Comparison of WaterJet and Abrasive Blast Coatings Removal

Here is a posting of a comparison video of UHP WJ coatings removal (hydroblast, waterjetting) with dry abrasive blast cleaning. (AB) It is the smallest particles which drift from the site, that you never see, which causes lung damage. One of the abrasive blast sites was in an 1850’s california village. few precautions were taken …

WJTA-IMCA Conference Exhibition 2017-Oct New Orleans

WaterJetting Technology Association – Industrial Municipal Cleaning Association WJTA-IMCA Conference & Expo ERNEST N. MORIAL CONVENTION CENTER October 25-27, 2017 New Orleans Eight Reasons Leading Companies are Attending the WJTA-IMCA Conference & Expo Every year, the most forward-looking and progressive contractors, facility/asset owners, and suppliers of all sizes have high level participants at the WJTA-IMCA. …

BHR Group 2016 23rd International Conference on Waterjetting

The WJTA-IMCA exhibition in New Orleans is over for 2016.   I missed a good exhibition and round-table of practical talks and a chance to mingle with colleagues. However, I was preparing for the BHR Group Waterjetting 2016 conference in Seattle on Nov 15-18. This BHR group conference is typically held in Europe so it …

WJTA-IMCA Nov 2-3, 2016 Exhibition and Demostrations, New Orleans, LA

The 2016 WJTA-IMCA  is a two day filled meeting with practical talks and demos.  The registration is $30 (one day) to $45 (2 day).  The WJTA_IMCA features a panel discussion on the Future of the Industry  which includes contractors, owners, and equipment manufacturers : Jim Ashmead, E.I. DuPont Rawlin Brown, StoneAge, Inc. Bradley Coble, PSC …

Newsletter Advisory Council NACE Meeting 2016-03 WJ IN Vancouver BC

New Build-Brazil; ISO Meeting Trip Report NACE Corrosion 2016 March Vancouver BC By: Lydia Frenzel I, Lydia Frenzel, scrutinized the program to see if the UHP WJ/ paint maintenance community might find a niche for applications as this conference has paint/coatings, railcar, marine, and pipeline sections but focuses on corrosion, cathodic protection, alloys-and metals. Prior …

Microscopic Analysis of Steel after Waterjet Cleaning

In the late 1990’s,  I received a report from Materials Evaluation Laboratory.  The report is copyrighted.  The pump company had cleaned UHP WJ on panels supplied by a major oil company.  Materials Evaluation Laboratory analyzed the substrate with microscopy and metallurgy compared to abrasive blasting.  This was at the time that UHP WJ was scarce and …

Lydia Frenzel – A Life Devoted to Excellence

Cleaner Times writer  Adia Walker wrote an extensive feature on Lydia and Charles Frenzel upon the occasion of Lydia being presented the SSPC John D. Keane Award at their 2015 convention.  Cleaner Times has a long history of  writing for the service companies with safety and business hints as well as technical articles on pressure …

Quality of Water for Use in High Pressure Pumps

For 30 years, I have received questions about the quality of water that should be used for removal of coatings. How much dissolved material or minerals gets left on the surface? Just recently after an hour long webinar to 200 people, the questions was “What shoul the quality of the water be?” Among the first …

EVALUATION OF 20,000 PSI WATER JETTING FOR SURFACE PREPARATION OF STEEL PRIOR TO COATING OR RECOATING

EVALUATION OF 20,000 PSI WATER JETTING FOR SURFACE PREPARATION OF STEEL PRIOR TO COATING OR RECOATING 1983 Dr. Lydia M. Frenzel, Dr. Robert DeAngelis, Dr. John B. Bates The original monograph which started the SSPC, NACE, and ISO to use waterjetting (hydroblasting, aquablasting) for coatings removal and surface preparation. Click on the link to get …