Blasting and peening are used to clean, prepare, and strengthen part surfaces. Blasting removes oxidation, scale, machining residue, coatings, and surface contamination — producing a clean, uniform texture ready for coating, bonding, plating, or polishing.
Peening uses controlled media impact to introduce beneficial compressive stresses in the surface layer, increasing fatigue resistance, durability, and long-term reliability under load.
Bel Air engineers both processes to maintain dimensional accuracy, edge integrity, and repeatability — ensuring consistent surface performance across aerospace, firearms, medical, automotive, and additive-manufactured components.