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Concrete Cutting with a Hydrodemolition Robot: Cutting Square and Round Holes
High and ultra-high pressure water jets are renowned for their ability to effortlessly cut through concrete cleanly and precisely. Recent advancements in water jet technology have improved concrete cutting possibilities yet further, enabling geometric shapes of all...
Why Hydrodemolition is One of the Best Demolition Solutions
Hydrodemolition is fast becoming the preferred method of demolition thanks to meeting today’s stringent health and safety, time and cost requirements. Through the use of robotic machinery, hydrodemolition equipment is now capable of tackling 95% of all...
The Siltbuster and the Environment
Hydrodemolition is one of the most eco-friendly forms of demolition, replacing unpredictable explosives and difficult to control machinery with robotic, high-pressure water jets. Hydrodemolition has become the environmentally-friendly demolition method it is today...
How Hydrodemolition Differs on Small and Large Scale Projects
Hydroblast works within many different industries on projects of all shapes and sizes. We approach every job differently, using our expertise and vast knowledge to pinpoint the best, most efficient and safest way to undertake the task at hand. Although every project...
STOP – Don’t Do This When Water Jetting
We sometimes see other hydrodemolition firms offering unrealistic expectations of what they can do in a single shift. They will often advertise the flow rates they are using to achieve this aim. The configurations displayed here are examples of this: Fig 1 Fig 1. 1100...
What it Means to be a Member of The Water Jetting Association
At Hydroblast safety is always our top priority. As a member of The Water Jetting Association, we are fully committed to the safety and well-being of our employees and the public when we work. But who is The Water Jetting Association and what does it mean to be a...
Water Jet Cutting for Concrete Removal
The demand for water jet cutting services continues to increase as more and more companies recognise the many benefits to be gained from ultra-high pressure hydrodemolition. How do ultra-high pressure water jet cutting machines work? Water jet cutting machines such as...
Concrete Cutting Tools for Hard to Reach Areas
If you’re looking for a safe and quick way to cut through concrete in hard-to-reach areas, then look no further. Hydroblast utilises cutting-edge hydrodemolition technology to ensure that all your concrete cutting needs are met. This market-leading company combines...
Hydraulic Pipe Cleaning at Industrial Scale
Pipe Cleaning with a "twist" Hydroblast can clean pipes of every size, length, inside diameter and shape but I thought I just had to write about this recent project . What you are now about to read is true and not made up or embellished in any way. This week, we...
Why Use The AquaJet Rotolance?
What Is the Rotolance? The Rotolance is one of the many high quality appendages for the AquaJet AquaCutter robot that we utilise on a number of tasks. The Rotolance is compatible with all 710 robots, Aqua Spine and Aqua Frame thus allowing it to be used in a wide...
Reaction Forces In Hydrodemolition
What is a Water Jetting Reaction Force? Forces occur when there are a set of objects interacting with each other. These forces happen in pairs – when one object applies a force on another, it also experiences a force in return. This is known as Newton’s Third Law of...
The Growing Demand for Refractory Removal
The Growing Demand for Refractory Removal Climate change has been an issue debated for the past few decades. It most certainly is a hot topic. In the mid 1990’s the EU began to recognise the potential impact of waste management on climate change. This led to the UK...
The Benefits of Water Jet Pile Cropping
What Is Pile Cropping? Pile cropping is another important task that Hydroblast have pioneered a technique to handle. A lot of modern construction projects use piles as opposed to the traditional way of digging foundations. Dug foundations, especially on big projects...
What are the Main Uses of an Aqua Cutter Robot?
What are Aqua Cutter Robots used for? The Aqua Cutter robot is known for its ease of use, versatility and productivity. Here at Hydroblast we use the Aqua Cutter 410A Evolution as it is the world’s smallest hydrodemolition robot designed to replace the traditional...
Meet the New Aqua Spine
New Hydrodemolition Equipment: The Aqua Spine The Aqua Spine is an innovative multi-modular system that is suitable for all surfaces and is perfect for hard to reach areas that are inaccessible by the standard Aqua Cutter 410A Evolution. The Aqua Spine can be...
Upgrading of Existing Vehicle Parapets
Hydroblast and Vehicle Parapets Hydroblast have been tasked to remove some 500 tonnes + of concrete from two bridges in the London area. Since April 2005 all bridge parapets in the UK have been required to comply with the European Standard BS EN 1317. Existing bridge...
The Environmental Benefits of Hydrodemolition
The Eco-Friendly Demolition Method of Hydrodemolition In the 21st Century it has become an accepted priority that all work and activities must be carried out in a way that does as little harm as possible to the environment. This is particularly true of any building...
How Tube and Pipe Cleaning can Improve your Business
Industrial Tube and Pipe Cleaning | The Benefits As a operational business, it is important to keep all of your equipment in a high working condition to avoid malfunctions and fatalities. An essential part of this maintenance is ensuring that your tubes and pipe are...
Refractory Removal at Energy-from-Waste Plant
SITA UK’s Request for Hydroblast Refractory Removal Services SITA UK is an Energy-from-Waste Plant in Teesside. This plant alone diverts up to 200,000 tonnes of waste from our landfills every year. SITA UK came to Hydroblast earlier in April to request some Refractory...
Hydroblast Seal Off Kellingley Colliery Using The Aquacutter – A Case Study
Hydroblast Using AquaCutter from AquaJet to close Kellingley Colliery Hydroblast were recently contracted to seal off the now closed Kellingley Colliery. This was the last deep coal mine in Britain – located in Beal North Yorkshire. The pit finally closed in December...