What appears to be sand are plastic beads (media) that is shot through the four air hoses controlled by the Area Multi-axis Platforms (AMP) to depaint a C-130 aircraft at the 402 Maintenance Support Sq., Corrosion Control Flight. Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Foreman operates the AMP from inside a cab that has fresh pumped in for him to breath and to push media (plastic beads and paint particles) out of cab openings. He controls the 3-dimentional movement of the AMP and uses a set of four laser aimed nozzles that articulate in a group, to use compressed air to blast media at painted surfaces. The abrasive process reveals the bare surface underneath it. This environmentally friendly system presents a low hazard to the operators and the environment, while making the depaint process faster. Each AMP does the work of 10 people (four two-person teams with one nozzle to a team, plus additional safety/support personnel).
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