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Blast-One Acquires Tecor Finishing

Monday, July 23, 2012

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Blast-One International, provider of abrasives, blasting and coating equipment, is expanding its reach into spray technology with the acquisition of Teco Finishing Solutions.

Tecor, a manufacturer of paint spray booths based in Burnsville, MN, was launched in 1993. Tecor was purchased by RoboVent in Finishing in 2010. The Blast-One acquisition applies only to the Tecor business of RoboVent.

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Blast-One International has supplied abrasive blasting equipment to the global protective coating and corrosion control industries for more than 35 years.

Today, the design, engineering and manufacturing company provides industrial blast rooms, turnkey painting booths, spray painting areas and ventilation systems, and powder coating systems.

Reaching Out

With locations in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and the UK, Columbus, OH-based Blast-One has been a specialist supplier of equipment and abrasives to the corrosion control and protective coatings industry for more than 35 years.

The company’s portfolio includes abrasive blast machines, compressed air dryers, recycling systems, closed-circuit blast tools, UHP water jetting equipment, airless spray painting equipment, and garnet/steel abrasives.

Acquiring Tecor Finishing Solutions expands Blast-One’s reach into the engineered blasting and spray painting room markets.

Blast-One calls Tecor Finishing Solutions “a trusted leader for environmental health and regulation compliance, often delivering results surpassing [Occupational Safety and Health Administration] requirements.”

‘One-Source Solution’

The acquisition will extend Blast-One’s reach across the protective coatings industry. Tecor Finishing Solutions will soon change its name to Blast-One Industrial Solutions.

“Along with the natural connection Tecor Finishing Solutions provided with our line of industrial blast rooms, the acquisition now allows us to be a stronger contender by being able to offer a one-source solution—from blast rooms and dust collectors, to the spray painting areas and booths, even including automated powder coating lines,” said Blast-One vice president Brad Gooden.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

 Editor's Note (11.16.12): Due to incorrect information provided to PaintSquare, an earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that Blast-One intended to purchase RoboVent, not just the Tecor business.