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Dry ice blasting machine applications

Dry ice cleaning is an effective and economical way of maintaining various equipment. No chemicals and residues will remain because dry ice directly turns into gas. The method’s effectiveness in cleaning comes from the ability of the dry ice to loosen the contaminant and the high velocity at which the dry ice pellets impact the surface.

Dry ice cleaning has also become a great choice because corrosion is not an issue anymore. Corrosion is costly and inevitable but dry ice cleaning helps reduce that because the cleaning method doesn’t require the use of moisture. Electrical failure is not an issue as well because the method doesn’t wet the equipment.

The use of a dry ice blasting machine is a dry, non-toxic, non-conductive and non-abrasive way to clean production equipment. It has already found valuable use in a wide range of industries such as:

Aerospace and defence

Aerospace and defence

With dry ice blasting, moulds can be cleaned more regularly, which can help reduce rejected products. Cleaning aircraft wings before painting can easily be achieved with dry ice cleaning. While plastic hand scrapers can be tedious and time consuming, dry ice blasting allows cleaning to be done quickly and efficiently.

Automotive

Automotive

Dry ice blasting has helped the automotive industry conquer a variety of cleaning tasks, including the typical downtime associated with cleaning moulds. Dry ice blasting allows operators to clean moulds while they are still hot and in the press. Dry ice blasting has reduced downtime by up to 80% when cleaning permanent aluminium moulds, blow moulds, compression moulds, injection and tyre moulds.

Electronics

Electronics

Dry ice cleaning allows electric motors to be cleaned much faster than traditional methods. Dry ice cleaning is a non-abrasive cleaning process, so electric motors can be cleaned without damage. Delicate cleaning can be further enhanced by utilizing our specialised splitter nozzle which breaks up the dry ice pellets into smaller particles, so the impact of the dry ice jet becomes less intensive.

Food and Packaging

Food and Packaging

Dry ice cleaning provides a way to clean ovens without chemicals, solvents, or water. The dry ice pellets turn to gas (sublimate) upon contact, so there is no secondary clean-up. Cleaning with dry ice allows food processing equipment to be cleaned without scrubbing or scraping; reducing water waste and damage with equipment. The dry ice is a food grade material that is EPA, FDA, and USDA approved.

Foundry

Foundry

Dry ice blasting provides a superior cleaning tool for permanent mould cleaning because moulds can be cleaned hot and in place. Cleaning can be done without chemicals, solvents, or water. Downtime is significantly reduced as dry ice blasting allows moulds to be cleaned while they are still hot and in place. Unlike other blasting methods, cleaning with dry ice does not leave behind secondary waste because dry ice turns to gas upon contact (sublimates).

Medical and Pharmaceutical

Medical & Pharmaceutical

Mould maintenance is critical when manufacturing small, high performance medical devices. In order to support sanitation requirements, cleaning needs to be done without water. For this reason, methods such as hand scraping and sand blasting had been used. However, these methods lead to equipment wear and tear. Dry ice blasting provides a proven method for cleaning medical and pharmaceutical devices without causing damage to the microscopic details of these moulds.

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