Shot peening is the process of strengthening a material by inducing a compressive stress across the surface. The size and shape of the shot is expected to be uniform; however, there is typically some variance from this ideal. Characterizing and controlling particle size and shape distributions of shot media are fundamental to ensuring the success of the peening process. CANTY’s technical advances in dynamic imaging of particulate matter have enabled routine sampling and analysis of particle size and shape distributions. CANTY’s dynamic imaging is far supeior to to conventional “manual” measurement techniques.
