The use of a glass abrasive enabled K Blasting to undertake a project in an environmentally sensitive location and to achieve the excellent surface finish required to meet the terms of their contract. The use of a glass abrasive replaced an imported slag, which would have been much dirtier to use and could have caused a nuisance to residents living nearby. There is a plentiful supply of glass abrasive available nationally and their use does not require any major capital expenditure on new equipment. The raw material costs were comparable with other abrasives traditionally used by the grit blast industry.
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