Dry Ice Pellet Blasting

CO2 Blasting Offers High Impact, Low Abrasion and No Secondary Waste

Mole•Master™ Services Corporation offers dry ice blasting as part of its stable of cleaning and abrasive blasting services for silos, bins and other surfaces.

Thanks to tremendous engineering advancements, Mole•Master’s dry ice blasting provides key benefits, including:

• Dramatic reductions in set-up time
• Major decreases in production downtime
• Minimal impact on day-to-day operations

The process also offers a variety of advantages, such as:

• Low-abrasive
• Non-conductive
• Non-toxic
• Compliant with EPA, USDA, and FDA guidelines

Another important consideration is that dry ice blast cleaning creates no secondary waste. Because the dry ice evaporates on impact, the only material that needs to be cleaned up is the material removed and not the media itself. With other forms of media blasting, the blast media itself must be cleaned up and disposed of properly, which can increase a project’s time and cost.

In dry ice blasting, high-density CO2 pellets are propelled through a high-velocity air stream. The pellets make most contaminants brittle, causing them to contract and break away from the surface. The propellant then whisks away the contaminant.

In combination with high-velocity air streams, we employ interchangeable nozzles to provide the maximum possible aggression and flexibility for a wide range of cleaning requirements in an array of industries, including:

• Polymers
• Food
• Ethanol
• Electrical
• Pulp and paper
• Printing
• Auto parts manufacturing
• Automotive assembly
• Foundry
• Soap
• Marine
• Aviation

Contact us now for details on how our dry ice blasting services can benefit your operation.

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Review the questions below to learn more about dry ice blasting. Contact Mole•Master for assistance with all of your media blasting needs.

Q. What is dry ice?
Q. What is dry ice blasting used on?
Q. What is needed to run a dry ice unit?
Q. Does dry ice blasting warp metal?
Q. Can production equipment be clean in place or does it need to be removed?
Q. Why is there no secondary waste with this process?

Q. What is dry ice?
A. Dry ice is the solid form of carbon dioxide (CO2).

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A. Dry ice blast cleaning is appropriate for all of the same types of projects as other media blasting methods, as well as a wider variety of specialty applications, due to its non-toxic nature, which meets EPA, USDA, and FDA guidelines that other forms of media blasting don’t.

– back to top –Q. What is needed to run a dry ice unit?
A. Dry ice blasting requires a standard 110 volt plug-in and a minimum 80 psi @ 150 cfm air supply.

– back to top –Q. Does dry ice blasting warp metal?
A. Because dry ice blasting doesn’t generate heat like traditional blasting methods, it will not warp metal.

– back to top –Q. Can production equipment be cleaned in place or does it need to be removed?
A. Production equipment can be cleaned in place, because dry ice doesn’t create a secondary waste stream, which eliminates concerns about harming equipment or bearings close to the project.

– back to top –Q. Why is there no secondary waste with this process?
A. During dry ice blasting, the CO2 evaporates on contact with the surface being cleaned, leaving only the removed contaminants behind.

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