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    Abrasive Blasting Case Studies GMA ToughBlast English Global

    Enhancing Efficiency and Reducing Costs with GMA ToughBlast™

    Overview

    Project

    Blasting a five million gallon (18.9 mil liters) ground storage water tank.

    Location

    Water Treatment Plant, California, USA

    Challenge

    Delays due to difficulty in removing 30 mils (762 µm)of coating using traditional slag abrasive.

    Surface Area

    315,000 ft² (29,264 m²)

    Problem

    After commencing works, the project team began facing delays in productivity schedule due to difficulties in removing 30 mils of coating from the large tank using a traditional slag abrasive.

    Results

    The project team switched to GMA ToughBlast™  for blasting a large water tank in California.

    This resulted in:

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    Total project cost savings

    $856,340

    Investment

    42.2%

    Savings

    Using GMA ToughBlastTM

    The calculator highlighted the significant cost savings and operational benefits of the decision. In determining the solution, some assumptions were developed to provide a comparative but thorough investigation of the total project cost through GMA’s TruCost Calculator. The data entered into the calculator was, as follows: 

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    Using GMA ToughBlast™

    Productivity

    100% or 150 ft²

    Per hour more efficient

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    Consumption

    71.4% or 2,143 tonnes

    less abrasive

    Labour

    52.5 days

    Less labour

    Project Costs

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    Costs Summary

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    Project Resources

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    Labor Costs/Days Required

    Using GMA ToughBlast on this job would potentially save $315,000 when compared to Black Beauty Fine and take 52.5 days, which is 50% or a 52.5 day labor saving.

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