Advantages of Ice Blasting
- No disassembly and re-assembly of equipment
- Non-abrasive, therefore, no surface stresses are created and no change in cavity size or round corners through wear
- No special preparation is required, e.g. masking, covering
- Plastic, glass, rubber, steel, and concrete can all be cleaned
- Electrical components and areas around bearings can be cleaned
- Helps equipment run more efficient
- Improves maintenance efforts
- Production equipment normally dismantled and transported to a special area can be cleaned safely in place on the production floor, thereby saving substantial downtime and other resources
- Provides quicker and superior clean
- Provides a perfectly clean, dry and prepared surface for recoating
- No moisture
- Doesn't burn our fixtures or damage electrical equipment
- Aggressive enough to clean tough surfaces and sensitive enough to clean delicate equipment, e.g. industrial control panels, manfans, and other electrically sensitive equipment
- Cleans nooks and crannies and other areas that are almost impossible to manually clean
- No messy clean-up, collection, or disposal problems
- Stop growth of mold, mildew, bacteria, and other fungi as well as stop odors at the source by elimination of the bacterial host environment ( not like a masking agent and cover-up )
- Non-Toxic
- Non-Conductive
- No harmful emissions
- Safe for employees
- Safe for end products
- Safe for the environment
- Safe for equipment
- Carbon Dioxide is safer than toxic or environmentally harmful chemicals
- No hazardous chemicals eliminates employees exposure and corporate liability
- Eliminates waste disposal costs
- Lower costs of consumables
- System is completely self-contained ( doesn't use plant utilities )
- A various number of blasting units can accomplish a large amount of work in a short period of time.
- Decreases labor-time of scrubbing and manual cleaning allowing employees to concentrate on other tasks.
- Reduced downtime
- Equipment is cleaned in place
- Work can be performed while plant is in operation
- No extended downtime waiting for surface to dry
- No cool down required so cleaning can take place at substrate's operating temperature
- No damage to equipment
- Extends equipment life because ice blasting does not abrade, wear, pit, or erode equipment surfaces
- Elimination of equipment damage from transit to or from the dedicated cleaning area
- Harmful to environment
- Increased disposal cost of waste and media
- Unsafe on many materials and surfaces (plastic, glass, rubber, electrical components, and bearings
- Disassembly and reassembly costs
- Increased downtown
- Have to wait for facility downtime in order to blast
- Creates a very messy environment to clean up
- Unsafe around certain production areas (i.e. food industry)
- Can be toxic and unsafe for employees
- Media can get caught in crooks and crevices
- Decreases equipment life by causing stress on surfaces, changing cavity sizes, abrading, wearing, pitting, or eroding surfaces
- Corrosion
- Decreased equipment life
- High conductivity
- Start up problems after cleaning
- Problems with water containment and water disposal
- Production of hazardous waste
- Slippery floor surfaces
- Unsafe working environments
- Increased downtime due to waiting for and/or equipment to dry
- Increases plant humidity
- Damage to electrical components and bearings
- Electrical parts, generators, motors, etc., must be contained
- Regeneration of mildew, mold, and bacteria is increased because of water vapor or moisture
