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Beyond
Surface Treatment,
Surface Engineering.
Applications, because
"nothing else matters".


Blast Abrasive Consumption: Am I Using Too Much?
In precision surface treatment, the machine is only as good as the material flowing through it. If you are consuming more than 1 kg per hour per wheel, you don't have a supplier problem—you have a process crisis. An essential analysis of TCO, Lean logic, and the 'band-aid paradox' for CxOs and Plant Managers

Silvio Ruiu
Jan 79 min read


How Should You Run Your Surface Treatment? Method, Cost, and Fit.
Selecting a surface treatment process is a multi-variable equation where metallurgical integrity must align with financial performance. In an industrial landscape defined by rising energy and labor costs, identifying the "Economic and Technical Sweet Spot" is no longer optional—it is mandatory for protecting EBITDA. This analysis applies Lean Six Sigma principles to evaluate the stability, variance, and ROI of today’s leading technologies—from high-throughput Wheelblasting to

Silvio Ruiu
Jan 34 min read


Surface Treatment Lean Optimization: Is your Blasting Station a Black Hole?
Is your surface treatment a black hole? Technical review on how Lean Engineering protects EBITDA by optimizing the cleaning of expensive assets, like glass molds (or moulds) and extrusion dies.

Silvio Ruiu
Jan 24 min read
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