Wista TechDays Program
Do you use blasting as a service, or in your own production? At WISTA TechDays, everyone will find something relevant. We’ve designed the program to match different needs, so you can make the most of the entire day without sitting through topics outside your focus.
How to find your way around? Click here to see the key locations within our site.
Blasting Contractors
| Time | Program | Venue |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration & arrival | Main hall |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Opening ceremony | Main hall |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Introduction of Schmidt valves, AmphiBlast, and the BAABS control console – Bill Nelson | Main hall |
| 10:05 - 10:35 | What Good Blasting Really Means: Practical Surface Preparation Insights and FROSIO Certification by PIC – Sadegh Mahvidi, Ph.D. | Training center |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Practical demonstration of the Pressure Hold and Pressure Release systems + Efficient blasting setup – Bill Nelson, Jiří Neuwirth | Car park |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Introduction and hands-on testing of equipment from the WISTA rental fleet | Car park |
| 12:10 - 12:50 | Lunch break | Main hall |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Case study: What happens to operations after a valve replacement - Tomáš Vlachynský + Case study of blasting ship decks - Joey Wijnolst | Training center |
| 13:40 - 14:20 | Practical demonstration of AmphiBlast – Bill Nelson | Behind the hall |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | GVS presentation of new protective equipment – Sebastian Podborski | Training center |
| 15:10 - 17:00 | Master Blaster blasting competition | Car park |
Industrial Companies (in-house blasting operations)
| Time | Program | Venue |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration & arrival | Main hall |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Opening ceremony | Main hall |
| 9:30 - 9:50 | Introduction of Schmidt valves, AmphiBlast, and the BAABS control console – Bill Nelson | Main hall |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Presentation of floor conveyor, filters, abrasive sorting and transport, presentation of WISTA app for operational economics - Tomáš Vlachynský, Pavel Bartoněk | Main hall |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | What Good Blasting Really Means: Practical Surface Preparation Insights and FROSIO Certification by PIC – Sadegh Mahvidi, Ph.D. | Training center |
| 11:30 - 12:10 | Lunch break | Main hall |
| 12:10 - 12:40 | Case study: What happens to operations after a valve replacement - Tomáš Vlachynský + Case study: Blasting process audit | Training center |
| 12:50 - 13:35 | Practical demonstration of the Pressure Hold and Pressure Release systems + Efficient blasting setup – Bill Nelson, Jiří Neuwirth | Car park |
| 13:55 - 14:25 | GVS presentation of new protective equipment – Sebastian Podborski | Training center |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Live demo: manual blasting cabinet | Main hall |
| 15:10 - 17:00 | Master Blaster blasting competition | Car park |
Program subject to change
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