Dry Ice Blasting in Production Facilities

In production and manufacturing, as with any environment, there is more than one way to skin a cat. There's safe, dangerous, complicated, simple, expensive, cost effective, hard, easy, "...the way we've always done it", and innovative. It should be quick to recognize the 180° variances which exist between each.

Let's look at these from a high level. Dangerous can come from many directions. There are hazzards of using chemical agents. You risk the substrate being cleaned. You risk employees who are trained and versed in their everyday work, but not in the use of chemicals, application of, necessary safety gear & containment, proper ventilation, and the list just goes on. I would have the use of chemicals fall under dangerous, complicated, expensive  (adds extensive down time), hard, and my favorite,  "the way we've always done it."

Tailing chemical usage is the addition of manual labor. The cleaning may be required in confined spaces. It will include small corners, angles, and reaching into the machinery. That alone is an elevated and unnecessary risk to good employees.  This requires lock out tag out.

Blasting comes with a variety of media used; glass, sand, soda, walnut shell, other materials, and dry ice. Every one creates a secondary waste. Many are too abrasive for the molds and machinery to be cleaned. Many are toxic and can cause life long health issues when inhaled. Dry ice blasting does not create a secondary waste, nor require additional clean up after the cleaning. You only sweep or vacuum the displaced debris. This can be done in process in some instances with negative air, containment, and filtering.

OSHA is the mighty above all in production and manufacturing. OSHA can have an immediate impact from what was a cheap, quick fix to expensive in a matter of minutes. Thereafter comes the investigation and additional shut down, until the investigation is complete.

Safe, easy, cost efficient, simple, and innovative only describe dry ice blasting.

It is cost effective in a multitude of ways. First, dry ice blasting only requires minimal tear down. Blasting is effective with line if site. If we can see it, we can clean it. Dry ice blasting over manual labor reduces risk, less OSHA regulatory language, eliminates risk to your employees by taking them out of the work area, is EPA approved cleaning, reducing down time and returning the affected area to production sooner. Dry ice blasting restores your quality output after deterioration and build up begin to overflow onto your product.

Here are images of just a few different applications and uses with dry ice blasting

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DRY ICE BLASITNG ADHESIVES

Adhesives are removed with ease compared to alternative methods because the lowered temperature serves to weaken the adhesive bond. Abrasive methods will generate heat therefore failing with some types of adhesive removal. Grease, oils, glues, and more on conveyor belt & rollers can be dry ice blast blasted while the conveyor belt is running with little to no down time interruptions.

Here are excellent before & after photos which tell much more than words can say...

Call us today to schedule a consultation for your dry ice blasting application and cleaning

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Tom Landry on Faith

https://youtu.be/b8EFAZBHmOU

I was told by a world champion bull rider that I would never be a champion, a true champion until I change, submit, and start to give God the glory.

I spent an entire rodeo career claiming I was doing it myself. I relied on no one. I didn't need anyone. Look at me. All the while, I believed in Jesus, the Father, and The Holy Spirit. I do not ever remember not knowing Christ existed, or doubting his presence to the level I could understand Him at the time. I always had belief.

Going backwards in time a bit to help understand the story, I grew up in extreme poverty, child of divorce, in and out of child protective services, with and without a home, plumbing, and or electricity. We were evicted often. I was in Boles Home for a few years. My mother through all of this repeatedly told me, we aren't goingto Church because... (you pick the reason, she said it). I would occasionally get invited by a minister visiting the elementary school. We would pass a Church and I would ask to go.

From these experiences, I learned if you can't rely on family, then put your faith in no one. Team sports made zero sense to me in high school. I ran track and played football for two reasons; 1. Was to gain endurance and strength, 2. Was because my bull riding influences told me it would help me and I had to. I did not do it to help the team at all. I had become what I believed all others were.

I was introduced to rodeo in my early teen years. I found I had a talent and could succeed in the arena. I quickly learned I could make money doing something I loved. The equation of rodeo = no more poverty was a no brainer.

Now in the pros and looking for notoriety from the pros, I was obsessed with riding bulls. I lived a life of rodeo, car, bar, rodeo, car, bar, wash, rinse, repeat. I would leave on a Wednesday or Thursday, go to a rodeo Wednesday night, Thursday night, Friday night, try to catch two on Saturday during the day and another Saturday night, and another on Sunday. Then I would drive to the nearest rodeo contractor's ranch to bum a bed, food, and some practice. Monday and Tuesday I would work a little and get on as many bulls as I could handle, push myself some more, and start driving out on Wednesday to start the cycle over again. I would take all the sandwiches the sweet contractor wives would pack for me. I would hear their messages about Jesus, and I would start driving.

At every rodeo, a cowboy preacher would host Church in the bleachers round about 10:00am each morning. Cowboys are a little hard-headed, so those good preachers knew offering service on Sunday only wasn't enough. A bunch of nomad, rodeo cowboys cannot be an easy ministry. I would attend most services, all I didn't sleep through. Sometimes I would wake up in the bleachers to the service going on around me. I might be hung over, still drunk, or sometimes just worn out from the miles not believing I ever needed rest, true rest.

As I gain notoriety, place, win here and there, and move up in the standings some Christian cowboys took notice. They would individually or team up and minister to me about the way I was living, to submit, to start living for God, give God the glory, and so on. I always told them, "look, I believe in Jesus. I'm saved." I would continue on with my life style all the same, still unchanged in my pride, ego, heart, and who was first me then God.

