Services > Hydroblast, Vacuum & Big Pump > Ultra-High Pressure Hydroblasting & Cutting
Benefits of Ultra High-Pressure Hydroblasting
The dynamics of high-speed, pulsating water from ultra high-pressure hydroblasting produce incredible benefits for industrial cleaning, surface preparation, and cutting applications. The energy generated by the USP water jet exceeds the bonding energy of even the most adherent scales, coatings, or process contamination.
Our metal cutting system uses the same technology and provides an extremely safe, cold cut alternative to conventional oxyacetylene cutting methods.
Reduce Your Downtime
Specially designed equipment, automated tooling, and a vast number of different nozzle configurations increase the ways you benefit. UHP water blasting reduces downtime, and improves safety performance. You will get the ultimate in reduced downtime and improved safety and precision. We engineer a custom job design with experienced employees and specialty automated equipment.
We also provide the responsiveness you need with minimized travel time. Our teams and equipment are highly mobile and available throughout our vast geographical service area.
Unmatched expertise and experience.
Ultra High-Pressure Hydroblasting CUTTING Applications |
|
Your Go-To Team for Reactor & Regenerator Head Removal |
Ultra High-Pressure (40K) hydroblasting is the ideal way to remove vessel heads, and Thompson does is with safety, precision and speed. Why choose Thompson for your next inspection or repair?
|
Engineered job design, experienced employees and specialty equipment.
Benefits |
Elimination of Metal Surface Degradation Low Water Usage minimal disposal costs No Fire Hazards Little to no environmental risk Reduced Downtime Increased “up” production time between cleanings Enhanced safety with numerous automated capabilities |
Elimination of Airborne Contaminants More Efficient Cleaning No Heat Deformation Weld-Prep Finishes Ideal in a flammable atmosphere where a torch cannot be used Simultaneously cuts through steel and refractory |
Applications |
Hard deposit & paint removal, plus lead paint abatement Floor cleaning, stripping & scarification Non-skid coating removal (ships) Boiler tube striping for NDT inspections Heat Exchanger cleaning Pre-commisioning pipe cleaning |
Tank & pressure vessel cleaning Process line & reactor cleaning Surface preparation & profiling Refractory & rubber lining removal Scales, coatings & epoxy removal Vapor, polymer, & resin lines cleaning |
Problem
A major chemical plant required 40K surface prep of 3 miles of weld seams inside a vessel so the plant could perform the crucial NDT inspection of welds.
Solution
Thompson’s ultra-high pressure surface prep executed by our expert UHP team.