Dry Ice Blasting News

Glacier Blast Inc. offers industrial cleaning by dry ice blasting to Iowa.

What is industrial cleaning by dry ice blasting? 

Dry ice blasting is the use of solid CO2 (carbon dioxide) pellets accelerated by compressed air to clean or strip industrial  equipment, machinery, tanks, facilities etc. of unwanted contaminates. Dry ice pellets impact the surface and expand instantly into a gaseous state hundreds of times greater than their original solid volume, creating tiny explosions on the surface being cleaned. The tiny explosions, velocity and impact of the dry ice pellets (kinetic energy) and thermal shock (dry ice is -109 F) are the forces that remove the unwanted contaminates.

What are the disadvantages of conventional industrial cleaning methods?

Cleaning chemicals and solutions pose environmental hazards to employees and the environment.  When used they leave behind a secondary waste stream, rags, absorbent pads, used solution and/or chemicals etc., which in many cases increases the volume of hazardous waste and is subject to costly disposal fees and transportation costs. If the chemicals and/or solutions are not properly cleaned up they can cause unwanted corrosion and rot, increasing damage, industrial cleaning and long term maintenance costs.

High pressure water blasting leaves behind  a secondary waste stream which in many cases increases the volume of hazardous waste and is subject to costly disposal fees and transportation costs.  Water gets left in electrical components, equipment and machinery.  If the water is not properly removed it will cause unwanted corrosion and rot, increasing damage, industrial cleaning and long term maintenance costs.

Soda blasting leaves behind a secondary waste stream which in many cases increases the volume of hazardous waste and is subject to costly disposal fees and transportation costs. It leaves water and soda behind, if not properly removed will cause unwanted corrosion and rot, increasing damage, industrial cleaning and long term maintenance costs.

Sand blasting leaves behind a secondary waste stream which in many cases increases the volume of hazardous waste and is subject to costly disposal fees and transportation costs.  It leaves behind an abrasive blast media which if not cleaned up properly continues to cause damage in electrical components, gears, bearings etc.  It continues to fall from horizontal surfaces, cracks and beams years after the job is done, increasing industrial cleaning, damage and long term maintenance costs.

What are the advantages of industrial cleaning by dry ice blasting?

Dry ice blasting is the ultimate industrial cleaning process, it leaves no secondary waste stream, no abrasive blast media, no water, no corrosive cleaning solutions or chemicals to get into critical areas.  Dry ice blasting has no negative long term effect on maintenance.  Dry ice blasting minimizes industrial cleaning expense, disposal fees and transportation costs.

Industrial cleaning by dry ice blasting is safe and environmentally friendly.  Dry ice passes from a solid state to a gaseous state, it has no liquid state.  Dry ice is pure CO2 in its solid state, it is in a gaseous state in the air around us.  When we inhale our bodies use the oxygen and we exhale CO2. Green plants take CO2 from the air and give off oxygen.

Dry ice blasting is non-toxic, non-conductive, non-corrosive and there is no employee exposure to hazardous cleaning chemicals or solutions.  Dry ice blasting sterilizes as it cleans, dry ice is -109 F, the extreme temperature kills germs and bacteria.  Dry ice blasting meets the guidelines of the USDA, EPA, and the FDA.

Cliff Foley writes informational articles on dry ice blasting for Glacier Blast Inc.  For more information visit http://www.glacierblast.com or visit http://www.glacierblast.com/iowa.html

Glacier Blast Inc. offers industrial cleaning by dry ice blasting to Minnesota.

What is industrial cleaning by dry ice blasting?

Dry ice blasting is the use of solid CO2 (carbon dioxide) pellets accelerated by compressed air to clean or strip industrial equipment, machinery, tanks, facilities etc. of unwanted contaminates. Dry ice pellets impact the surface and expand instantly into a gaseous state hundreds of times greater than their original solid volume, creating tiny explosions on the surface being cleaned. The tiny explosions, velocity and impact of the dry ice pellets (kinetic energy) and thermal shock (dry ice is -109 F) are the forces that remove the unwanted contaminates.

What are the disadvantages of conventional methods?

