10X Engineered Materials

05/25/2026

🇺🇸 This we remember our fallen service members. We honor those who sacrificed to defend our nation and our freedom.

10X Engineered Materials will be closed for Memorial Day. Normal business and shipping hours will resume Tuesday, May 26th.

03/17/2026

Stop by Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) Booth 710 to meet the team and learn more about abrasives!

03/03/2026

AMPP 2026 is this month!

10X Engineered Materials will be in Houston at the AMPP Annual Conference + Expo (March 15–19) so come find us at Booth 710.

If you’re attending, tell us in the comments, we’d love to connect at the show!

02/06/2026

Collaboration is everything, and SHOT Show 2026 proved it.

We’re grateful to for bringing us into the show as a guest and giving us the opportunity to meet so many manufacturers and finishers.

Following EpiX MP’s approval last year for surface preparation in Cerakote applications, it was awesome to spend time with the Cerakote team in person and hear the excitement firsthand.

Thank you, NIC Industries. We are proud to be collaborating.

02/03/2026

SHOW US YOUR BEST BLAST
Win a 10X swag package.

To enter by Feb 18, 2026:
• Post your best blasting video/photo/before-after/finished product
• Tag
• Use
• Post must be public

🏆 Winner: most likes at 12:00 PM ET on Feb 19, 2026.

02/02/2026

Same beam. Same blast.
Left: nickel slag. Right: 10X KinetiX 20/70.
Don’t be a groundhog; choose the right side.

01/30/2026

Food processing maintenance has zero room for “close enough.”

We put together a straightforward page on sandblasting in food plants under controlled conditions, what’s acceptable, what’s not, and how facilities manage contamination risk with SSOPs, containment, dust control, and verification steps.

Big point: superoxalloy (and most abrasives) are not “food grade.”
But when the work is properly controlled (shutdowns, non-product zones, and removed components), it can be a powerful option for coatings, corrosion, and heavy buildup.

If you’re in plant maintenance or sanitation leadership, give it a look. https://10xem.com/food-processing/

Do you need a reliable, high-performance abrasive solution for sandblasting your food processing equipment? Contact 10X Engineered Materials for help.

01/26/2026

While others had to shut down, our customers kept blasting. We’re still open today, still shipping, still engineered.

01/13/2026

Cerakote users + blasters: this one’s for you.

We’re excited to share a technical webinar: “Cerakote Evaluation of 10X EpiX in Real-World Workflows.” 

10X’s EpiX MP is now approved for use in all blasting operations where Cerakote products require blasting.

Led by 10X's director of engineering Ed Schmitt, alongside Cerakote’s Training and Robotics Supervisor, Moose Cooper, this session walks through what actually matters in surface prep: blast profile, cleanliness, consistency, and how those variables impact real-world coating performance. 

You’ll learn:
• What Cerakote looks for in blast essentials and why 
• How EpiX MP performed vs standardized aluminum oxide & garnet comparisons 
• A look at key ASTM-style evaluations (adhesion, impact, bend, corrosion, abrasion, thermal cycling, and more) 
• Practical transition guidance: nozzle, pressure, stand-off, and test panel approach 

🎥 Watch here: https://10xem.com/library/cerakote-evaluation-of-10x-epix/

Drop your questions in the comments, if you’re dialing in a process, we’ll help you get it right.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year!

We hope your 2026 is off to a great start. Reminder that our factory is closed today and tomorrow. We look forward to getting back to work and processing your orders on Monday, January 5th.

Here’s to a prosperous year ahead!

#2026