IAQM has been using Cold Jet equipment since we started ice blasting. This is yet another great application.
Look at all the production in full swing, without interruption. This is the number one reason engineers, plant managers, production managers, & maintenance managers prefer dry ice blasting.
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Many industries use industrial ovens to heat treat, cure, and dry parts. Over time, build up occurs on the inside. This will interfere at some point with heat transfer, heat distribution, the quality of the finished product, time frames, energy costs, and overall cleanliness. Manufactures routinely clean industrial ovens during preventative maintenance or scheduled shutdowns. Each oven producer has their suggested maintenance and cleaning schedules. The need becomes more frequent with aging units. It isn't cost effective to repeatedly purchase a new unit, but it is to dry ice blast one. If the product is a food, the additional concern is the desired flavor, uneven cooking, potential spot burning, appearance, and undesired excessive drying out.
When should blasting occur? The best time to schedule cleaning is ahead of, or in collaboration with routine maintenance. Another option is when the heating is no longer baking / curing evenly. When you start seeing signs of heated residue, ash, burn marks, and, or the normal curing process is now taking longer to complete. Blasting can be done any time access is allowed, on any shift, during, or around operation hours.
Ice blasting is a mobile operation. Dry ice blasting can occur inside your facility, or outside according to weather allowance. Ovens can be blasted in place, which is the practice of choice by most facilities.
Dry ice is the solid form of carbon dioxide. Dry ice blasting is the only form of non-abrasive blasting, where dry ice pellets are accelerated in a pressurized air stream and directed at the surface in order to clean it. the method is similar to other forms of abrasive blasting such as sand blasting, plastic bead blasting, or soda blasting but substitutes dry ice as the medium. Dry ice blasting leaves no chemical residue. Dry ice sublimates at room temperature.
Dry ice blasting reduces the down time of the unit. Dry ice blasting can reduce the cleaning time by up to 60% on most units. There are many testimonials to this fact from plant and maintenance managers. We can help encourage production and maintenance to be on the same team by helping get the unit(s) back into production faster than traditional cleaning methods of the past. Dry ice blasting is both EPA and FDA approved cleaning method.
IAQM is the dry ice blasting service of choice for North Texas and the surrounding states. The IAQM dry ice blasting team is completely mobile and able to service the entire US. IAQM has been in business almost 15 years. IAQM maintains A+ ratings with both the Better Business Bureau and Angie's List.