Cleaning chemicals and solutions pose environmental hazards to employees and the environment. When used they leave behind a secondary waste stream, rags, absorbent pads, used solution and/or chemicals etc., which in many cases increases the volume of hazardous waste and is subject to costly disposal fees and transportation costs. If the chemicals and/or solutions are not properly cleaned up they can cause unwanted corrosion and rot, increasing damage and long term maintenance costs.

High pressure water blasting leaves behind a secondary waste stream which in many cases increases the volume of hazardous waste and is subject to costly disposal fees and transportation costs. Water gets left in electrical components, equipment and machinery. If the water is not properly removed it will cause unwanted corrosion and rot, increasing damage and long term maintenance costs.

Soda blasting leaves behind a secondary waste stream which in many cases increases the volume of hazardous waste and is subject to costly disposal fees and transportation costs. It leaves water and soda behind, if not properly removed will cause unwanted corrosion and rot, increasing damage and long term maintenance costs.

Sand blasting leaves behind a secondary waste stream which in many cases increases the volume of hazardous waste and is subject to costly disposal fees and transportation costs. It leaves behind an abrasive blast media which if not cleaned up properly continues to cause damage in electrical components, gears, bearings etc. It continues to fall from horizontal surfaces, cracks and beams years after the job is done, increasing cleanup, damage and long term maintenance costs.

What are the advantages of industrial cleaning by dry ice blasting?

Dry ice blasting is the ultimate industrial cleaning process, it leaves no secondary waste stream, no abrasive blast media, no water, no corrosive cleaning solutions or chemicals to get into critical areas.

Dry ice blasting has no negative long term effect on maintenance. Dry ice blasting minimizes disposal fees and transportation costs.

Dry ice blasting is safe and environmentally friendly. Dry ice passes from a solid state to a gaseous state, it has no liquid state. Dry ice is pure CO2 in its solid state, it is in a gaseous state in the air around us. When we inhale our bodies use the oxygen and we exhale CO2. Green plants take CO2 from the air and give off oxygen.

Dry ice blasting is non-toxic, non-conductive, non-corrosive and there is no employee exposure to hazardous cleaning chemicals or solutions. Dry ice blasting sterilizes as it cleans, dry ice is -109 F, the extreme temperature kills germs and bacteria. Dry ice blasting meets the guidelines of the USDA, EPA, and the FDA.

Cliff Foley writes informational articles about dry ice blasting an industrial cleaning process for Glacier Blast Inc. For more information visit

Glacier Blast Inc. offers industrial cleaning by dry ice blasting to the state of Wisconsin.

What is dry ice blasting?

Dry ice blasting is the use of solid CO2 (carbon dioxide) pellets accelerated by compressed air to clean or strip industrial equipment, machinery, tanks, facilities etc. of unwanted contaminates. Dry ice pellets impact the surface and expand instantly into a gaseous state hundreds of times greater than their original solid volume, creating tiny explosions on the surface being cleaned. The tiny explosions, velocity and impact of the dry ice pellets (kinetic energy) and thermal shock (dry ice is -109 F) are the forces that remove the unwanted contaminates.

What are the disadvantages of conventional industrial cleaning methods?

Cleaning chemicals and solutions pose environmental hazards to employees and the environment. When used they leave behind a secondary waste stream, rags, absorbent pads, used solution and/or chemicals etc., which in many cases increases the volume of hazardous waste that is subject to costly disposal fees and transportation costs. If the chemicals and/or solutions are not properly cleaned up they can cause unwanted corrosion and rot, increasing damage and long term maintenance costs.

High pressure water blasting leaves behind a secondary waste stream which in many cases increases the volume of hazardous waste that is subject to costly disposal fees and transportation costs. Water gets left in electrical components, equipment and machinery. If the water is not properly removed it will cause unwanted corrosion and rot, increasing damage and long term maintenance costs.

Soda blasting leaves behind a secondary waste stream which in many cases increases the volume of hazardous waste that is subject to costly disposal fees and transportation costs. It leaves water and soda behind, if not properly removed will cause unwanted corrosion and rot, increasing damage and long term maintenance costs.

