Wheelabrator Group (USA)
Surface preparation solutions for the structural steel, fabricated steel, aerospace, steel, ship, railway, construction and more industries.
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Wheelabrator Group designs and manufactures standard and custom shot blast machines for surface preparation of steel plates, structural shapes, bars, pipe and fabrications. Preservation lines are available for blasting and priming plates and shapes. Wheelabrator Plus professionals conduct thorough assessments of installed blast equipment to determine if productivity, cost savings, safety or environmental improvements can be realized by upgrading to newer technology. Wheelabrator Group has the right solution for your surface preparation requirements.
1606 Executive Drive
LaGrange, GA 30240
Phone: 800-544-4144
Fax: 706-884-9918
Sales Contact
Brad Lorson
Director of Wheelabrator OEM Sales- NA
Email: info@wheelabratorgroup.com
Sales: 706-884-6884
Toll-free: 800-544-4144
Recent Content on The Fabricator for Wheelabrator Group (USA)
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Wheelabrator Group consolidates North American operations in Georgia
Wheelabrator Group Inc., a Norican Group company, has announced it will consolidate its North American operations by creating a North American hub for centralized sales, service, engineering, and technology development at its LaGrange, Ga., facility. The company’s Burlington, Ont., facility will...
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Heavy-duty rotary screen designed for harsh environments
Wheelabrator has developed the new HD rotary screen designed for blast machines operating in harsh environments. Designed with harder steels in strategic locations, the rotary screen offers abrasive-resistant flighting and end bands, as well as DOM tubing. The result is an overall sturdier,...
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Quality shines bright at MACO
The recession nearly killed MACO Incorporated, a fabricator and machine shop in rural western North Carolina. But it survived thanks to some introspection and a new focus on quality certification.
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Blade designed for blast machine processing of narrow workpieces
Wheelabrator has introduced a concave blade for its 35 Ezefit blast wheel, which achieves a narrow blast pattern and a tight “hot spot” at high abrasive speeds. The blade design is suitable for blast machines processing narrow workpieces, such as wire, rod, tube, pipe, bar, and...
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Wheelabrator Group (Canada) celebrates grand opening
Metallic surface preparation provider Wheelabrator Group (Canada) Ltd. celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and luncheon at its new facility in Burlington, Ont. This office facility has conference rooms and workstations for engineering and sales. The location offers...
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The basics of wheel blasting
Blast cleaning can be an extremely effective way to prepare a part for coating. But if the machine isn’t set up, maintained, or monitored properly, the operation can go awry.
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Shotblast system descales, cleans structural shapes before, after fabrication
Wheelabrator structural steel shotblast cleaning systems are designed for descaling and cleaning structural shapes before or after fabrication. The model 2436 uses Autoblast(R) wheels and has a 24-in.-wide by 36-in.-high cleaning envelope and a variable-speed roll conveyor. The systems use...
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Rotary mesh table cleans small parts offline
A Wheelabrator® rotary mesh table system is suitable for cleaning small parts offline using one operator. The machine can process flame-cut shapes, fabrications, automotive parts, aluminum die castings, and forgings with an airless wheel blast process. Parts and components are loaded onto a...
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Preblast roll conveyor provides flexible surface preparation method
The Wheelabrator® model 1824 structural preblast roll conveyor machine provides a flexible surface preparation method for a variety of structural shapes prior to fabrication. Preblasting helps reduce wear and tear on cutting tools such as band saw blades and drill bits. The 18- by 24-in....
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Wheelabrator, DISA complete merger
DISA Group, a supplier of moulding, sand and core technologies and metal surface finishing systems, has merged with Wheelabrator Group, a provider of surface preparation equipment. Effective May 5, the two companies, both owned by Mid Europa Partners, were given official approval by the German...
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Inline machine cleans castings, forged parts up to more than 25 tons /hr.
The Wheelabrator® Continuous Rocker Barrel machine is designed for inline cleaning of castings and forged parts. Several machine sizes are available to satisfy production requirements ranging from less than 5 tons/hr. to more than 25 tons/hr. The machine has three blast wheels for normal...
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Spinner hanger machine cleans paint hooks, odd-shaped parts
Wheelabrator® Group's WS 4/210 spinner hanger machine cleans paint hooks and prepares odd-shaped parts that do not adapt easily to batch machine processing. Parts loaded onto the hanger arrangement are rotated and blasted from multiple angles to allow chemical-free cleaning for various...
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Wheelabrator Plus names service manager
Wheelabrator, LaGrange, Ga., a provider of surface preparation and finishing products, has named Allen Austin as service manager for Wheelabrator Plus, the after-sales division of Wheelabrator Group. The division provides services, replacement parts, training, and equipment upgrades. Allen works...
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Spinner hanger suitable for cleaning various parts
The SmartLine™ Carousel Spinner Hanger blast cleaning system from Wheelabrator Group is suitable for cleaning and shot peening parts that cannot be cleaned in tumble-blast or barrel-blast equipment. The operator-friendly hanger has a 1,500 pound per hook capacity two-chamber carousel design...
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Wheelabrator adds sales account manager
Tim McLaughlin recently joined Wheelabrator Group as sales manager overseeing Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. McLaughlin has 31 years of mechanical surface preparation experience, specifically with abrasive and equipment blast cleaning and peening applications. In 2004 he retired as CEO of...