Media Blast and Abrasive

What Media Blast and Abrasive does

Media Blast and Abrasive, Inc. (founded 1977, Brea, CA) is a privately held US manufacturer of abrasive blast cabinets sold under the Mediablaster brand. The company designs, fabricates, and assembles more than 170 standard cabinet models spanning eight abrasive delivery types — wet vapor, direct pressure, siphon, gravity feed, micro industrial, tumble, soda, and sandcarving — each configurable with 80+ optional features and rated on a proprietary Daily Duty Cycle (DDC) scale from 5% to 100% continuous use. Core technology includes 100% welded Cold Rolled Steel construction, negative-pressure dust collectors, and separator reclaimers designed to maximize abrasive recycle rates; product sub-brands include Hurricane (industrial wet vapor), HydroSlurry (wet slurry), CrystalBlast (sandcarving), AquaBlast (film washout), Power Peen (shot peening), and Tornado (pollution control benches).

The company operates a factory-direct sales model from a single Brea, CA facility, with no offshore manufacturing and no disclosed dealer network beyond select partners. Customers — spanning industrial manufacturing, automotive restoration, medical device, aerospace, sandcarving/glass etching, R&D, and small-shop/hobbyist segments — contact the factory by phone or email to consult directly with engineering and production staff, receiving custom quotes based on application, DDC requirements, and feature configuration. Named enterprise logos include Callaway Golf, an aircraft engine manufacturer, and medical implant manufacturers, while the broader customer base is fragmented across SMB restoration shops and sign/trophy businesses. Revenue is generated entirely through hardware sales of cabinets, accessories, and custom automation systems; the company carries no software, API, or recurring revenue streams.

Media Blast maintains co-development partnerships (notably with IKONICS Imaging for the CrystalBlast sandcarving line) and has continued to refresh its product portfolio through 2022-2025, including the HydroSlurry line expansion and the September 2025 launch of the AquaBlast Elite 3.0 film washout machine. The company holds registered trademarks on the Mediablaster and Media Blast brand names, publishes extensive technical content (buying guides, conversion charts, 200+ blog articles), and sells exclusively into the US market with no disclosed international footprint.

Name

Media Blast and Abrasive

Legal name

Media Blast & Abrasives, Inc.

Website

https://mediablast.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Media Blast and Abrasive is a US manufacturer founded in 1977 that designs, builds, and sells more than 170 standard abrasive blast cabinet models across eight delivery types, serving industrial, automotive, medical, aerospace, and sandcarving customers through a factory-direct sales model from its Brea, California facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Surface Preparation Equipment

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Surface Preparation Equipment (Shot Blasting, Scarifiers, Grinders) (IMAHALAL)

Keywords

• Abrasive blast cabinets
• Sandblasting equipment
• Surface preparation systems
• Industrial blasting machines
• Wet vapor blasting

Headquarters

HQ city

Brea

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Abrasive Blast Cabinet Sales: Manufacture and sale of abrasive blast cabinets across 170+ standard models in eight delivery types. Machines range from light duty to full industrial production, with prices varying by configuration and Daily Duty Cycle rating. Each cabinet is customizable with 80+ optional features.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Media Blast & Abrasive manufactures abrasive blast cabinets (branded Mediablaster®) at its Brea, California facility. The company produces more than 170 standard models across eight abrasive delivery types (wet vapor, direct pressure, siphon, gravity feed, micro industrial, tumble, soda, and sandcarving), with each machine rated from 5% to 100% Daily Duty Cycle (DDC) and configurable with 80+ optional features for industrial surface preparation, automotive restoration, sandcarving, and precision cleaning applications.

Product overview

Media Blast & Abrasive manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of abrasive blast cabinets (also called mediablasters or sandblasting cabinets) with more than 170 standard models across eight abrasive delivery types. The product line includes: Wet Media Blast Cabinets (Hurricane Industrial, HydroSlurry series) for applications requiring no frictional heat; Light Duty and R&D/General Purpose cabinets for lower duty cycles; Industrial cabinets for production-level operations (5%-100% Daily Duty Cycle); Automotive & Soda cabinets (Cobra, Blizzard models) for automotive restoration; Micro Industrial cabinets for precision applications; Sandcarving cabinets (CrystalBlast Pro series) for glass etching; Tumble Blaster cabinets for batch processing; Dust Collector Options for air filtration; Tornado Pollution Control Benches for dust collection; and custom Automation and Special cabinets. The company also offers the AquaBlast Elite 3.0 film washout machine. All products are manufactured at the Brea, CA facility using US Military Specifications as design standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mediablaster®: Brand name for Media Blast's abrasive blast cabinet product line
• Hurricane
• HydroSlurry®
• CrystalBlast®
• Tornado™
• AquaBlast®
• Power Peen
• Ghost Flow™
• PrecisionBlast

