Sabre Wet Blasting System

March 01, 2014

Vapormatt launched a new system, the Vapormatt Sabre, which will bring the exceptional process quality of wet blasting to a wider range of users. The Vapormatt Sabre has been developed in response to customer demand to serve three new user groups, offering small- to medium-volume manufacturers, coating centers and R&D facilities a cost-effective, high performance wet blasting tool to significantly enhance output quality on a range of cutting tools.

The unique nozzle arrangements of the Vapormatt Sabre focuses blast guns on the critical faces and cutting edges, delivering consistent and controllable results. This ensures total coverage of tools, offering edge radii within +/-5µm tolerance of specification and a surface that will dramatically improve coating adhesion. With the option to fit both Y and X axis nozzle arrangements the Sabre not only offers great customization for the user but also provides hybrid functionality, making it possible to process both round shank tools and cutting inserts in one system, according to the company.

The Sabre is suitable for round shank tools ranging from 3mm to 30mm in diameter and 46mm to 307mm in length and can hold up to 3 Manz trays at any one time. With an economic footprint of only 2.34 sq. m, the Sabre will easily fit into the workspace for effortless integration into existing production lines. With sophisticated control and monitoring systems the Vapormatt Sabre offers extremely consistent and reproducible processing.

Related Glossary Terms

  • centers

    centers

    Cone-shaped pins that support a workpiece by one or two ends during machining. The centers fit into holes drilled in the workpiece ends. Centers that turn with the workpiece are called “live” centers; those that do not are called “dead” centers.

  • shank

    shank

    Main body of a tool; the portion of a drill or similar end-held tool that fits into a collet, chuck or similar mounting device.

  • tolerance

    tolerance

    Minimum and maximum amount a workpiece dimension is allowed to vary from a set standard and still be acceptable.