Airblast
Airblast AFC is a US–UK joint venture designing, manufacturing, and installing industrial surface-preparation equipment — blast rooms, dust collection, and media recovery systems — serving aerospace, defense, oil & gas, marine, rail, transport, energy, and government customers across North America and Europe.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2008
- HeadquartersWeiser, United States
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Airblast does
Airblast AFC is a privately-held US–UK joint venture, formed in 2008 between AFC Finishing Systems (Oroville, CA, established in the 1960s) and Airblast Eurospray (Peterborough, UK, founded in the 1970s), that designs, manufactures, installs, and services industrial surface-preparation and finishing equipment. Its core product portfolio is organized around three blast-solution categories: Blast Rooms (including Media Blast, Modular, Weatherproof, Containerized, Plastic Media, Kit Form, Wind Turbine Tower, and Marine Production configurations), Dust Collection systems (Cartridge and Integrated collectors), and Media Recovery systems (Vaculift, Rapid Recovery Elevators, Auger Screw, AbVac, Airflex Full Floor Sweeper Recovery, Pneumatic Recovery, and Portable Garnet Recycler), with the Eductomatic portable closed-circuit blast machine as a flagship portable product. All blast booths and related equipment are manufactured at AFC Finishing Systems' Oroville, CA facility. The company also delivers adjacent paint and finishing equipment — Paint Spray Booths, Air Make-Up Units, and Powder Coating Equipment — to provide turnkey blast-and-paint facilities.
Airblast AFC operates a direct enterprise field-sales go-to-market model, with US sales on a toll-free 800 number, field representatives managing projects from design through installation, training, and aftermarket servicing, and a UK/European sales and servicing arm via Airblast Eurospray. It serves customers in aerospace, defense, oil & gas, marine, rail, transportation, energy, automotive, agriculture/irrigation, fleet services, environmental services, and government/military sectors across the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe. Documented customers include Clean Harbors (three facilities, 2014–2017), The Andersons Rail Group, Letterkenny Army Depot (two projects, 2015 and 2018), Jarrett Fleet Services, Perigo Company, Southwest Airlines, Gillig Bus, Mertz Manufacturing, Johnson Thermal Systems (2025 Nampa facility), Rock Island Arsenal, and the Missouri National Guard. Marketing is delivered through a multi-channel mix — content marketing (website, blog, case studies, brochures), social media (X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook), and trade shows such as FABTECH 2026. Revenue is generated through one-time custom equipment sales, installation services, and ongoing aftermarket servicing; pricing is not publicly disclosed and quotes are provided on a project basis.
Airblast firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Airblast
- Legal name
- Airblast AFC
- Website
- https://airblastafc.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2008
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- Airblast AFC is a US–UK joint venture designing, manufacturing, and installing industrial surface-preparation equipment — blast rooms, dust collection, and media recovery systems — serving aerospace, defense, oil & gas, marine, rail, transport, energy, and government customers across North America and Europe.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Airblast industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Surface Preparation Equipment
- NAICS
- Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)
- SIC
- Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Surface Treatment & Finishing Equipment (Coating, Plating, Deburring, Shot Blasting) (IMAHADAJ)
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Where Airblast is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Weiser
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
Airblast business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Equipment Sales: Sale of blast rooms, blast booths, paint spray booths, dust collectors, media recovery systems, blast machines, and related surface preparation equipment. All blast booths and related equipment are American made.
- Installation Services: Design, manufacturing, installation, and support of engineered blasting products throughout North America. Full project services from initial design through installation to training and servicing.
- Aftermarket Services: Ongoing support, servicing, and maintenance services for installed equipment.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels9 records
Airblast product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Airblast AFC designs, manufactures, installs, and services engineered blast rooms, dust collection systems, and media recovery equipment for industrial surface preparation and finishing. The company delivers turnkey blasting and coating facilities — including paint spray booths, air make-up units, powder coating equipment, and specialized facilities for wind turbine and marine production — to customers across aerospace, defense, oil & gas, marine, rail, transport, energy, and automotive sectors. All equipment is American-made at the AFC Finishing Systems facility in Oroville, California, and sold primarily through a direct field-sales model across North America.
Product overview
Airblast AFC is a joint venture between AFC Finishing Systems and Airblast Eurospray, providing manufacturing, sales, installation, and support of surface preparation and finishing products throughout North America. The product portfolio centers on Blast Solutions comprising Blast Rooms (including Media Blast, Modular, Weatherproof, Containerized, Plastic Media, and Kit Form variants), Dust Collection systems (Cartridge and Integrated collectors), and Media Recovery systems (Vaculift, Rapid Recovery Elevators, Auger Screw, AbVac, Airflex, Pneumatic Recovery, and Portable Garnet Recycler). The Eductomatic is a flagship portable closed-circuit blast machine. Beyond core blast equipment, Airblast offers turnkey paint and coating facilities including Paint Spray Booths, Air Make-Up Units, Powder Coating Equipment, and specialized Wind Turbine Tower and Marine Production Facilities. All equipment is American-made at the AFC Finishing Systems facility in Oroville, CA. The company serves aerospace, defense, oil & gas, marine, rail, transportation, energy, and automotive sectors.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Blast Rooms
Companies that use Airblast
Customer profileNamed customers11 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Airblast technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
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Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Airblast partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- AFC Finishing SystemscoreAFC Finishing Systems, established in the 1960s, is the US-based joint venture partner. They have extensive experience in surface finishing equipment, manufacturing spray booths, air make-up units, powder coating equipment, and related products. The company manufactures all blast booths and equipment at their facility in Oroville, CA.
