Founded in 1997 from Russell and Cindy Roden’s dining room, Baltimore-area Atlantic Design builds custom abrasive blasting and reclaim equipment for the blasting and coating industry. The family-owned and operated company staffs its own professional engineers, developing systems such as its patented ScreenVeyor grit-separation technology and compact recycling units for demanding job sites. With 35 employees and more than 30 years of industry experience, ADI also supports its equipment with parts, retrofits, training, and troubleshooting.
Empire Abrasive Equipment CompanyFor more than 80 years, Empire Abrasive Equipment has built U.S.-made air-blast equipment, including custom automated and robotic systems for controlled surface finishing and peening. The company keeps much of its manufacturing in-house and supports projects from sample testing in its demonstration lab through installation, training, and post-installation service. Since 1987, Empire has also integrated commercially available robots into blast cells and rooms, working as an authorized partner for major robotics platforms.LANGHORNE, PA
ARS Recycling SystemsARS Recycling Systems grew out of an Ohio contractor’s response to a New Jersey bridge-painting problem more than 30 years ago, when it developed a way to reuse steel grit instead of sending truckloads of hazardous blasting waste to disposal. Today, the Lowellville manufacturer builds portable abrasive blasting systems for contractors working on bridges, marine structures, and tanks, while supporting customers with technical service from startup onward.LOWELLVILLE, OH
BlastOne InternationalBorn in an Adelaide backyard shed in 1975, family-owned BlastOne International supplies and engineers blasting and coating systems for industrial contractors, including custom facilities, equipment, abrasives and training. From its Columbus base, the company now supports customers through nearly 400 employees and a distribution network spanning 25 locations on four continents. Its particular strength is combining hands-on surface-preparation know-how with engineered, increasingly robotic blast-and-paint facilities for demanding defense, marine and heavy-manufacturing work.COLUMBUS, OH
Eclipse Surface TechnologiesFrom its Pennsylvania facility, Eclipse Surface Technologies designs, manufactures and services abrasive blasting equipment made in the USA, including the ClearBlast and ECO-Flex lines. Its distinctive wet-and-dry systems range from compact portable blasters to complete tow-behind units, with wet blasting technology intended to suppress dust and reduce media and water use. Eclipse also provides hands-on training, equipment demonstrations and lifetime U.S.-based support directly from the people who build the machines.NORTH WALES, PA