I chased the World Championship title and buckles from many, many associations. It always eluded me. I was only allowedto get as close, as high in the standings as 4th. My highest standings finish was 9th in the world. I consistently qualified for the finals of various associations and circuits, but never a title.

I retired and the gold buckles I chased are resting in someone else's cabinets. The men I know who have them, all string in their Faith then, and now. They understood who should be first. They understood what I did not. We did not have talent. We did not have anything. We were each given gifts to use for God's glory. I did not understand it and start to make the transition until after I retired.

There can only be one world champion per year. I don't know if I would have ever won the title if I'd made the connection during career. I do know why I did not.

This article is a Christmas gift to anyone who's hungry for more

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THE CHEAPEST ISN'T CHEAP

It is true, there is always someone willing to do the job cheaper.

I have learned over the years between working in family owned, privately held, publicly traded, Fortune 500s, and now being as a business owner, a few things hold true.

One is, there are three types of companies to do business with:

GUY WITH A TRUCK - THE Pros - the cheapest, lowest overhead, has a business card, a phone, and some experience. THE Cons - this one is not insured. If the job is done right and there are no problems, this is the guy. The concern with this one is, there is no room for error. If the job is done wrong, and, or something is damaged in the process, there is no backing to pay for it. This "company" may or may not be legitimately registered. This company may or may not be properly licensed. When a job is done wrong or something is damaged, it cost more now than the original job scope for a legitimate contractor to come in, fix the problem, then re-do the job properly. Often, there are not clear, written, and signed contracts for these jobs. It can escalade quickly to the court room to be resolved at the expense of both parties.

MID-SIZED COMPANY - THE Pros - Large chance of dealing directly with an owner somewhere during the process of the job. Odds are an owner will be one who answers the phone (not just during a crisis). The owners are still involved in the day to day operations of overseeing the business. Reputation, testimonials, referrals, word of mouth, and reputation mean more to this company and it's people. As a client, you are never more than one person removed from talking with an owner, or someone with a steak in the company who can and will make decisions, quickly. These companies have years of experience. They do not arrive on the scene overnight, often from the "Guy with a Truck" who realized early quality and reputation is everything, and survived the first three years. These companies are insured and licensed appropriately. The low overhead helps to control the cost. Price of doing business is not the cheapest, or the most expensive. THE CONS - You often have to be referred / recommended by a friend to these companies to sort through them. There is often not a jingle, TV, or radio ad to help you memorize their phone number. The logo may or may not be recognizable. 

LARGE COMPANY - THE Pros - financial backing to address issues, damage, and concerns. These companies have a recognizable logo, advertisements, and have spent the money on marketing to get their name and logo out there for you. These companies have years of experience. They do not arrive overnight. These companies are insured and licensed appropriately. THE Cons - the chain of command can include laborers, project manager, office manager, someone to answer the phone to redirect your calls, possibly and automated system to handle call volume and redirect your calls, but press 1 for owner is not a choice. Not always, but by now the owners are often removed from the day to day operations of the company. Employees attitude and desire to quickly resolve issues is completely dictated by the culture in place around them, good or bad. These companies can be bought as an investment, removing the original owner and the experience of that owner. The clients pay for all of the brand recognition, advertising, familiar jingle, automated phone system, 800 number, and large staff. So the cost of doing business with these companies is reflected in your invoice.

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STONE WALL CLEANING

One area we do a great deal of work during winter months is the cleaning of stone walls. When the vegetation and landscaping dies back, a year's worth of the black mold growth, algae growth, and gray water stains from the rain become an embarrassing eye sore to normally beautiful neighborhoods and luxury homes.

There are handful of methods for cleaning stone walls. A few are partially successful, but an improvement all the same. One method is with various acids available, but they are acids and will kill whatever these acids come into contact with. Another method is to add an agent or chemical. Then a team is require to manually brush the area. This is a lengthy process. The job site quickly becomes more of an eyesore and interruption than the original problem. The run off from these agents and chemicals is detrimental to plant, animal (wild & pets), and water life. The additives will work they way down to enter the soil and surrounding water ways for weeks to follow. Power washing is an option, but still requires an agent or chemical additive. Same surrounding plant, animal, and water life problems with excessive run off, increasing the affected environmental areas.

We remove it. We clean the stone walls on homes, office buildings, neighborhood entries, and perimeter walls with dry ice blasting.

Dry ice blasting is EPA approved. It is environmentally friendly and will not kill vegetation, water life, animals, birds, and surrounding water ways.

The dry ice is the solid form of CO2. The dry ice blasting pellets upon impact, dissipate returning it to gas form. Their is not water introduction with ice blasting. This eliminates the concerns with gates rusting, damage to lighting, gate openers, hinges, cameras, and other electronics in the area.

Dry ice blasting can do in one hour what a team of four or five can do manually with agents or chemical additives taking 4 to 6 hours. The interruption time is considerably less with dry ice blasting. 

Call today for your quote and scheduling (972) 564-0477 We work with home owners, commercial property owners, and HOA's. We service Highland Park, University Park, Turtle Creek, Rockwall, Frisco, Colleyville, Keller, Southlake, Coppell, Dallas, Flowermound, McKinney, Midlothean, Ovilla, Grapevine, Arlington, Mansfield, Dallas, Fort Worth areas, as well as the remainder of the state of Texas and surrounding states.

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