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KovoBrasiv Mnisek 60th anniversary

Posted: April 03, 2023

Target : Surface Prep Magazine :
Topic : KOVOBRASIV 30th anniversary, Promotion of Kovo knowledge and features.

Title : Winoa / KOVOBRASIV Mnisek is celebrating it’s 60th anniversary under the theme: Shaping the Future… Together!

KOVOBRASIV Mnisek was settled 30 years ago, on September 1st 1991, by Winoa (formerly known as Wheelabrator Allevard). However, its history is much richer and goes back much further. Founded in 1962 under the name Kovohutě Mnisek, KOVOVRASIV has constantly evolved and adapted to the demands and needs of its customers in the field of steel abrasives and surface preparation.

Its very first pour was made in September 1962 and its products were quickly used all over Czechoslovakia. The original production was primarily intended

Focus on blasting process control to guarantee cleaning success!

Posted: March 10, 2023

A successful Technical Seminar was held in June at Schulz Foundry, one of the biggest air compressor manufacturers in Brazil. They started in the foundry industry producing parts for their compressors and, after that, extended their range of products for the automotive industry, the most important Brazilian sector today after the agricultural sector.

Schulz was one of the first customers where we were successful in implementing the HPG in 2007, providing important gains in productivity, a fact that has kept them faithful to our product since then. The HPG, which means High Performance Grit, is a steel grit specially designed to improve shot blasting performance in foundries and forges. It works faster and lasts longer. Its characteristics give a higher cleaning efficiency on external parts, a higher cleaning efficiency of internal surfaces with smaller holes and geometry details, and a controlled and consistent surface profile.