This Depureco Labs test shows the M100 TAN industrial vacuum collecting customer-supplied S230–S280 shot blasting media using a 2″ hose and two different floor pickup tools. The goal was to see how the vacuum and tool setup handled dense abrasive media commonly found around shot blasting, blast room, and surface preparation work areas.
Shot blasting media can be difficult to recover with the wrong tool because it is heavy, round, and easy to push across the floor instead of collecting cleanly. In this test, we compare a rigid metal scraping pipe against an S-bend pipe with a PRO floor brush and adjustable height regulation to see how floor contact and pickup angle affect media recovery.
Test Setup
Vacuum tested: M100 TAN
Hose used: 2″ industrial hose
Material tested: S230–S280 shot blasting media / steel shot
Tool 1: Metal scraping pipe
Tool 2: S-bend pipe with PRO floor brush and adjustable height regulation
Application: Abrasive media recovery, floor cleanup, and shot blasting media collection
Why This Test Matters
Facilities that use shot blasting equipment need a reliable way to recover loose abrasive media from floors, work cells, and production areas. A properly selected industrial vacuum can help reduce manual sweeping, improve cleanup speed, and recover media more efficiently from hard-to-clean floor surfaces.
This test is especially relevant for shot blasting facilities, blast rooms, surface preparation contractors, steel fabrication shops, foundries, and manufacturing plants that deal with loose abrasive media or heavy dry debris.
Best-Fit Applications
Shot blasting media cleanup
Steel shot recovery
Abrasive media collection
Blast room floor cleanup
Surface preparation cleanup
Heavy dry material pickup
Industrial floor cleaning around production equipment
