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Pinovo delivers dust-free vacuum blasting solutions
- Published 29 June 2022; updated 30 September 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. Listed under Offshore wind / Operation and maintenance, and Energy.
- Pinovo makes closed-loop abrasive-blasting equipment for removing paint and corrosion from steel. Conventional blasting can release spent media, rust, heavy metals and microplastics and can harm nearby equipment. Pinovo’s system contains and collects waste from nozzle to disposal, with the stated goals of avoiding dust pollution and preventing damage to nearby sensors, turbines and valves.
- The page says controlled containment also improves worker health and safety. It claims surface-preparation costs can fall by up to 60% through less need for scaffolding and sheeting and elimination of cleanup, and waste can be reduced by as much as 75%. These are company-stated maximum outcomes.
- Pinovo is described as ATEX-certified for oil-and-gas use. The page says the equipment is used on offshore rigs, FPSOs and navy vessels, and at onshore petrochemical and nuclear power plants. It cites a combined annual opportunity exceeding USD 24 million across offshore rigs in the North Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Persian Gulf, plus potential in steel-intensive sectors such as petrochemicals, wind and shipping.
- The company is said to have offices in Norway and the UK and distributors in Benelux, Canada, France, Trinidad and the US. An image caption identifies use on Sweden’s Höga Kusten Bridge.
- Linked to SDG 3 (Good health and well-being) for reducing workplace exposure to dust, grit, heavy metals and microplastics, and SDG 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure) for lower-impact surface preparation.
- Contact: Joakim Olausson, Head of Operation, jool@pinovo.com. Company: PINOVO AS, 5397 Bekkjarvik, Norway; pinovo.com. A phone-number reveal control is present.