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Control Products for Shot Peening and Blast Cleaning Processes |
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Product Overview
Electronics Incorporated (EI) manufactures and distributes products that improve the quality and control of shot peening and blast cleaning processes.
| MagnaValves
| Control the media flow rate of steel shot or grit with the MagnaValve®. These magnetic valves have no moving parts but work by applying a magnetic field to restrict the flow of steel media. Application of a control signal will control the flow of media for excellant process control. The MagnaValves for wheel blast machines may be used with amperage control (no built-in sensor) or flow control using a built-in sensor. The MagnaValves used on air type machines have a built-in sensor to show the actual shot flow rate in lbs/minute or kg/minute. MagnaValves work with cast steel shot and grit, cut wire shot and stainless steel cut wire shot. MagnaValves have been the industry accepted method of media flow control since 1978 and are used in aerospace, automotive, medical and many other industries. All MagnaValves are factory calibrated to your specified media and can be re-calibrated when required to meet annual Nadcap compliance. |
| Almen Products & Services
| Our Advanced Almen gages, certified Almen strips, and Almen strip holders are the industry-standard tools for measuring intensity. Shot peening intensity is the measure of the energy of the shot stream—the energy of the shot stream is directly related to the compressive stress that is imparted into a part. It’s one of the essential means of ensuring process repeatability. Almen Gages should be calibrated annually to assure proper performance. We can perform all the necessary measurements to ensure compliance to standard or special Almen gage requirements. Note: the #2 Almen gage must be used for pre-bow measurements of Almen strips. Other methods, such as laser beams etc, do not yield the same values as the #2 gage and do not meet the requirements of SAE J442, J443, AMS2430 etc and therefore are invalid and should be avoided. |
| Aircraft Paint Stripping
| Plastic media blasting is replacing hazardous chemicals in the aircraft paint stripping process. However, special care must be taken to insure that plastic media blasting does not damage the thin aircraft skin. Electronics Incorporated worked under contract with the U. S. Air Force to develop the Aero Almen gage, Aero Almen strip, and Aero Almen strip holder for accurate process control. An aluminum strip, made from material common to most aircraft structures, is blasted with the same technique used to strip the paint. Blasting at intensities high enough to cause 0.005" arc height of the test coupon should be avoided. The Aero Almen gage, patented by EI, is used to make the delicate reading of the thin aluminum test strip. Aero Almen products can be purchased individually or as a kit. |
| Flapper Peening Products
| Flapper peening (also called "roto-peening") is a shot peening process that's ideal for peening in small and hard-to-reach areas. Flapper Peening products can be purchased individually or as a kit. Our flapper peening kits provide a convenient method of small area local repair without the need for a blast cabinet. The basic kit includes the unique components to conduct precision peening according to the highest military standards. Flapper Peening Training is available from Electronics Inc. |
| Flow Sensors
| "If you cannot monitor it, you cannot control it". That's the basis of process control and these products will provide the signals to allow continuous monitoring of your peening or abrasive blast cleaning media flow rates. Measure the flow rate of both steel and non-ferrous media with our selection of media flow sensors. Sensors are available for both air type and wheel type machines. These sensors are ideal for less critical applications where extremely high accuracy is not required. Note: these sensors cannot be factory calibrated since their installation affects the signal response. Means to perform in-situ catch-weigh tests should be considered in advance. AMS 2430 Shot Peening Media flow rate sensors are used to monitor either manual or automatic machines and will allow you to comply to requirements of AMS 2430. AMS 2432, Shot Peening, Computer Monitored see: Media flow rate control using MagnaValves. |
| Test Boxes
| Many times a MagnaValve or control is returned to EI and the evaluation is "No fault found" or "Customer misadjustment, no defects found". You can eliminate lost production time by performing a functional test in your maintenance facility. Note: additional equipment would be required to perform a catch-weigh media flow rate calibration. Contact or customer service department for assistance. |
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Phone: 574-256-5001 / 800-832-5653 - Fax: 574-256-5222
Phone: 574-256-5001 / 800-832-5653 - Fax: 574-256-5222