- Airblast EurospraycoreUK-based Airblast Eurospray, founded in the 1970s with over 40 years experience in surface preparation, provides high quality blasting and painting equipment to the UK market including blast rooms, abrasive recovery, ventilation systems, blast cabinets, dust collectors, abrasives, and personal protection equipment.
- New England Finishing SolutionsminorA recommendation source that referred Clean Harbors to Airblast AFC for surface preparation and coating facilities, demonstrating referral channel relationships in the industry.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Airblast competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Wheelabrator Group: Wheelabrator is a leading global manufacturer of shot blast equipment and surface preparation technology, directly competing with Airblast in shot peening, airblast rooms, and wheelblast machinery for industrial customers.
- Midwest Finishing Systems: Midwest Finishing Systems supplies paint spray booths, powder coating lines, and abrasive blast rooms to industrial customers, closely matching Airblast's turnkey blast-and-paint facility model.
- Pangborn Group: Pangborn is a direct competitor in shot blasting and surface preparation equipment, manufacturing airblast and wheelblast systems for cleaning, peening, and finishing of metal components across the same industrial verticals.
- Empire Abrasive Equipment: Empire Abrasive Equipment designs and manufactures air-blast cabinets and pressure-blast systems for industrial surface preparation, directly overlapping Airblast's portable and closed-circuit blasting offerings.
- Guyson Corporation: Guyson manufactures blast cabinets, robotic blasting systems, and surface finishing equipment for industrial customers, with overlap to Airblast's blast room and dust collection product lines.
- Rosler Oberflächentechnik: Rosler is a global manufacturer of shot blasting, vibratory finishing, and mass finishing equipment, directly competing with Airblast in industrial surface preparation across aerospace, automotive, and general industrial markets.
- BlastOne International: BlastOne is a direct competitor supplying abrasive blasting equipment, dust collection, and media recovery solutions to industrial contractors and in-house facilities, mirroring Airblast's product structure and target verticals.
Broad incumbents
- Norton | Saint-Gobain (Abrasives): Saint-Gobain Norton is a broad industrial incumbent manufacturing abrasive blasting media and a portion of surface preparation equipment; comparable as both a potential competitor and consumables supplier to Airblast's installed base.
Regional players
- Surface Prep Solutions: Surface Prep Solutions distributes and integrates surface preparation equipment and consumables in regional US markets, overlapping with Airblast's distribution and project integration footprint for industrial customers.
Emerging players
- Trinco: Trinco manufactures blast cabinets and abrasive blast equipment with a focus on smaller-footprint and bench-top units; partial overlap with Airblast's portable blast machine offerings, particularly the Eductomatic line.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Airblast leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Airblast funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Airblast M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Airblast
What does Airblast do?
Airblast AFC designs, manufactures, installs, and services engineered blast rooms, dust collection systems, and media recovery equipment for industrial surface preparation and finishing. The company delivers turnkey blasting and coating facilities — including paint spray booths, air make-up units, powder coating equipment, and specialized facilities for wind turbine and marine production — to customers across aerospace, defense, oil & gas, marine, rail, transport, energy, and automotive sectors. All equipment is American-made at the AFC Finishing Systems facility in Oroville, California, and sold primarily through a direct field-sales model across North America.
Is Airblast a public or private company?
Airblast is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Airblast founded?
Airblast was founded in 2008.
Where is Airblast based?
Airblast is headquartered in Weiser, United States, in the North America region.
How does Airblast make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are installation Services and aftermarket Services.
Who are Airblast's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Wheelabrator Group, Midwest Finishing Systems, Pangborn Group, Empire Abrasive Equipment, Guyson Corporation, Rosler Oberflächentechnik and BlastOne International. Norton | Saint-Gobain (Abrasives) is listed as a broad incumbent. Surface Prep Solutions is listed as a regional player. Trinco is listed as an emerging player.
Does Airblast have an API?
No public API is recorded for Airblast.
What industry is Airblast in?
Airblast's product category is Industrial Surface Preparation Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHADAJ, Surface Treatment & Finishing Equipment (Coating, Plating, Deburring, Shot Blasting). Its NAICS code is 333413 and its SIC code is 3590.