Proof, measured on real assets.
When blasting wasn't an option, in-service, confined, at height, or zero-containment, the MontiPower® method delivered a verified, coating-ready surface. These are the projects, the constraints, and the measured results.
Featured · Field trial5.8× faster
Bristle Blaster® vs grit blasting, a real-world field trial
A field trial led by Kevin Jones (formerly Senior Technical Manager at Wales & West Utilities) compared Bristle Blasting against grit blasting on live utility steel. The measured result: a 5.8× crew-time reduction, 45 person-minutes versus 260 (2023), at a comparable cleanliness and anchor profile.
Field-joint coating for Total E&P Bolivia
Matservice Petróleo prepped field joints on a 3,150 km Santa Cruz–Porto Alegre gas pipeline with Bristle Blaster® and STOPAQ® Seal for Life.
Oil & Gas · Piura, PeruBristle Blaster® training for GyM
Hands-on Bristle Blaster® Electric instruction for Graña y Montero on Peru's 1,100 km national gas distribution network.
Mining4,100 m
Surface prep at 4,100 m. Mina Constancia
MontiPower® systems in service with contractor SEPCON at the Pampacancha pit, a measured 3 m²/hr at 4,100 m altitude, high in the Peruvian Andes.
MBX® on Heavy Wire Rope: A Video Demonstration From the Tokyo Showroom
A customer needed to strip coating from heavy wire ropes used on bridges and other structures. The Bristle Blaster® could not reach...
ROV Dam Cleaning With the Bristle Blaster® Subsea System: Fewer Dives, Less Risk
In Japan, an ROV fitted with a lance and driven by the Bristle Blaster® Subsea pump system has been demonstrated and adopted...
Cordless Surface Preparation for a Tower Repainting Project in Nagoya
For a year-long repainting project on a radio tower in Nagoya, a Japanese contractor chose the Bristle Blaster® Ultimate Cordless after a...
CP10 Robot for a Japanese Shipbuilder: Weld-Bead Treatment and Coating Sweep
A Japanese shipbuilder chose the CP10 multifunctional surface-preparation robot after MontiPower Japan demonstrated two jobs on a ship hull: treating weld beads...
From Hand Tools to Robotics: A Bristle Blaster® Customer in Japan Adopts the AP System
A Japanese painting and blasting contractor that already used the Bristle Blaster® has taken the next step: it has adopted the AP...
Bristle Blaster® Subsea From Japan for Underwater Repairs at a Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm
A Bristle Blaster® Subsea supplied by MontiPower Japan was adopted for repairs about three metres below the surface at an offshore wind...
Shipyard Working Decks in Japan: From Chipping Hammers to Disc and Bristle Blaster®
A Japanese shipyard now uses a pneumatic Bristle Blaster® Ultimate with a tungsten-carbide-tipped disc to remove thick coating and rust from its...
One Drive Unit, Two Stages: Validating Dust-Extracted Disc and Bristle Blaster® Preparation in Japan
MontiPower Japan is validating a two-stage surface preparation method that runs on one Bristle Blaster® Ultimate drive unit: a tungsten-carbide-tipped disc removes...
Bristle Blaster® Triple With Axle Bar: Developed in Japan for Large Flat Surfaces
MontiPower Japan developed a three-belt Bristle Blaster® with an Axle Bar for large flat steel: girder sections, plate stacks and tank interiors....
Tercoo® on an Offshore Platform: Demonstration for a Platform Operator in Malaysia
MontiPower Malaysia completed a Tercoo® demonstration for an offshore platform operator, with satisfying results. In the team's field experience, Tercoo removes heavy...
Weld Cleaning Before Painting on a Philippine Railway Project
On the railway construction from Clark International Airport (Pampanga) to Calamba (Laguna), a Japanese equipment rental company supplied five Bristle Blaster® units...
400 Field Joints in Sabah: Pipeline Prep With the Bristle Blaster® Electric Double
On a 5 km greenfield pipeline at Sipitang, Sabah, a piping contractor prepared around 400 weld joints in the open air with...
Tercoo® Removes 2,500–3,500 µm PFP and ThermoWrap in Rio de Janeiro
MontiPower Brasil used Tercoo® at customer DCL to remove Jotun Jotachar 1709 passive fire protection (about 2,500 µm) and a three-layer ThermoWrap...
Tercoo® vs Needle Gun on Marathon 550 Epoxy
During a live demonstration at Actemium in Brazil, Tercoo® and a conventional needle gun were tested on a hard Marathon 550 epoxy...
Specified by name: the Bristle Blaster® in the CCGS Limnos drydock specification
The Canadian Coast Guard’s 2023 CCGS Limnos drydock specification names the “Bristle Blaster” as the required method for compartments and tanks where...
Deutsche Bahn field test: faster bonded-joint corrosion repair with MONTI surface preparation
A November 2011 Deutsche Bahn field test on an ICE 3 trainset used MONTI bristle tools to prepare bonded-joint surfaces, enabling a...
Shell SDA project: grit-free weld-seam preparation with the Bristle Blaster®
On Shell’s SDA project at the Pernis refinery, 10 Bristle Blaster® Pneumatic tools prepared 2,000 weld seams to Sa 2½ with a...
MontiPower in Action — Bolivia, ready for coating - No. 2
In December, Matservice Petróleo performed a field joint coating for Total E&P Bolivia, one of the world’s supermajor oil companies. Total E&P...
MontiPower in Action — Peru, ready for coating - No. 1
A Bristle Blaster® training session took place in Piura, a region located in northweste Peru which is home to 1,800,000 Peruvians. Recently,...
MontiPower in Action — Peru, ready for coating - No. 3
In this Peak Times Moments, we visit Peru once more. MontiPower® is involved in several projects in this beautiful country. Our first...
What Is MBX®? Rust, Paint and Underseal Removal from Vehicle Bodywork
MBX® is the right tool when the job is on a vehicle body panel. For surface preparation of steel structures — pipelines,...
What Is Tercoo®? Heavy Rust and Corrosion Removal Before Protective Coating
In the MontiPower Two-Step Method, the Tercoo® disc is Step 1. The Bristle Blaster® belt is Step 2. Both run on the...
The Two-Step MontiPower Method: From Heavy Corrosion to SSPC-SP10
This guide covers the full methodology — when each step applies, how to execute it, how to verify the result, and where...
MontiPower in Action — Wales, ready for coating - No. 4
In this Peak Times Moments, we visit an area with a mixture of cities, towns, villages and open countryside: Wales. Amidst this...
Bristle Blaster® is used on the Slovakia to Poland Interconnector pipeline
The big project in Slovakia and Poland goes on with our colleague Martin Durcik on set.
No case studies in that sector yet.
5.8× less crew time.
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