WATER BLASTING + |
Hog Technologies has innovated a wide variety of solutions for the
road and highway industry, not least in melting and water blasting
Words | Adam Baldwin, Hog Technologies, USA
Above: Hog
Technologies’
Stripe Hog can
remove a range
of materials
including epoxy,
thermoplastic
and paint, and can
mount to either
a skid or a trailer
Water blasting has become
the most efficient and
eco-friendly method for
marking removal and
surface retexturing. Water blasting
uses ordinary drinking water with
no added chemicals to perform all
of the machine’s applications. This
means that there is no environmental
impact and no health and safety
hazards to the operators.
In addition, water blasting allows
for the removal of markings with the
least amount of negative impact to
the surface versus other methods
such as sand blasting and shot
blasting, which can be abrasive
and damaging.
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The Stripe Hog system
Hog Technologies’ newest system,
the Stripe Hog 5.2, is another step
up in innovation. The 5.2 is the
company’s smallest and mostaffordable
Stripe Hog to date. Not
only does it have the power to
remove thermoplastic, cold plastic,
two-component, epoxy, tape, solvent
and waterborne paint, it does so
safely. The machine can mount to
either a skid or a trailer for easy
transport, boasts the same 40,000psi
operating pressure as its predecessor
and, as the name suggests, has a flow
rate of 5.2GPM.
The Stripe Hog 5.2 comes with the
HT1000SR self-rotating Ground Hog,
which is a walk-behind unit that does
not require any hydraulic, pneumatic
or electrical power to operate. The
Ground Hog can be operated up to
300 feet away from the 5.2, offering
a great range for any removal job.
More than water blasting
Hog Technologies used to be known
as Waterblasting Technologies but
changed its name when its moved
beyond water blasting. The company
created the Rumble Hog for grinding,
grooving and cutting rumble strips
including banana cut, plunge cut and
sinusoidal wave. The Rumble Hog
also uses water and simultaneous
vacuum recovery to suppress dust
Melting and more