for lower-pressure, primer-safe cleaning.

Plastic media for controlled burr removal and deflashing applications.

Plastic media for controlled deburring and low-impact cleaning applications.

Manufactured media for controlled coating removal where substrate damage must be minimized.

Recyclable bead media for milling and process applications.

Organic abrasive media for cleaning and finishing where lower aggressiveness is preferred.

Metallic grit positioned for stone and granite cutting applications.

Recyclable metallic grit for cleaning and surface preparation applications.

AMS 2431 / SAE J441 certified carbon-steel peening shot in Regular (ASR) and High (ASH) hardness grades for stable Almen intensity and uniform coverage.

Water-atomised, heat-treated carbon-steel shot for descaling and cleaning steel components prior to coating.

Angular aluminium oxide for dry and wet processing where a controlled profile or finish is required.

300-series cast stainless steel shot for durable cleaning, bright finishing and shot peening applications.

Rounded/conditioned cut-wire peening media in Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel (304/430) grades for stable Almen intensity and long media life.

As-cut cylindrical wire abrasive in Aluminium, Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel (304/430) and Zinc grades for general cleaning, deburring and surface preparation.