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Empire™'s BB2 and BB4 Basket Blasters automate cleaning, peening and finishing of small workpieces. With certain types of parts, no other finishing method can compare to these heavy-duty production machines in terms of speed and quality results.
BB2 and BB4 Basket Blasters
Unit of Measure
Items BB2 and BB4 Basket Blasters
BB2-3K
16 Inch (in) Width BB2 Basket Blaster
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BB2 and BB4 Basket Blasters
BB4-3K
30 Inch (in) Width BB4 Basket Blaster
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Description N/A Empire™'s BB2 and BB4 Basket Blasters automate cleaning, peening and finishing of small workpieces. With certain types of parts, no other finishing method can compare to these heavy-duty production machines in terms of speed and quality results.
Brands N/A
Basket Diameter N/A 30 in
Basket Width N/A 16 in N/A 30 in
Door Opening Width N/A 10 in N/A 24 in
Door Opening Height N/A 11 in
Basket Capacity N/A 300 lb1-1/2 ft³ N/A 350 lb3-1/2 ft³
Power N/A 1/3 hp
Direct Current (DC) Variable Drive N/A 2 to 20 rpm
Standard Features N/A
  • Quick-release basket door
  • External blow-off gun
  • Door/blast interlock
  • Easily unloaded hopper door
  • Precision timer
  • 3-phase fan motor
  • Heavy-duty conveying hose
  • Tunable reclaimer
  • 1" piping with general purpose filter, gauge and pressure regulator
  • Electrical control box
  • Two, 90-watt interior lights
  • Easily accessed media hopper
  • Observation window
  • Cabinet and dust-collector leveling bolts
  • Accelerate Finishing of Small Parts
  • Process 300 Pounds Plus per Cycle
  • Deliver Repeatable Results
Media N/A Empire™ basket blasters are designed for use with glass bead (180 mesh or larger), aluminum oxide (40 to 200 mesh), steel grit (G-125 to G-200), steel shot (S-70), and nutshells or plastic of any size. Consult Empire™ for recommendations concerning other abrasives.
Dust Collection N/A In addition to bag-house units, we offer a cartridge dust collector with both basket blaster models. The vertical cartridges in the CDC-6 are easy to replace and provide a filtration area of 452 square feet which captures 99.999% of particles one-half micron or larger. With either the bag-house or cartridge collectors, air can normally be recirculated to the workplace, thereby reducing HVAC costs.
Media Reclamation N/A Basket-blaster reclaimers are tunable, meaning they can be adjusted to prevent and control the loss of fine, medium or coarse media. They also include a removable debris screen to prevent oversized material from clogging the nozzles, and an easy-access door for quick media filling.
Warranty N/A BEST WARRANTY IN THE INDUSTRY

Three-years limited on parts and labor
Empire™ Air-Blast Products N/A
  • A complete range of cabinets
  • Robotic, turntable and in-line automation
  • Blast rooms and blast booths
  • Portable blasters
  • A full line of parts and accessories
Additional Information N/A 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 tunable media reclaimer supported by rugged ductwork to reduce maintenance requirements.

Two models are available: a BB4-3K with a 350-pound parts capacity and three pneumatically controlled oscillating blast nozzles that increase production rates while reducing power consumption, and a smaller BB2-3K unit with two fixed nozzles and a capacity of 300 pounds.

Put either unit to work and your parts finishing costs should start to take a tumble right away.
Options N/A
  • Boron carbide nozzles (recommended with aluminum oxide)
  • Coated basket
  • Automatic bag shaker or photohelic-controlled pulse-jet cleaning for cartridge-type dust collectors
  • Automatic blow-off cycle
  • Signal light to indicate cycle completion
  • Non-standard voltages
  • Basket cover assembly for light parts
  • Larger 7/16" guns (BB2-3K requires 104 SCFM at 60 psi)
  • Smaller 1/4" guns (BB2-3K requires 34 SCFM at 60 psi)
  • High-capacity fan for oversized media
  • Small-parts barrel with 1/8" diameter perforations
  • Barrel kick flights for more even processing of parts
  • CDC-6 cartridge-type dust collectors
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  • Boron carbide nozzles (recommended with aluminum oxide)
  • Coated basket
  • Automatic bag shaker or photohelic-controlled pulse-jet cleaning for cartridge-type dust collectors
  • Automatic blow-off cycle
  • Signal light to indicate cycle completion
  • Non-standard voltages
  • High-capacity fan for oversized media
  • Small-parts barrel with 1/8" diameter perforations
  • Barrel kick flights for more even processing of parts
  • CDC-6 cartridge-type dust collectors
Note N/A NEVER USE SILICA SAND IN ANY EMPIRE™ EQUIPMENT

Information subject to change without notice.