GMA ToughBlast™
GMA SpeedBlast™
GMA ClassicCut™
GMA ExcelCut™
Ilmenite
Pyroxene
Abrasive Blasting
Industrial Fabrication & Maintenance
GMA offers a range of high-performance garnet blast abrasives with high productivity, and produce the cleanest most consistent surface for maximum coating adhesion and corrosion protection.
CASE STUDY
A week's work in one day with GMA Newsteel™
When project timelines tightened, a leading industrial coatings contractor unlocked 71% more productivity than waste slag — at 15% less cost.
Fabrication
GMA Garnet™ is ideally suited to structural steel fabrication yards where new construction and maintenance projects require hard mill scale removal. GMA NewSteel™ is the fastest cleaning mineral abrasive on the market for removing mill scale.
- Exceptional surface cleanliness with minimal abrasive embedment, for better corrosion resistance and substrate integrity
- High blasting and cleaning efficiency, leading to low abrasive consumption, minimizing usage and maximizing recycling.
- Very low dust emissions, reducing risk to surrounding sensitive equipment
- With the right equipment GMA Garnet™ can provide a high level of reusability through recycling onsite
- GMA Garnet™ is an inert, sustainable natural mineral, with little to no recordable heavy metals and worker hazard risks
Powder Coating
GMA’s finer grade garnet abrasives such as GMA NewSteel™ and GMA PrecisionBlast™ are uniquely positioned for the powder coating industry, able to produce the ideal exceptionally clean surface, with uniform profile and peak density, allowing for maximum coating adhesion and integrity.
- Exceptional surface cleanliness with minimal abrasive embedment allows for better corrosion resistance and substrate integrity
- Creates the required surface profile with consistent peak density for stronger coating adhesion
- High blasting and cleaning efficiency, leading to low abrasive consumption
- Very low dust emissions, reducing risk to workers and contamination to surrounding areas
Precast Concrete
Perfect concrete finishing starts with GMA Garnet™. The unique blasting technique used on concrete to produce the desired texture and to expose the aggregate beneath for an architectural decorative finish is achieved via a cost effective blend of GMA Garnet™ and pyroxene.
- Very low dust emissions, allowing for productive efficiency in projects and reducing emissions in the surrounding environment
- High blasting efficiency, leading to lower abrasive consumption reducing blasting time and abrasive disposal
- Waste management and garnet recycling: With the right equipment GMA can provide a high level of reusability through recycling onsite
- GMA Garnet™ is an inert, sustainable natural mineral with little to no recordable heavy metals or worker risks & hazards.
Safely create clean, consistent surfaces
Find out how GMA can produce the range of surface profiles that your protective coatings require — safely, efficiently, and without disrupting your facility.
