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China "Star" Chooses Vixen
Star Prototype, is based in China and in 2010 they were looking for a new machine to remove an expanded PU foam from within their CNC machined ABS models, and also the cleaning/finishing of Aluminum parts. After a lot of testing and searching throughout China and other countries they simply couldn't find a machine that would do even remotely what a Vixen Aquablast wet blasting machine would do....Read More
The Vixen Aquablast Goes "Down Under"
DJ&SC Cook, a small workshop in Australia which repairs and restores classic motorcycles and provides blast cleaning services to the car and motorcycle trades were looking for a process to improve the finish of motorcycle components. Previously they used a dry bead blasting cabinet for the cleaning of parts but decided they wanted to move to a wet blasting system. Doug Cook, the managing...Read More
The Aquablast Reduces Cleaning Time by 220% to the Aerospace Industry
As a company providing high quality, high precision machining services primarily for the aerospace industry, Redman Engineering were searching for a new machine that would successfully provide a clean finish on small precision high added value mechanical components. After trials and tests at Vixen Surface Treatments Ltd, Redman Engineering found that the Vixen Aquablast wet blasting machine was...Read More
Pristine Finish for Motorcycle Engine Cases
Alf’s Motorcycles is a leading seller of new and used motorcycles providing services, MOT’s, repairs and parts. The company were looking for a machine that would successfully clean and degrease refurbished motorcycle engine components. Alf’s found the solution in Vixen Surface Treatments Aquablast wet blasting machine, a machine designed to simultaneously degrease and blast many...Read More
Vixen's Machines Get Hot in Barbados!
TT Electronics Plc are a world leader in the manufacturing of passive components offering a vast range of high quality standard products, as well as the capability of creating custom designed products . TT Electronics in Barbados are just one of many divisions across the globe that has purchased equipment from Vixen Surface Treatments Ltd. They produce a range of wire round resistors and in the...Read More
New Aquablast F1
The automotive industry is just one example of many who use the concept of rapid 3D prototyping, an automatic construction of physical objects using additive manufacturing technology. The protoype is formed from a CAD drawing, then the machine transforms them into thin, virtual, horizontal cross-sections and then creates successive layers until the model is complete. In conjunction with a Formula...Read More
Changes in Environmental Laws Boost sales as Vixen goes for Growth
Vixen Surface Treatments has enjoyed a period of sustained growth since the introduction of new environmental laws in October 2007 and is extending its current factory facility in the North East to cope with its continual growth around the world. Vixen, a market leader in the manufacture of industrial washing, degreasing and wet and dry blasting machinery since 1990, has seen a significant...Read More
New contracts keep Vixen leaders in their field
Vixen Surface Treatments has secured major new contracts to supply its range of machines to businesses across the UK. Vixen, a market leader in the manufacture of industrial washing, degreasing and wet and dry blasting machinery, has provided Score Energy in Scotland, Curl Moducons in Tyne and Wear, Everhot Cookers in Gloucestershire and Impact Coatings in Essex with new machines to help with...Read More
Aquablast Automatic Tumbler Machine - Latest Addition to Vixen Wetblasting Range
Vixen’s range of Aquablast wetblasting machines are becoming increasingly popular with companies looking for solutions to improve surface finishing and cleaning of more delicate components. Wetblasting is a dust free process and the Aquablast machines simultaneously degrease and blast in one operation, eliminating the need for two machines in some cases. The superior finish in one process...Read More
Compact combined washing and phosphating machine
The introduction of new legislations regarding the use of solvents has led many companies to look for alternative methods of pre-treating and degreasing components prior to powder coating. J and CR Wood in Hull manufacture a wide range of products including metal fabricated point of sale displays, which they were pre-treating in an open top hot vapour system. They needed to find a more...Read More
Vixen Scores World Cup Victory for Acme Whistles
I bet you are wondering why two industrial companies (Vixen and Acme) should be connected with such a commercial sporting event. Well wonder no more.... Vixen supplied Acme with cleaning machines and Acme are supplying whistles for the World Cup 2006 in Germany . Acme Whistles have the world's largest selection of professional whistles and have recently acquired an additional Vixen Jetair machine...Read More
Meltham Mills Move Up a Gear
Meltham Mills Engineering Ltd manufacture, heat treat and surface finish precision components, such as gears and shafts, for earthmoving vehicles. To accommodate a growing order book for components that incorporate performance enhancing surface finishing and help meet the on going demand for cost reductions from its customers Meltham decided to invest in two new Vixen machines. Meltham have chosen...Read More
Ebara Pumps and Vixen Collaborate to Achieve Environmental Status
Ebara Pumps is a worldwide manufacturer in pumping systems, and Ebara Pumps in Livingston, Scotland is just one of the many service centres across the globe within the group. The Livingston service centre invested £250,000 in total on 8 Vixen machines. Models chosen from the Vixen range by Ebara were 4 front-loading Jetwash machines and 4 wet blast machines . At the investment stage Ebara's...Read More
Royal London Society for the Blind Success
Cleaner and safer Working practices at the Industrial Services division of the RLSB have improved in terms of safety, cleanliness and productivity following installation of an automatic degreasing machine. As an employer, The Royal London Society for the Blind is especially attentive to health and safety issues. 'Our 40 employees are either partially sighted or blind,' says sales manager Robert...Read More