Emerging Technologies and Blast Machines

Author:  Kumar Balan | Blast Cleaning and Shot Peening Specialist
Source:  The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 32, Issue 3, Summer 2018
Doc ID:  2018030
Year of Publication:  2018
Abstract:  
Introduction: Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, predicted the “unwiring” of wired technology during a speech in 1984. Over two decades later, the way you use your addictive handheld devices is clear testimony to his predictions. Similarly, albeit at a slower pace, our industry has also seen its share of innovations over the years. A PLC to control the programmable features of a cleaning or peening machine is no longer an optional feature. Most machines now have a touchscreen operator interface instead of a decoration of pushbuttons and illuminating lights on the panel.