Dry ice blasting is a relatively new form of blasting which most have heard
of though few are familiar with. The most advantageous aspect of dry ice blasting
is the savings to you. In fact, the typical operator sees a dramatic increase
in productivity and an equally impressive drop in costs.
With this type of blasting, dry ice pellets are accelerated by a jet of compressed
air similar to typical blasting. The difference, however, is this method of
blasting is more delicate approach than the sledgehammer approach to conventional
blasting.
This type of blasting incorporates well into almost every type of industry,
though the food service and mold remediation industries having taken advantage
in the
early stages of the technology. It has proven itself ideal in the reduction
of salmonella and other food borne diseases. Other industries finding cost
savings
with dry ice are medical, semiconductor and the printing industry. It is ideal
for cleaning machinery and replacing cleaning methods that use hazardous chemicals
or dangerous solvents.
Dry ice blasting offers many advantages over conventional blast methods.
These include lower air pressure requirements, reduced and simpler maintenance,
improved
production and lower operator fatigue. Further, you have no environmentally
damaging chemicals and no clean up of grit.
In addition to the above-mentioned assets, it can easily blast in environments
typically inappropriate for traditional methods. For example, if you use
dry ice in a molding injection facility, grit doesn’t become trapped in corners
and nothing is left on chains and drives.
Dry ice blasting is non-abrasive, so surfaces are handled gently, and wear
and tear resulting from the use of steel brushes, scrapers and the like
is avoided.
A large number of nozzles are available for virtually any job you might
face, including ninety degree angled nozzles.
It’s not often we find a technology quite so versatile and useful at the
same time. If you’d like to see how this performs on your blasting issues,
give us a call at J.H. Norton, and we’ll arrange your personal demonstration.
Norton
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