Walnut Shell Blasting

Compo Mat (Composition Materials) began almost eighty-four years ago as an importer of birth wood from Sweden and today it is a major manufacturer of Plastic Blasting Media, a distributor of a multitude of fillers and extenders, and the largest supplier of walnut shells, grit, and flours in the world. In total Compo Mat provides more than 200 products, many of which are unusual. In the past decade, Compo Mat has tapped into the latest technologies for the coatings removal and finishing industry to develop a broad spectrum of PLASTI-GRIT Blasting Systems, walnut shell blasting, blast rooms and dust collection equipment-significant additions to Composition Materials' product line. As a result, Compo Mat is producing total solutions for its customers' walnut shell blasting needs, always incorporating operator safety and efficiency as part of the whole package.

Compo Mat pioneered walnut shell blasting with the US Navy in the 1950s. Aircraft carriers and submarines were stripped of only their top coats leaving the expensive undercoats undisturbed. Prior to the introduction of walnut shell blasting, coatings were removed down to the bare metal requiring the replacement of the undercoat, the vinyl coat and the top coat. The idea of selective coating removal with walnut shells originated here and saved the Navy a great deal of time and expense. Together with Compo Mat's partner, Shellpro's acquisition of Agrashell in 2002 it has become the largest supplier of walnut shells in the world. Composition Materials is an international Company with headquarters in Milford Connecticut, USA which manufactures and markets its abrasives worldwide. All of the business functions are now housed in the same location. This facilitates training, development and manufacturing innovation. Compo Mat's walnut shell blasting and other products have been so successfully re-used in industrial operations that the Company has earned a reputation for innovative re-cycling capabilities at a time when conservation and the environment have become international priorities. The walnut shell blasting Company consulting services are available to all customers.

Compo Mat has a unique global network of abrasive distributors which covers North and South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Rim. The walnut shell blasting Company's expanded manufacturing facility has increased its ability to grow and in addition to its major product lines, Compo Mat markets other blast media as well as a number of innovative products. Compo Mat is the premier manufacturer of the quality walnut shell products required for the demanding cosmetics industry. The walnut shell blasting Company provides the walnut shell, grits, and flours which the cosmetics industry uses in the manufacture of high quality facial scrubs, soaps and creams. The walnut shell blasting Company also provides additives that require non-skid coatings, such as bathtubs, showers, surf boards and pool decks require clear or specific colors. Compo Mat additives have the same density as the coatings and remain in suspension after mixing, which means they can be surface painted which costs less. Compo Mat's additives include walnut shells, hard abrasives, such as aluminum oxide, and clear and colored Thermoset plastics.