Dry ice blasting:
- is the use of solid CO2 (carbon dioxide) pellets accelerated by compressed air to clean or strip industrial equipment, machinery, and facilities of unwanted contaminates. Dry ice blasting pellets impact the surface and expand instantly into a gaseous state hundreds of times greater than their original solid volume, creating miniature explosions in the cleaning process. Dry ice is -109 F, this thermal shock aids in removing many materials.
- is 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 and adhesives. are easily removed. On the delicate side a deflector plate at the end of the dry ice blasting nozzle causes the pellets to change to powder on impact, allowing the cleaning of residue from circuit boards.
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- is a huge benefit in protecting industrial investments. Nor is there a need to use abrasive blast media, rotary sanding discs and abrasive pads. which remove metal and cause expensive tooling repair. If the surface was originally polished, it will still be polished after the industrial cleaning job is done. Dry ice blasting removes no metal, extending machine and tooling life.
- is not abrasive, therefore masking of glass, bearings, moving metal parts etc. is not required. The cleaning of industrial machines can now be done by dry ice blasting in place and on line, completely eliminating the need for shutting down industrial machinery for cleaning. Less downtime equals greater production time.
- is safe and environmentally friendly. CO2 is in its gaseous state in the air around us. When we inhale our bodies use the oxygen in the air and we exhale CO2. Green plants take CO2 from the air and give off oxygen. Industrial cleaning by dry ice blasting is the best cleaning method for the environment.
- is non-toxic, non-conductive and there is no employee exposure to hazardous chemicals or solutions. This industrial cleaning method meets the guidelines of the USDA, EPA, and the FDA.
- is beneficial in reducing disposal costs. Any other conventional method for industrial cleaning leaves behind a secondary waste stream, such as solvents, blast media, water, rags, absorbent pads etc. often contaminated with hazardous chemicals or materials which require special handling and are subject to costly disposal fees. the dry ice blasting method does not leave behind a secondary waste stream.
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