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Corrosion · Guide

Robots Below the Waterline: Fraunhofer IGP’s ROV Coating Repair Research

Independent Fraunhofer research: a robot-guided Subsea Bristle Blaster preparing steel underwater, repair coatings at 13.5 MPa pull-off, and a first river field...

Jul 11, 2026 · 2 minLire
Coatings · Guide

Blast-Less Surface Prep Tools for Coating Companies

The contractor's guide to blast-less preparation: what it does to bids, which SSPC/ISO specs it meets, the kit a crew needs, and...

Jul 10, 2026 · 1 minLire
Blasting Alternatives · Guide

How Rotating Rust Removal Tools Replace Sandblasting

The mechanism that lets a rotating tool do a blaster's job: tip rebound, impact physics, measured 65-85 micron profiles - and the...

Jul 10, 2026 · 1 minLire
Blasting Alternatives · Guide

Best Sandblasting Alternatives for Small Steel Areas (2026)

The rotating rust removal alternatives that actually work on small steel areas - which achieve blast-like roughness, which just burnish, and what...

Jul 10, 2026 · 2 minLire
CAS vs AMPShare · Guide

CAS vs AMPShare: Choosing the Right Multi-Brand Battery System for Industrial Maintenance

CAS vs AMPShare: the two main multi-brand battery platforms for industrial maintenance. Key differences, decision framework, and where MontiPower fits.

May 11, 2026 · 7 minLire
Bristle Blaster Ultimate cordless · Guide

Bristle Blaster® Ultimate Cordless: SSPC-SP10 Surface Prep Without Grit, Without a Cord

For pipeline field joint coating, bridge and infrastructure spot repair, offshore structural maintenance in non-ATEX-classified zones, and any application

May 11, 2026 · 8 minLire
Bristle Blaster Ultimate cordless · Guide

MontiPower Ultimate Cordless Tools: Built on CAS Battery Technology

For maintenance operations in energy, offshore, marine, and heavy industry where multiple surface preparation tasks are performed in the same shift or...

May 11, 2026 · 6 minLire
CAS battery system · Guide

What Is the CAS (Cordless Alliance System)? A Guide for Industrial Maintenance Teams

For industrial maintenance operations that already carry CAS batteries on site, this is a significant practical change. It eliminates a dedicated battery

May 11, 2026 · 5 minLire
Power tool cleaning to bare metal · Guide

SSPC-SP11 Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal: Complete Technical Guide

Complete guide to SSPC-SP11: what bare metal means, how it differs from SP-10, minimum <a href="/pages/anchor-profile">anchor profile</a> requirements, and

May 07, 2026 · 9 minLire
How to remove mill scale from steel · Guide

How to Remove Mill Scale from Steel: Tools, Methods, and Specifications

Mill scale is a layered iron oxide coating that forms on the surface of steel during hot rolling. It consists of three...

May 06, 2026 · 17 minLire
How to remove vinyl decals · Guide

How to Remove Vinyl Decals from Vehicles and Equipment

This guide covers every available method for vinyl decal removal, when each is appropriate, and the step-by-step procedure for removing vinyl cleanly...

May 05, 2026 · 7 minLire
Blasting Alternatives · Guide

Bristle Blaster® vs. Sandblasting: Which Method Achieves SSPC-SP10-Comparable Results?

This comparison is based on published independent research and MontiPower-commissioned third-party testing, not marketing claims. It covers the parameters

May 05, 2026 · 7 minLire
Surface Prep · Guide

Surface preparation equipment

Surface preparation equipment

Feb 27, 2024 · 2 minLire
How-to · Guide

Preparing steel with MontiPower's power tools

Steel is used in various industries for numerous reasons. In order to keep the quality of the steel as high as possible,...

Jul 27, 2021 · 5 minLire
News · Guide

MONTIPOWER joined the CAS-ALLIANCE

During the Press Conference of 8th of December 2020, Frits Doddema, CEO of the Monti Group, for MontiPower explained to the press...

Dec 08, 2020 · 1 minLire
News · Guide

Cover Story World of Pipelines

MontiPower had the cover story in the April 2020 edition of the World of Pipelines magazine, 'From blast off to landing', in...

Apr 07, 2020 · 1 minLire
News · Guide

MontiPower® joins businesses into Montipower®Americas, inc.

MTI’s present offices in Houston will be closed after a brief transition period. Nevertheless, MontiPower® will continue to service the SouthWest US...

Feb 01, 2019 · 1 minLire