Products and services

• Wet Media Blast Cabinets Wet vapor blasting cabinets that suspend abrasive in a water slurry to eliminate frictional heat and enable ultra-fine abrasives down to 4000 mesh. Includes Hurricane Industrial and HydroSlurry sub-lines in stainless steel construction for medical, aerospace, and contamination-free finishing applications.
• Light Duty Media Blast Cabinets Entry-level blast cabinets with lower Daily Duty Cycle ratings, smaller gun sizes, and siphon abrasive delivery. Designed for small shops and hobbyists running on 208 or 230-volt single-phase power.
• R&D/General Purpose Media Blast Cabinets Heavy-duty 100% welded cabinets with larger gun sizes for intermittent R&D and prototyping use. Dust collectors designed to clean specific areas rather than whole surfaces.
• Industrial Media Blast Cabinets High-capacity production blast cabinets built for continuous industrial operation from 5% to 100% Daily Duty Cycle. Available in dry and wet configurations with multiple abrasive delivery methods for aerospace, heavy equipment, and high-volume parts processing.
• Automotive & Soda Media Blast Cabinets Cabinets designed for automotive restoration and non-destructive stripping using baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) abrasive. Includes Cobra (siphon) and Blizzard (direct pressure) models for cleaning cars, motorcycles, boats, and classic vehicles without damaging base metal.
• Micro Industrial Media Blast Cabinets Precision blasting cabinets for controlled, small-area applications using ultra-fine abrasives down to 50 microns. Direct pressure delivery replaces multiple slower pencil blasters.
• Sandcarving Media Blast Cabinets Specialized cabinets for glass etching and decorative applications using finer abrasives and silicon carbide. Includes CrystalBlast Pro Series Stage I, II, and III models for sign shops, trophy companies, and award personalization businesses.
• Tumble Blaster Media Blast Cabinets Batch processing cabinets for automatic tumbling of small parts during blasting. Available in wet and dry configurations for continuous small-part processing.
• Dust Collector Options Self-contained and auxiliary dust collection systems including reverse pulse cartridge dust collectors, hopper-bottom designs, and central dust collector connection options.
• Tornado Pollution Control Benches Down-draft work benches and workstations for nuisance dust collection in open-top, enclosed-top, and workstation configurations with standard and heavy-duty builds.
• Automation and Special Media Blast Cabinets Custom-built cabinets engineered for specific customer applications including special layouts, automated systems, and one-of-a-kind blasting machines. Each unit is factory trained and tested before shipping.
• AquaBlast Elite 3.0 Film Washout Machine Automatic film washout machine using 60% less water than predecessor models, with optional heated water to halve heating cost. Targets screen printing and graphics production film processing.
• Power Peen Precision Shot Blast Cabinet Direct pressure shot blast cabinet for performance shot peening, delivering exacting control for balanced connecting rods and critical rotating assemblies.
• N-200 Siphon Aerospace Blast Cabinet Small footprint siphon blast cabinet with two 72-inch high door openings and a self-contained 440 square foot cartridge dust collector, designed for aerospace engine component processing.
• Hailstorm Sandblasting Cabinet for Plastic Abrasive Direct pressure cabinet specifically designed for use with plastic abrasives, including advanced standard and optional features for plastic media blasting in applications such as golf equipment manufacturing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Doubling compressed air usage can triple production output or reduce blasting time by two-thirds
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IKONICS ImagingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development partnership for CrystalBlast Sandcarving Machines. IKONICS Imaging provides technical sales specialists who co-host sandcarving seminars at Media Blast's Brea facility. Joint development of sandcarving machines including low-cost entry-level models, fast-production equipment, and sophisticated machines with special features.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wheelabrator Group (Norican): Global surface treatment equipment brand under Norican Group offering shot blast, wheel blast, and air blast systems for foundries, forging, and heavy industry. Competes at the high end with Media Blast's industrial cabinets while serving a much broader installed base.
• Pangborn (Roper Technologies): Major industrial surface treatment equipment maker offering shot blast, wheel blast, and air blast systems to heavy industrial and automotive OEMs. Larger and broader portfolio than Media Blast but overlapping in industrial surface preparation.

Direct peers

• Empire Abrasive Equipment: Manheim, PA-based manufacturer of abrasive blast cabinets and air-blast equipment. Competes head-to-head with Media Blast in light, medium, and industrial-duty blast cabinets across similar delivery types and customer applications.
• Guyson Corporation: Saratoga Springs, NY-based manufacturer of blast finishing and surface preparation equipment, including blast cabinets and tumble blast systems. Overlaps with Media Blast's industrial, micro-industrial, and tumble blasting product lines.
• Skat Blast: Manufacturer of compact abrasive blast cabinets targeted at automotive restoration, hobbyist, and small-shop customers. Overlaps with Media Blast's Light Duty, Automotive & Soda, and small-shop cabinet categories.
• Clemco Industries: Washington, MO-based manufacturer of abrasive blast cabinets, blast rooms, and related equipment. Directly competes with Media Blast across wet/dry cabinets, siphon and pressure delivery systems, and serves overlapping industrial and aerospace customers.
• Rosler Surface Technology: Germany-based global manufacturer of mass finishing, shot blasting, and surface treatment equipment with US operations. Overlaps with Media Blast in industrial blast cabinets, tumble blast, and wet blasting systems across automotive and aerospace customers.
• TP Tools & Equipment: Canfield, OH-based manufacturer of blast cabinets and dust collectors serving automotive restoration and small industrial shops. Competes directly with Media Blast in the entry-level and mid-duty blast cabinet segment.

Regional players

• Burwell Abrasive Blasting: Australia-based distributor and supporter of abrasive blast equipment and consumables serving the Australian and New Zealand markets. Comparable offering to Media Blast in industrial and light-duty cabinets but operating outside Media Blast's US-only footprint.
• Hodge Clemco: UK-based Clemco affiliate distributing and supporting Clemco abrasive blast equipment across the United Kingdom and Ireland. Comparable product portfolio to Media Blast but focused on a geography Media Blast does not serve.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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