Progressive Blasting Systems, Inc.

Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Progressive Technologies, Inc.

Lewis L VanKuiken, Jr

Martin Stephen Kramer

Larry Edward Byrnes

Dale A Hanson

The method of treating the surfaces of malleable light metal cylinder bores or other objects by blasting the surfaces with extremely high water jets for preparing such surfaces for subsequent coating with wear-resistant materials such as a thermal spray coating. The water not only cleans the surface but roughens it to produce a pitted surface with undercuts so that coating material fills the pits and undercuts to provide a smooth layer of coating material with a strong mechanical/adhesive bond.

High pressure water jet apparatus for preparing low density metallic

High pressure water jet method of blasting low density metallic surfaces

A robot positioner for a device which is positioned within a compartment having an open top and including first and second supports mounted above the compartment to move the device along 'X' and 'Y' coordinates. A flexible cover means associated and movable with each of the first and second supports is provided to in effect provide a movable ceiling for constantly covering the open top of the compartment regardless of the position of the device in the compartment as controlled by the supports.

Robot positioner and seal arrangement for a closed chamber

An exhaust and reclaim system for a blasting enclosure having exhausting means which includes two separate exhaust paths for the exhausted blasting media. One path primarily for the heavier media is through a perforated floor into means located under the floor from whence the exhausted blasting media is separated into reusable and non-usable media. The second path primarily for the lighter media that is suspended in the compartment is through filter means located at one end of the compartment. The particles of such media are intercepted by the filter means and then dispensed into the first path of the heavier particles for subsequent separation into usable and non-usable media.

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Grand Rapids, MI, United States of America

Lewis L VanKuiken, Jr