Abrasive
Blasting
Abrasive Blasting Experts
Abrasive blasting is used to descale, shot peen, etch, de-flash, deburr, clean, and finish parts and products. We offer a wide range of abrasive blasting options for every application.
Empire Air Blast Systems
Buffalo Manufacturing is the leading distributor of Empire abrasive blasting equipment, parts and systems. Empire has been designing and manufacturing abrasive blasting equipment for over 50 years. Today, Empire manufactures the most extensive lines of blasting finishing products in the country.
Manual Blast Cabinets
Pro-Finish® systems offer perfect combinations of equipment performance and the versatility of modular designs. Backed By The Best Warranty In The Industry: Three Years Limited!
Standard Pro-Finish® Cabinets
With an off-the-shelf Pro-Finish cabinet, you get a tunable media reclaimer, a dust collection system, your choice of pressure or suction powered blast, and many other standard features. In addition, you can select from a wide range of in-stock factory options to meet your particular finishing requirements. If you need a powered or manual turntable, gun oscillation, additional blast guns, timer packages, special electrical, extended wear components or a vertical door, we can provide this equipment and other options without custom modifications.
Built-in system components:
- Dust Collector
- Tunable Reclaimers
- One-cubic-foot Pressure Vessel
- One-cubic-foot Suction Hopper
Empire cabinets are available in a variety of configurations suitable for your individual blast system needs:
Pro-Finish® Blast Cabinets
ProFormer™ Blast Cabinets
FaStrip® Blast Cabinets
Empire’s FaStrip® cabinets provide a safe, efficient alternative to chemical stripping and cleaning of parts. Designed specifically for use with plastic media, FaStrip cabinets strip coatings from metallic and composite materials quickly and thoroughly without adverse effects on substrates. Materials on which these plastic media cabinets create the necessary etch for superior bonding of new coatings include Alclad and anodized aluminum, titanium, steel, Kelvar, fiberglass, carbon graphite and magnesium.
SafeStrip™ Cabinets
Empire SafeStrip™ cabinets contain the blast process during the cleaning and stripping of delicate surfaces. They are designed to work in conjunction with our SafeStrip portables as well as other pots capable of delivering fine media.
With a SafeStrip system, you can quickly and safely remove old coatings, dirt, oil, corrosion and other unwanted residues from soft metals, rubber, plastics and other sensitive surfaces. SafeStrip is ideal for work on tools, machine parts and molds, and in many other applications requiring a “light touch”. SafeStrip systems assure even flow of light media by creating a differential between the pressure vessel and blast pressure. This pressure differential, which can be adjusted precisely with a manual valve, prevents bridging and produces consistent feed rates.

Ergo-Blast Cabinets
Designed for sit-down blasting, these ergonomic cabinets include a padded armrest, an elevated foot rest for treadle control, top-entry piping for less arm stress, a sound dampener to reduce noise and a front mounted pressure regulator – all aimed at improving operator comfort and performance during long, repetitive blast cycles.
In addition to supporting operators, Ergo-Blast cabinets include all Pro-Finish® features, such as a tunable media reclaimer which adjusts to recover a wide range of abrasives. You also have the choice of a pressure or suction blast system, three methods of dust collection, and many options to fit your specific application.

Basket Blasters - BB2 & BB4 Basket Blasters
Operation is simple: Load parts into the unit, set the precision timer, and the Basket Blaster does the rest. By tumbling parts within abrasive blast streams, these machines deliver consistent finishes – automatically.
Empire’s heavy-duty Basket Blasters feature an unloading chute to speed parts handling and a polyurethane-lined media reclaimer supported by rugged ductwork to reduce maintenance requirements.

Basket Blasters - BBO Basket Blasters
Beyond freeing you from the tedious chore of processing parts manually, Empire’s BBO Basket Blasters save you time and money in other ways. They are inexpensive, come fully assembled and ready to operate, require only a two-horsepower compressor, use less electricity than a 150-watt light bulb, and meet OSHA requirements.

Econo-Finish® Blast Cabinets
Designed for light-to-medium cleaning and surface finishing jobs, these economical cabinets combine sturdy, 14-gauge steel construction with the features you need to perform a wide range of finishing tasks. All Econo-Finish cabinets are equipped with a foot-treadle blast control for ease of operation, an external media regulation device, quick-change safety glass and a dust-collection system.
In addition, you can select from upgraded features such as production-quality blast guns, a pressure regulator with gauge, long-life blast nozzles and a high capacity dust collector that extends operating intervals between clean-outs. Our DC-16 and DC-30 dust collectors feature a cartridge filter with 16-gallon and 30-gallon dust capacities and built-in silencers.
Econo-Finish cabinets are available in two basic configurations: models with two-piece, swing-down and flip-up doors for maximum interior access and an even more economical unit with a swing-down door only. Models with two-piece doors can be specified with a standard upgrade package designed to extend usage and maximize production.

