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Surface Treatment Applications

Surface Treatment Applications

Saint-Gobain ZirPro offers a full range of ceramic media dedicated to surface treatment processes such as blast cleaning, surface preparation, surface finishing and shot peening. ZirPro ceramic media apply to a wide range of substrates, including hard steel, stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, brass, copper and plastics.  

ZirPro ceramic media exhibit outstanding benefits in blasting or peening processes in terms of surface uniformity and optimized energy transfer, providing a surface free of defects and contamination.  ZirPro’s Zirblast®, Microblast®, Zirglass® and Zirshot® ceramic beads are durable blasting media that ensure excellent working conditions due to their low dust emission, round shape, smooth surface and high strength.

ZirPro provides technical support to assist customers in developing their blasting and peening processes. Our surface treatment application labs are equipped with the most advanced pressure and wheel-turbine equipment to simulate blasting and shot peening applications with ZirPro ceramic media. 

Mold cleaning using Zirblast

Blast Cleaning

Saint-Gobain ZirPro is a long-time supplier of high-quality ceramic media for blast cleaning applications such as descaling, desanding, derusting, deburring and deflashing.
Metal surface preparation using Zirblast

Surface Preparation

Saint-Gobain ZirPro ceramic beads are used for surface preparation by blasting prior to painting, coating and polishing processes.
Surface finishing results using Microblast

Surface Finishing

Saint-Gobain ZirPro ceramic beads are the industrial reference in blasting media for cosmetic finishing applications in which aesthetically appealing effects are required.
Metal blade peening with Zirshot

Shot Peening

Saint-Gobain ZirPro Zirshot ceramic media offer outstanding performance in shot peening applications thanks to their unique material structure, optimal shape and tight size ranges.
ZirPro ZirLab

Technical Support

Saint-Gobain ZirPro offers technical support in selecting the most appropriate abrasive media and the relevant blasting process to achieve the technical and productivity objectives of customers.