Michigan Blast Room Relocation and Reinstallation
Plants consolidate, expand into new buildings and rearrange production lines, and a blast room often has to move with them. A blast room is steel panels, recovery equipment, a dust collector, ductwork and utilities, and every piece has to come apart in a way that lets it go back together tight. Double D relocates blast rooms for Michigan manufacturers and Detroit-area shops, from the first disconnect to the first test blast in the new location.
Discuss your installationDocumenting the room before teardown
Before anything comes apart, we photograph the room, mark panels and record how the recovery system, separator and collector connect. Worn liners, damaged curtains and rusted fasteners get noted so replacement parts can be ordered before reassembly instead of holding up the restart.
Disconnecting and moving the system
Utilities are locked out and disconnected, media is emptied from hoppers and conveyors, and the collector cartridges are removed. Panels, recovery components, the elevator and ductwork are crated or strapped for transport. Heavy pieces like the collector and separator are rigged and moved with the right equipment.
- Lockout and disconnect of power, compressed air and controls
- Empty media from hopper, elevator and conveyors
- Mark and bundle wall and ceiling panels
- Rig collector, separator and elevator sections
Adapting to the new building
A room rarely drops into a new building exactly as it stood before. The slab may need a new pit, the collector may go on a different wall, and ductwork may need new sections. Electrical service and compressed air at the new site have to be ready. We plan the new layout ahead of the move so the room goes up once.
Restart and checkout
After reassembly, we check panel seals, door operation, lighting, recovery conveyor rotation and collector pulse cleaning. Airflow is checked in the room, and media is loaded and cycled before production blasting starts.
Planning a booth or oven project in Michigan
Crews mobilize from Houston; Michigan is roughly 1,100 miles away, so equipment, panels and tooling are staged and shipped ahead of the install crew.
Manufacturing in Michigan is concentrated around Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Flint. The sectors most likely to be specifying spray booths, blast rooms, powder systems and cure ovens there include automotive assembly and suppliers, office furniture, tool and die, and EV batteries.
Cold winters mean make-up air heaters are sized for sub-freezing intake, and booth or oven placement has to account for frost lines, snow loads on roof penetrations and winter slab work.
Frequently asked questions
Can a blast room be moved without replacing everything?
Usually. Panels, recovery equipment, the separator and collector can generally be reused. Wear parts such as liners, curtains and cartridges are often replaced during the move.
Does the new building need a pit?
If the room has a mechanical recovery floor that sat in a pit, yes. The new pit has to match the recovery equipment dimensions.
Can the room be resized during the move?
Sometimes. Panels can sometimes be added or removed, but airflow and collector capacity have to be rechecked for the new size.
What utilities need to be ready at the new location?
Electrical service for the collector fan, recovery equipment and lighting, compressed air for blasting and pulse cleaning, and any breathing air requirements.
Who handles the rigging?
We plan the move with rigging appropriate to the heavy components and coordinate with your facility on access and lifting.