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Tag: Spring 2025

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Breaking News
New Semi-Automatic Roller Type Shot Blasting Machine

The “Fold-Away Tray” made of Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) used in Railway/Aircraft/Automotive Passenger seats requires the removal of stress and roughness before the coating process.

Opening Shot
Professor David Kirk’s Contribution to My Life

Now that Professor Kirk has announced his retirement from contributing articles to The Shot Peener magazine, I am reminiscing about our long relationship. We all

Probabilistic Assessment of Shot Peening Impact Coverage

Introduction In shot peening, compressive residual stresses are induced through impact events between media and the surface of a component. When designing a shot peening

An Insider's Perspective
Ventilation in Blast Machines

Introduction Without an exception, every functional blast machine whether cleaning, peening, or performing a similar action, is ventilated by a dust collector and exhaust fan.

Q&A Spring 2025

The Q & A Forum at www.shotpeener.com is the ideal place to get advice on a wide range of topics from industry leaders and colleagues

Industry News
A Salute to Professor David Kirk

While the staff of The Shot Peener is very sorry to lose a valued contributor to the magazine, we recognize that Professor Kirk deserves to

Work-Hardening During Peening

Introduction Shot peening is normally applied in order to improve the fatigue properties of components. This improvement is due to two factors:(1) Work-hardening of the