Sand blasting leaves behind a secondary waste stream which in many cases increases the volume of hazardous waste that is subject to costly disposal fees and transportation costs. It leaves behind an abrasive blast media which if not cleaned up properly continues to cause damage in electrical components, gears, bearings etc. It continues to fall from horizontal surfaces, cracks and beams years after the job is done, increasing cleanup, damage and long term maintenance costs.

What are the advantages of by dry ice blasting?

Dry ice blasting is the ultimate industrial cleaning process, it leaves no secondary waste stream, no abrasive blast media, no water, no corrosive cleaning solutions or chemicals to get into critical areas. Dry ice blasting has no negative long term effect on maintenance. Dry ice blasting minimizes disposal fees and transportation costs.

Dry ice blasting is safe and environmentally friendly. Dry ice passes from a solid state to a gaseous state, it has no liquid state. Dry ice is pure CO2 in its solid state, it is in a gaseous state in the air around us. When we inhale our bodies use the oxygen and we exhale CO2. Green plants take CO2 from the air and give off oxygen.

Cliff Foley writes informational articles for Glacier Blast Inc. For more information visit http://www.glacierblast.com or visit http://www.glacierblast.com/wisconsin.html

For the purpose of advertising our services we have decided to narrow our marketing focus to individual states. www.glacierblast.com Glacier Blast Inc.’s Home page shows we offer our industrial cleaning by dry ice blasting service to the entire United States. The Home page is dedicated mostly to Minnesota, although there are pictures and descriptions of jobs that have been done in other states.

We have added www.glacierblast.com/iowa.html for Iowa, www.glacierblast.com/northdakota.html for North Dakota, www.glacierblast.com/southdakota.html for South Dakota and www.glacierblast.com/wisconsin.html for Wisconsin. These pages will be updated with industrial cleaning pictures and descriptions as dry ice blasting jobs are completed in these states. Each page has an explanation of what dry ice blasting is and tells what benefits there are to this industrial cleaning process.

Cliff Foley writes informational articles about dry ice blasting an industrial cleaning process for Glacier Blast Inc.

Glacier Blast Inc. offers building exterior cleaning by dry ice blasting.  This process is the use of solid CO2 (carbon dioxide) pellets accelerated by compressed air to clean unwanted contaminates from the exterior surfaces of buildings. This solution is safe, environmentally friendly and extremely effective.

Conventional methods, media blasting and pressure washing leave behind secondary waste streams that create short and long term maintenance costs, environmental hazards and additional cleanup expenses. 

If you use sand or any other abrasive media it will remove the contaminate but the media and media dust drifts and settles in and on electrical equipment and ventilation systems.  It drifts and settles on parking lots, city streets and sidewalks. The media and dust retains moisture in electrical equipment which causes corrosion and arcing, often leading to a fire.  The media dust suspended in the air creates an environmental hazard to people in the area. 

Pressure washing forces water into cracks, under flashing, into electrical equipment and ventilation systems.  While in process water runs across sidewalks and into street drains, mist drifts across streets and parking lots.  Moisture in electrical equipment can cause  corrosion and arcing, which could lead to a fire. In wood structures it causes wood to rot.  If not properly dried before freezing temperatures arrive water forced into cracks will cause cracks to propagate in concrete, brick, stone and stucco surfaces.

Dry ice blasting leaves no secondary waste stream.  It does not create short and long term maintenance costs.  There are no environmental hazards or additional cleanup expenses. In todays world it is by far the ultimate cleaning solution. 

Cliff Foley writes informational articles for Glacier Blast Inc. For more information visit

You’ve had a fire.  The fire department has come, put the fire out and all you see is one big mess. Upon closer investigation questions come.

I. What method do we use to remove the soot and charcoal to evaluate the damage?

- High pressure water blasting leaves behind water in electrical components, equipment and insulation, if not properly removed will cause unwanted corrosion and rot, increasing cleanup, damage and long term maintenance costs.

- Soda blasting leaves water and soda behind, which requires additional cleanup, increasing cleanup, damage and long term maintenance costs.

- Sand blasting leaves abrasive blast media behind, which if not cleaned up properly continues to cause damage in electrical components, gears and bearings.  It continues to fall from horizontal surfaces, cracks and beams years after the job is done, increasing cleanup, damage and long term maintenance costs.

