Large batches of relatively small parts that need to be blasted can be extremely labor intensive when blasting each part by hand. Batching a load of parts together in an automated tumble blasting process will allow for quantities of parts to be blasted all together without the need for an operator’s ‘hands-on’ blasting. Tumble blasting also provides coverage on all areas (3-D, 360 degrees) of the part as the load tumbles under the blast stream.