Controlled shot peening is regularly being specified by the aerospace, automotive and nuclear industries to enhance component service life. It is a cold working process in which the surface of the component being processed is bombarded with small spherical media. Each piece of shot striking the surface of the component acts as a minuscule peening hammer, deforming the component surface and causing a small indentation or dimple. The overlapping dimples develop a thin layer of metal in residual compressive stress at or near the surface. Since nearly all fatigue and stress corrosion failures start at the surface of a part, the compressive stresses induced by shot peening can considerably increase component service life.

Guyson manufactures and sells a range of automated, including robotically controlled, blast systems to undertake shot peening.

Our Shot Peening brochure covers this in more detail. Download the Guyson Shot Peening brochure here, or call 01756 799911 and ask our Customer Service department to send you a copy.