This article focuses on the shot-blasting process used in the production of lifting equipment. Shot-blasting machines employ physical impact to clean steel structural components, removing mill scale, weld spatter, and rust, while simultaneously relieving residual welding stresses. The process creates a uniform microscopic texture on the substrate, which enhances paint adhesion and improves corrosion resistance. This technique strengthens the fatigue resistance and salt-spray corrosion resistance of offshore lifting equipment—such as ship-mounted telescopic boom cranes and marine knuckle boom cranes—ensuring consistent surface quality for telescopic boom cranes, knuckle boom cranes, grab machines, and forestry cranes (log-handling cranes). As a clean, eco-friendly, dry physical processing method, shot-blasting is well-suited for assembly-line production and serves as a critical process for enhancing the overall reliability of the equipment and reducing the need for future maintenance.
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