REDUCE OVERALL PROJECT COSTS

Premium garnet abrasives, such as GMA Garnet, are often selected for projects where productivity, lower abrasive consumption, and reduced cleanup are important considerations. While some abrasives may have a higher upfront cost per tonne, overall project economics are typically influenced by a combination of blasting rate, abrasive usage, cleanup time, labour requirements, and equipment wear.
Performance garnet abrasives can help improve production rates while reducing abrasive consumption, disposal volumes, and downtime – contributing to lower total project costs across many industrial blasting applications.

lower-grade abrasives may offer a cheaper initial purchase price, if not screened to an approved standard these can affect project quality and performance, resulting in lower productivity at a higher consumption rate. In fact, more abrasive is needed to complete a project. This dramatically increases your cleanup, disposal, labour and equipment costs and ultimately, increases your total project costs.

LESS WASTE, MORE PERFORMANCE

Selecting garnet based on it’s blend of particle sizes which guarantees you more grains per pound. The end result is you use significantly less abrasive to do the same job when compared with inferior garnet.

Abrasive blasting relies on impact to remove unwanted material. More impacts = higher production.

GRAIN SIZE MATTERS

While coarse abrasives excel at removing thick coatings and creating deep profiles, they leave behind embedded particles and struggle with cleaning small, recessed areas. This translates to wasted abrasive, slow cleaning times, and a higher risk of future corrosion due to inadequate cleaning. Conversely, fine grains excel at cleaning and removing thin coatings, but lack the punch for thicker layers or deep profile creation.

Traditional abrasives force you to choose between removing the coating or properly cleaning the surface – you can’t achieve both effectively in one go.

Select a garnet that has exceptional cleaning power alongside fast and efficient coating removal at a lower consumption rate. This translates to a cleaner surface ready for inspection and coating application, all achieved with minimal abrasive waste.