We Build Blast Rooms That Last

Hoffman Blast II is the most trusted name in the blast industry
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Unmatched expertise for your blast room

We’ve been designing and building blast rooms since the 1970s, and in those decades, Hoffman Blast has become the most recognized name in the industry.


Now, as Hoffman Blast II, we harness the same industry expertise and good old-fashioned horse-sense to keep the tradition of exceptional blast room construction alive. 


Whether you’re rebuilding an aging blast room or designing an entirely new system, we build rooms that last the lifetime of your business.

Leaders in the blast room industry

Here’s what we’ve accomplished in our decades of blast room construction experience.

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Leaders in the blast room industry

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Joe Hoffman

Joe Hoffman has been involved with the installation of over 1,000 systems, most of which had unique design criteria per the customers' needs.


No individual in the history of the blasting industry has been as involved as Joe with as many types of projects, including:


  • Investment pricing for capital expenditures
  • Blast rooms and related equipment
  • Abrasive reclamation
  • Workflow
  • Work-handling equipment and concepts
  • Paint-related application and equipment
  • Paint-drying equipment


Joe Hoffman has more knowledge, experience, and capacity for specialized quality than anyone else in the industry.


With Joe by your side, your sandblasting project will be expertly built and ingeniously designed by the unrivaled blast room industry leader.

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Dave Kraker

For over 28 years, Dave worked for a major railcar repair and remanufacturing company. His role took him across the United States managing the maintenance, blasting, and painting of railcars. From 1980 to1990, he was in field service operations covering the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North and South Dakota. 


In 1990, Dave began managing a larger plant operation which worked mostly on heavy wreck repairs and modifications to all types of railcars. Blasting and coatings were a large portion of this responsibility. 


In 2001, he became Vice President of asset management and environmental operations for the same company. His projects included rebuilding six complete blasting and coating facilities in three of their major railcar plants. In addition, he was instrumental in rebuilding the Orange, TX, plant damaged by Hurricane Rita in 2005. 


A fire at another major plant in Dubois, PA destroyed the blasting and painting operations in 2007. He coordinated the rebuilding of this project, scheduled for and made operational in June 2008 – including three new blast booths and two new paint booths. 


In addition, he has a strong background in electrics and retro-fitting existing blast and paint systems.


Since joining Hoffman Blast II in 2008, Dave has helped cement our place as the blast room industry authority.

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Sales Engineer

Dave Kraker

For over 28 years, Dave worked for a major railcar repair and remanufacturing company. His role took him across the United States managing the maintenance, blasting, and painting of railcars. From 1980 to1990, he was in field service operations covering the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North and South Dakota. 


In 1990, Dave began managing a larger plant operation which worked mostly on heavy wreck repairs and modifications to all types of railcars. Blasting and coatings were a large portion of this responsibility. 


In 2001, he became Vice President of asset management and environmental operations for the same company. His projects included rebuilding six complete blasting and coating facilities in three of their major railcar plants. In addition, he was instrumental in rebuilding the Orange, TX, plant damaged by Hurricane Rita in 2005. 


A fire at another major plant in Dubois, PA destroyed the blasting and painting operations in 2007. He coordinated the rebuilding of this project, scheduled for and made operational in June 2008 – including three new blast booths and two new paint booths. 


In addition, he has a strong background in electrics and retro-fitting existing blast and paint systems.


Since joining Hoffman Blast II in 2008, Dave has helped cement our place as the blast room industry authority.

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Meet Our Team

Parent company of Hoffman Blast II

Circle R Industries

In 1989, R.C. Ray founded Circle R Industries, a complete commercial and industrial general contractor. Since then, they’ve earned a steadfast reputation for coordinating, managing, and completing multiple projects within budget and on schedule.


Today, Circle R Industries is also the parent company of Hoffman Blast II. Through decades of industry shifts and changes, R.C. Ray and his expert steel fabrication team have remained committed to quality, craftsmanship, and productive client/contractor communication.


Their dedication to a job well done continues in Hoffman Blast II. Whether you need to repair and restore your blast room or create a new one from the ground up, Circle R Industries and Hoffman Blast II can make it happen.

Circle R Industries, parent company of Hoffman Blast II, has been a well respected steel manufacturing outfit for 50+ years.

Meet the Circle R Industries team

R.C. Ray

President of Ray’s Welding and Circle R industries, Inc.

R.C. Ray (or “Dickey” to his friends) has worked in structural steel manufacturing for over 50 years.


In that time, he’s worked in industrial handling equipment, commercial and industrial buildings, and surface finishing for blast booths and reclaim equipment.


He’s also an inventor, holding patent #US 6, 69B, 584 BI (for a conveyor truss bracket) and patent #US 6, 398, 0120 B (for the support and coupling assembling for screw conveyor). Both inventions allow users to increase their production capability by a factor of three while minimizing downtime.

Dale Ray

Vice President of Sales and General Contracting

Since joining the family business in 1987, Dale has worked in industrial equipment operation, general contracting, metal building, and surface finishing blast and paint equipment booth design.

Chad Ray

Vice President of Business Operations

Chad’s been in the family business since 1992, working as an accountant and human resource manager. Chad brings over 30 years’ experience managing Circle R Industries as well as his own business.

George Blair

Vice President of Production Operations

With over 40 years’ experience in structural steel construction and commercial and industrial building fabrication and erection, George is well-versed in the building construction trades. He also spent 20 years building Hoffman Blast II custom buildings and blast room and reclaim system equipment.

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Here’s what we’ve accomplished in our decades of blast room construction experience and commercial and industrial contracting.

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