Dry Ice Blasting & Cryogenic Cleaning

Dry Ice Blasting News Archive

	Dry Ice Blasting Keeps the Lights On During summertime peak electric power loads, power plant operators need all generators working at peak efficiency. That is why they clean generators, switchgear, and substation equipment in place with dry ice blasting. [read more]
	Dry Ice Helps Maintain Veterans' Memorial Stones The Mount Evergreen Cemetery in Jackson, Michigan, is using dry ice blasting to clean veterans' gravestones for Memorial Day. More than 300 stones are being cleaned with dry ice blasting just in time for a Memorial Day parade. [read more]
	Dry Ice Keeps Pills Rolling Dry ice blasting saves time and money cleaning precision pharmaceutical molds for pills, surgical stents, catheters, and other tiny precision medical products. [read more]
	How to Clean Boat Hulls with Dry Ice Blasting Boat hulls require frequent cleaning to remove algae and other marine growths and to recoat the finish to protect the hull and keep the appearance attractive. Dry ice blasting saves labor to clean boat hulls by quickly removing surface blisters and hull fouling, disinfecting the hull surface, and removing failed hull paint. [read more]
	Dry Ice Blasting used to Decontaminate a "Semi-Hot" Cell Dry ice blasting was used for decontamination of a “semi-hot” (i.e. hot cell containing lower levels of radioactivity) cell used for dissolving spent fuel in the past. [read more]
	Clean Sandpaper with Dry Ice Dry ice blasting can be used to clean industrial sanding belts in place. Workers don’t have to wait for the sander to cool down. The belt can be cleaned while the sander is running. [read more]
	Dry Ice Helps Grill Your Steak Dry ice blasting cleans grease that has collected in the duct above the grill hood in restaurants. Blasting cleans the grill hood, ductwork, and exhaust fan by chilling the grease and then sweeping it off the surfaces to be cleaned. The surfaces are sanitized at the same time. [read more]
	Dry Ice Blasting Cleans Air Force Fighters U. S. Air Force maintenance personnel at Hill Air Force Base have found that dry ice blasting removed sealant from the wings of F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter planes faster than hand scraping with plastic scrapers. [read more]
	Go Green With Dry Ice Cleaning Dry ice cleaning is a "green" process using small pellets of recycled carbon dioxide to clean a surface. The pellets sublimate (turning from solid directly to gas) during the cleaning process. [read more]
	Dry Ice Blasting Speeds Up Storm Cleanup, Quick-freezes Books, Water Pipe Freezing Flood cleanup with dry ice cleaning saves labor as it removes and controls black mold and other molds and sanitizes other biological contaminants, such as sewage residue, carried by the flooding. [read more]
	Dry Ice Cleans Dinosaur Bones Recently, scientists at the College of Eastern Utah decided to try dry ice blasting to clean delicate dinosaur bones. They found it would work. A gentle blasting stream, called dry ice dusting, was used in order to minimize damage to the bones. [read more]
	Dry Ice Blast Cleaning Systems Help Restore Minnesota Landmark Dry Ice Blasting was used to help restore Split Rock Lighthouse, one of Minnesota's best known landmarks. Dry ice blast cleaning systems were used to remove cracked and peeling paint from inside and outside the Split Rock's lantern room. [read more]
	Fast, Natural Black Mold Removal Homes, commercial, and government structures are more airtight than ever. This may save energy, but it also confines moisture and mold spores. When black mold inspection reveals the fungus infection, dry ice blasting is the most efficient and cost-effective mold remediation process. [read more]
	Dry Ice Blasts Graffiti Graffiti left unremoved invites more serious vandalism. Whether it's a marking pen on a painted surface or big wall art on bricks or blocks, quick removal helps maintain property value and preserve good company image. [read more]
	Blasting Beat - Unusual Dry Ice Blasting Experiences Steve Sullivan, Area Sales Manager, brings his unique "viewpoint" to our dry ice blasting article. If you are a fan of the show "Dirty Jobs" you are sure to enjoy this article. [read more]
	Printing Presses, TCA & Dry Ice Blasting Rather than using TCA for cleaning printing presses, solid rice-sized pellets of dry ice can be used as a blasting medium for cleaning ink and other residue from commercial printing presses. [read more]
	From St. Petersburg, Russia to Decatur, Illinois Andrey Kelin, Dry Ice Blasting Machine Technician in Decatur, applies his lifelong fascination with machinery to the maintenance and operation of Continental Carbonic's 50 rental machines. Andrey frequently assists with contract blasting and assists customers and the sales force with technical support. [read more]