Sandblasting and Abrasive Material Handling – Choose the Right Hose

Sandblasting, shotblasting and abrasive material transportation place heavy demands on hose designs. Normal Rubber Hose will not stand the high velocity of quartz, metal grit or slag. Vector Hose produces specialty Sandblasting Hose and Sand Blast Hose that are wear resistant and impact resistant. Our Sandblast Hose has an NR+BR inner tube, with high tensile textile cord reinforcement, and an NR+SBR cover. Available with inner diameters notched from 13 mm to 127 mm (1/2” to 5”) in  one or more layers of textile braiding. For abrasive applications that are too severe for regular rubber hoses, consider our High Abrasion Hose with a UHMwPE Cover which last 5 times longer than regular rubber hoses. For concrete spraying, our Concret Hose Pipe and Shotcrete Hose are capable of handling both wet and dry mixes. In mining and tunneling applications, our Heavy Duty Hose with MSHA Hose approval offers flame resistance. Also from Vector Hose are the Mud Hose for slurry transfer and Suction Hose for dredging. Hoses for abrasive materials, in particular, should be built with smooth bores to reduce turbulence when you're assembling them. Hose Couplings need to be Barbed or Flanged with the Correct Clamp Ferrule to avoid pull-outs. For the industrial blasting professional, the correct Sandblasting Hose combined with a sturdy Air Compressor Hose will provide even media flow. Vector Hose offers your most demanding applications long-life products for the most punishing environments, whether descaling the shipyard, or quarry operations.