- Dry ice blasting is the ultimate surface cleaning process, it leaves no secondary waste stream behind.  The only cleanup after the dry ice blasting job is done is the removal of the debris caused by the fire.

II. How do we remove the soot, charcoal and smoke film from masonry and steel surfaces?

-  We have used some movie clips from fire damage cleanup jobs showing how the process cleans soot, smoke and charcoal from many  types of surfaces.  For real time viewing watch the movie clips a second time at http://www.glacierblast.com/provenapplications/firedamagecleanup.html

III. Will we be able to remove that awful smoke smell?

- The removing of the smell is accomplished by removing the smell source and/or sealing the smell source to encapsulate it. Dry ice blasting removes the soot, charcoal and smoke film, which is the smell source, from accessible areas. 

- During a fire air currents carry smoke and soot into cracks, openings and areas not in close proximity to the fire itself, additional cleaning and/or sealing of these places and inaccessible areas may be needed.

IV. Can we accomplish our cleanup without adding hazards to our environment?

- Dry ice blasting is safe and environmentally friendly. Dry ice is pure CO2 in its solid state, it is in its gaseous state in the air around us. When we inhale our bodies use the oxygen and we exhale CO2. Green plants take CO2 from the air and give off oxygen.

- Dry ice blasting is non-toxic, non-conductive and there is no employee exposure to hazardous cleaning chemicals or solutions. Dry ice blasting meets the guidelines of the USDA, EPA, and the FDA.

Cliff Foley writes informational articles for Glacier Blast Inc. For more information visit http://www.glacierblast.com

Dry ice blasting is:

 - the use of solid CO2 (carbon dioxide) pellets accelerated by compressed air to clean or strip industrial  equipment, machinery, facilities etc. of unwanted contaminates. Dry ice pellets impact the surface and expand instantly into a gaseous state hundreds of times greater than their original solid volume, creating miniature explosions on the surface being cleaned. Dry ice is -109 F, this thermal shock aids in removing many materials.
 
- controlled by adjusting the air pressure and the volume of pellets used.  In so doing heavy layers of coatings, paint, resins, mold, plastic, carbon build up, adhesives etc. are easily removed.  On the delicate side a deflector plate at the end of the nozzle causes the pellets to change to powder on impact, allowing the cleaning of even circuit boards.

- a huge benefit in protecting investments. No longer is there a need to use abrasive media blasting,  rotary sanding discs, abrasive pads, scrapers etc. which remove metal and cause expensive tooling repair.  If the surface was originally polished, it will still be polished after the dry ice blasting job is done.  Dry ice blasting removes no metal, extending equipment and tooling life.

- not abrasive, therefore masking of glass, bearings, moving metal parts etc. is not required. Many  types of machines can now be cleaned in place and on line, completely eliminating the need of shutdowns for cleaning. Less downtime equals greater production time.

- safe and environmentally friendly. Dry ice is pure CO2 in its solid state, it is in its gaseous state in  the air around us. When we inhale our bodies use the oxygen and we exhale CO2. Green plants take CO2 from the air and give off oxygen.

- non-toxic, non-conductive and there is no employee exposure to hazardous cleaning chemicals or solutions. Dry ice blasting meets the guidelines of the USDA, EPA, and the FDA.

- beneficial in reducing disposal costs. Conventional methods for industrial cleaning leave behind a secondary waste stream, such as cleaning solvents, blast media, rags, absorbent pads etc. often contaminated with hazardous chemicals or materials which require special handling and are subject to costly disposal fees. This process leaves no secondary waste stream.

Cliff Foley writes informational articles for Glacier Blast Inc. For more information visit www.glacierblast.com

Welcome to our news blog  ”Dry Ice Blasting News”.  Glacier Blast Inc. is promoting their dry ice blasting services to the general public and business world. We have found that a large percentage of businesses and people have not even heard of dry ice blasting.  Glacier Blast Inc. intends to inform all who are interested of its presence, explain what dry ice blasting is,  highlight its many cost saving advantages and environmental benefits.

Dry Ice Blasting News will be updated with informational articles about dry ice blasting,  specific dry ice blasting applications and comparisons between other cleaning processes. 

Cliff Foley writes informational articles for Glacier Blast Inc. For more information visit www.glacierblast.com