Ross Forbes loves how Rapid Prep VB 1200 blast and recovery systems help his company, R.J. Forbes Painting, clean tanks, pipelines and industrial machinery to rigid specifications in preparation for painting. He also loves what they don’t do: Require as many employees on the job. Or as much equipment.
As the name implies, the machine first scours surfaces, typically using garnet granules or steel grit, then recovers the media for reuse. Crews at the Massachusetts-based company can get the job done with just four men instead of six, Forbes says, and they do the work with one machine instead of several.“We
