Dry ice blasting is similar to sand blasting, bead blasting, or soda blasting where a media is accelerated in a pressurized air stream (or other inert gas) to impact the surface to be cleaned.

The Cold Jet® dry ice blasting process will not damage the substrate. The size of the dry ice pellets and their velocity can be optimized to remove the contaminate while being non-abrasive to the substrate. The Cold Jet® process can clean delicate chrome or nickel plated tools, soft aluminum or brass alloys, wire insulation, and even circuit boards without causing damage.

Cold Jet has led the development of dry ice blasting and dry ice production technology which sets the standard for quality, performance and reliability. With thousands of installed customers worldwide, Cold Jet's success has been the result of its superior technology, dedication to customer service and its establishment of a global infrastructure for product support.

Dry Ice blasting is a great system, but it has some limitations. First, the media has to be obtained right before the job; any left over must be disposes of, and an under order means you have to stop production until more arrives, since you can't warehouse it, which can mean losing a whole day because of miscalculation.

automotive grade weather-strip, designed for harsh outdoor use, seals the RETRAX ? on all sides to help keep water, snow, ice and dust out of your bed and the moving parts of the cover; the system seals nicely over the top of the tailgate. The automotive grade weather-strip incorporates a soft felt lining that allows a smooth sliding action even in ice and snow conditions.

No, with our Stay-n-Place locking mechanism we can easily carry a live snow or ice load of 20 PSF with attachments over 7 feet apart. Our system is the only one that can stand up to heavy ice and snow loads and is the strongest in the industry.

One pearson can easily roll any of the machines around the plant floor without any special equipment.

Yes. CO2 dry ice is safe to use in outdoor blasting applications. In fact, many organizations have given Cold Jet® their stamp of approval for the use of dry ice in outdoor blasting applications, including the California Environmental Protection Agency.

One safety issue is to protect workers from moving parts. Cold Jet equipment is designed so that workers do not have access to moving parts without shutting down the system. Another concern is the temperature of the dry ice. At -109°F (-78.3°C), we recommend wearing gloves when coming in contact with the dry ice. Eye and ear protection should be worn at all times.

Generally, no. The temperature change of the surface being cleaned is small and the corresponding tensile stress will be well below the point of what most molds will encounter during normal heat treatment.

The Cold Jet AeRO 30 is 25 inches / 63.5 cm (L) by 17 inches / 43.2 cm (W) by 30 inches / 76.2 cm (H).

It is a process in which dry ice particles are propelled at high velocities to impact and clean a surface. The particles are accelerated by compressed air, just as with other blasting systems. Today, most applications are able to use standard shop air, in the 30 - 100 psi range.

No, the American Veterinary Medical Association has recommended that this method not be utilized. This method cannot be used at the University of Iowa.

Soda blasting has a "light touch" that is good for removing paint. However, it will not remove rust because the soda media is too soft to affect the hard iron oxides. Some blasters might use abrasive sand mixed with soda or other media for rust removal. That practice can warp the metal and damage the surface of the part.

Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide with a freezing point of -78°C (-109°F). It is extensively used for package deliveries of frozen dairy products such as ice cream. It is cut into pieces of appropriate size, which are wrapped in paper to avoid rapid evaporation and then placed around the package of the ice cream inside an insulated packer or in a single service type packer.

Dry ice blast cleaning originated at Lockheed in the 70's when a coatings engineer, Calvin Fong, was researching ways to strip paint off aircraft. The technology did not become commercially available until Alpheus bought the license and patents from Lockheed and introduced it to the marketplace in 1987.