General Maintenance Cleaning
Dry Ice Blasting is used extensively for general maintenance cleaning applications with great success. Dry Ice Blasting is far superior to traditional cleaning methods as it is a dry process that creates no secondary wastes. It reduces or eliminates the need for toxic solvents, and the cleanup and disposal of blasting media, such as; sand, grit, water etc., that are hard to clean up and expensive to dispose of. Because dry ice (CO2) sublimates on contact with the object being cleaned there is less cleanup required; this means less downtime. Dry Ice Blasting can be performed on-line without disassembly and without the need for cool down or drying time, which can result in a cleaning on the spot, within hours vs. days. Dry Ice Blasting removes adhesives, oil, grease, dirt, buildups and contaminants of any kind from any surface. It greatly decreases cleaning, setup and start-up times, minimizes risks of damage to expensive equipment, reduces hourly labour costs for cleaning, increases production time for production equipment, reduces downtime by eliminating need for teardown and movement. Large manufacturing equipment can be cleaned in place, without the hassle of removing components. Electrical wires, hydraulic and air lines, paintwork, bearings and chrome will not be affected by Dry Ice Blasting. Some of the applications are: clean industrial equipment, machinery, machine tools, curing presses, assembly line equipment, hydraulic power units, electrical panels, control panels, distribution panels, conveyor components, mixers, hoppers, oven bands, extruders, part carrying fixtures, weld slag, overspray, mould, man fans, tools, production tools, oven bands, motors, boiler tubes, pump stations, heat tube, turbine, compressor, paint removal, concrete stains, weld preparation, metallic weld slag, insoluble overspray, adhesives, petroleum, tar, oil and grate cleaning.