Continuous-Belt Air Blasters
Our CB-3.5 machines, available with either pressure or suction blast systems, automate cleaning, peening, deburring, profiling, finishing and many other surface conditioning tasks. Plus, they handle a vast range of parts formed from casting and injection molding, as well as the molds used to produce the parts. Often, no other finishing method can compare to these heavy-duty production machines in terms of speed and quality results.
Operation is simple: Load parts onto a rugged perforated belt, set the precision timer, and the CB-3.5 does the rest. By tumbling parts within multiple abrasive blast streams, these machines deliver consistent results automatically.
Modified Blast Cabinets
Empire’s Modified Pro-Finish® Cabinets… an economical approach to specialized finishing and surface preparation.
If your application is highly specialized, you can take advantage of the benefits of a Pro-Finish system. We can economically tailor a cabinet to meet your specific needs and reduce lead times over custom engineered purpose-built equipment.
Empire Modified Pro-Finish® Cabinets are re-engineered to meet individual work piece and process requirements.
If you are confronted with a unique application or want to accelerate production rates through partial automation, Empire can meet your needs. Empire has created hundreds of modified cabinets to satisfy focused customer needs in a wide range of industries.
Work Envelope Expansion
Crane Slots
Pass-through Cabinets
Entrance and Exit Vestibules
Heavier Weight Cabinets
Dual-cabinet Systems
Powered Turntables
Powered Work Carts
Tilting Work Carts
Powered Doors
Multiple Glove Locations
Roll Blast Systems
Vibratory Screeners
Larger Pressure Vessels
Powered Lance
Blast-gun Oscillation
Programmable Controls
Belt Conveyor
Roller Conveyor Systems
Gibson Wheel Blasting Equipment
Wheel blasting is another method of cleaning and preparing surfaces that does not rely on compressed air or other propellants. Instead, blasting media is fed into the center of a rapidly spinning wheel. The wheel creates a centrifugal force, which throws the media at the material, powerfully blasting its surface.
Gibson has been a trusted partner in the wheel blast equipment industry for 18 years, and Buffalo Manufacturing is a proud authorized distributor of Gibson’s equipment.
Pipe Blast Systems
Gibson Monorail Blast System
- Like the roller conveyor blast system, the monorail blast system Is designed to deliver consistent results during constant production, is used to blast heavier parts at a high volume and can be incorporated into an existing production line. This system can automate your operation, effectively mitigating high labor costs typical of most batch-type blasters.
- Systems come in different blast envelopes and with multiple blast wheels and horsepower.
Wire Mesh Belt Blasters
If efficiency is a priority, wire mesh belt blasters are a solution. When combined with another machine, wire mesh belt blasters can help automate your operation, effectively cutting high labor costs typically associated with batch-type blasters. They’re able to deliver uniform results while functioning in.a 24-hour system.
Dual Chamber Spinner Hangers
- Not every part is the same, so it follows that not all parts can be cleaned the same way, and fragile or irregular parts often need special treatment that can’t be provided by regular methods of automated finishing. Spinner hangers are the perfect solution for batch blasting unconventional or fragile parts and are demonstrated to improve quality and efficiency during cleaning, peening, prepping and finishing.
- These systems are simple to operate and have an easy installation process, They’re built to deliver consistent results cycle after cycle while working around the clock in a multishift production operation.
Hanger Blast Systems
Wheel Blast Tumblers
Like air blast tumbles, wheel blast tumblers able to quickly but efficiently process multiple small and medium parts at a level unmatched by competitors. Wheel blast tumblers, however, come in seven standard models with load capacities up to 3,000 pounds or 24 cubic feet.
Smaller units contain either wheel or air-blast systems, depending on your needs, and can accommodate a wide array of media. They fit conveniently into cell stations or other productions that work with batch processing.
Roller Conveyor Blast Systems
- This fully-automated system is built to deliver consistent results in a non-stop line of production and is used for blasting heftier pieces at high rates. It can be easily incorporated into an existing production line. When used with another machine, Gibson’s roller conveyor blast systems can become part of a totally automated process that mitigates the high labor costs normally tied to batch-type blasters.
- Systems come in different blast envelopes and with multiple blast wheels and horsepower.
- Skew roll (also known as inclined v-shaped rollers)
- Designed to clean pipe or other long, round material.
- Billet blast systems
- Desidgned to descale and derust billet
- Roller conveyor typical applications
- Mill scale removal
- Structural steel
- Paint preparation
- Profiling
- Inspection
- Skew roll (also known as inclined v-shaped rollers)
- They’re able to be specified with either suction or pressure blast systems. Available in seven sizes and equipped with standard features proven to lower operating and maintenance costs.
Dust Collectors
- Photohelic gauge
- Magnehelic gauge
- HEPA filters
- After filters
- Silencers
- Abrasive resistant inlets
- Reverse pulse
- Rotary air locks
- Explosion vents
Hanger Table Blasters
Designed simplicity and efficiency in mind, hanger table blasting systems are an economical method of batch cleaning materials.