What Airblast does

Airblast is a Netherlands-based (Heerhugowaard) private industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1974, operating in the surface finishing and anticorrosion equipment segment. The company's core offering comprises blast machines and spray booth technology used for industrial abrasive blast cleaning and spray painting/finishing applications. Its equipment is positioned as advanced surface finishing technology with stated emphasis on automation, improved abrasive technologies, and energy-efficient operation, serving customers in industrial manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, and furniture verticals.

The company competes as one of 14+ key industry participants in the global portable spray booth market, a segment projected to grow from US$298 million in 2025 to US$448 million by 2032 at a 6.1% CAGR, driven by environmental regulations, demand for operational flexibility, and finishing quality requirements. Its aerospace offering explicitly references compliance with aerospace quality standards, indicating presence in higher-specification segments alongside more general industrial and furniture finishing applications. Airblast employs between 11 and 50 people and is described as competing through innovation and strategic expansion.

No public information is available regarding pricing models, distribution channels, specific customer logos, funding history, ownership structure, or leadership team. The company's primary website is currently blocked by a security verification page, severely limiting first-party data access. All available data is sourced from third-party industry market reports referencing Airblast as a market participant.

Name

Airblast

Website

https://airblast.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Airblast is a Netherlands-based industrial equipment manufacturer, founded in 1974, producing blast machines and portable spray booth technology for anticorrosion surface finishing across automotive, aerospace, industrial manufacturing, and furniture verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Surface Finishing Equipment

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Surface Preparation & Abrasive Blasting (Sand/Grit/Shot/Waterjet) (IMAIAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Surface Treatment & Finishing Equipment (Coating, Plating, Deburring, Shot Blasting) (IMAHADAJ), Surface Preparation Equipment (Shot Blasting, Scarifiers, Grinders) (IMAHALAL), Dust Collection & Air Filtration Equipment (Industrial) (IMAHALAF)

Keywords

• Surface finishing equipment
• Portable spray booths
• Abrasive blast machines
• Industrial coating equipment
• Anticorrosion painting systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Heerhugowaard

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Airblast manufactures and supplies industrial surface finishing equipment, including portable spray booths and abrasive blast machines, for anticorrosion and coating applications. Its equipment is used by industrial manufacturers for surface preparation, abrasive blast cleaning, and spray painting/finishing operations in the automotive, aerospace, furniture, and general industrial manufacturing sectors.

Product overview

Airblast operates in the industrial surface finishing equipment market, specifically participating as a key industry participant in the portable spray booth segment. The company is positioned within a competitive landscape alongside Masterflo, Spraybooth Technology Ltd, Hutchinson's PVC Solutions, and other market players. The portable spray booth product category represents a significant portion of the market projected to reach US$ 448 million by 2032.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portable Spray Booths Portable spray booth equipment for industrial surface preparation and spray painting/finishing operations, used across automotive, furniture, and aerospace industries for compliant, high-quality coating and anticorrosion applications.
• Abrasive Blast Cleaning Machines Abrasive blast cleaning equipment for industrial surface preparation and anticorrosion coating applications, addressing demand for automated, energy-efficient surface preparation in industrial manufacturing operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Market growth driven by increased adoption of advanced surface finishing technologies

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Ponyspraybooth: Spray booth manufacturer explicitly named alongside Airblast in the portable spray booth market study, addressing comparable small-to-mid industrial finishing installations.
• Masterflo: UK-based spray booth and finishing equipment manufacturer, named alongside Airblast as a key participant in the global portable spray booth market, serving overlapping automotive and industrial customers.
• Spraybooth Technology Ltd: Specialist UK spray booth manufacturer directly co-listed with Airblast in the portable spray booth market report, targeting similar industrial and automotive finishing use cases.
• Unitech Machinery: Spray booth and finishing equipment supplier named as a key participant in the same portable spray booth market report, addressing comparable automotive and industrial finishing buyers.
• Truflow Spray Booths: Spray booth manufacturer co-listed with Airblast in industry tracking of the portable spray booth segment, with overlapping product lines for industrial and refinish applications.
• Marathon Finishing: Finishing equipment manufacturer co-listed with Airblast as a key participant in the portable spray booth segment, serving similar industrial surface finishing use cases.
• Haltec Ltd: Surface treatment and finishing equipment company co-listed with Airblast in the global portable spray booth market, serving industrial coating and finishing customers.
• Junair: Established spray booth and finishing equipment OEM named in the same portable spray booth market study as Airblast, competing for the same industrial and automotive refinish customers.

Broad incumbents

• Wheelabrator Group: Global surface preparation and shot blasting equipment OEM with a much larger installed base; comparable in the industrial surface finishing category but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth than Airblast.
• Clemco Industries: Long-established US abrasive blasting equipment manufacturer serving anticorrosion, industrial, and military surface preparation markets — a broader incumbent whose blast-room and blast-cabinet portfolio overlaps with Airblast's abrasive blast cleaning line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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