Surface activation – composites

23 January 2025
Stories

The challenge

The surface of the carbon, after component production, hardly receives the application of both paint and glue in preparation for the assembly to the other components.

The surface of the parts is complex and not all areas are easily accessible; however, the surface to be painted/glued has to be uniformly prepared. When traditional mechanical methods, such as abrasive papers or the like are used, the operation can become extremely complex, if not impossible, and strictly depending on the ability of a few operators.

Norblast solution

Norblast has developed a surface treatment process specifically designed to process composites.
Thanks to our knowledge on the grits and of the most suitable shooting systems, it has been possible to design a series of systems capable of activating the surface, drastically reducing the limits deriving from the surface complexity.

The process simplifies and reduces the risk of damage during the treatment. The treatment can be carried out either manually or automatically up to a fully robotised solution.