Dry Ice Cleaning Machine

The dry ice cleaning machine achieves a high-level polishing effect. All components used are of high quality. The meticulously developed metering technology ensures reliable sandblasting without any ice residue on the machine. The dry ice cleaning machine is designed for continuous operation. Its reliability has been verified in numerous tests, including field trials and durability tests. The air flow of the base has been optimized to guide the available compressed air through the machine to the nozzle, achieving low losses. Through the IB base, a satisfactory cleaning effect can be achieved even with lower pressure and gas consumption (3.5 m³/min). Another advantage of this low resource consumption is low noise. For instance, with a sandblasting pressure of 5 bar, the noise level is approximately 80 dB(A). The base is equipped with an ice residue emptying device. This allows for the removal of any remaining dry ice from the tank with just a button press after operation, preventing the machine from freezing. The new dry ice cleaning machine also features an integrated oil-water separator to ensure reliable operation. The sandblasting pressure and ice feed speed can be adjusted via buttons, with the set values displayed on the screen. Additionally, statistics such as operating time, average ice consumption per hour, and total ice consumption can be accessed. The adjustment of the ice feed speed and sandblasting pressure can be locked using a key switch.

■Technical Description

■Technical Data

■ Principle of Cleaning

By combining the thermodynamic principle of thermal expansion and contraction with the kinetic effect of air compression, the mold surface experiences a micro-explosion phenomenon, allowing the dirt to be brittle and quickly peeled off.

■ Cleaning Effect

Dirtied molds, parts, or equipment are often difficult to clean. Problem: Sandblasting cleaning leaves sand or glass particles, and the spray. This usually means an additional cleaning step is required after the cleaning process. High-performance dry ice cleaning machines eliminate this issue. After sandblasting, the dry ice particles completely sublimate into CO2, achieving the cleaning effect.

Advantages of Dry Ice Blasting Cleaning Technology

· No preparation required before cleaning
Cleaning requires no disassembly of equipment. Dry ice pellets can easily enter into corners and crevices.

Reduce equipment downtime due to malfunctions
Quickly and effectively clean with dry ice.

· Eco-friendly Cleaning
No additional chemicals or sprays required

· No surface damage

· No residues
Dry ice sublimates to CO2. No abrasive or wastewater residue remains.

The dry ice cleaning machine uses compressed air to propel dry ice particles at speeds exceeding 150 m/s. The low temperature of -79°C can condense dirt and make it brittle. The high-speed propelled dry ice particles can then easily remove the dirt. This is a particularly effective, gentle method for removing almost all types of dirt.

Clean = Low Temperature x Speed

During the manufacturing process, liquid CO2 is first introduced into the granulator's compression cylinder, where it is crystallized into dry ice snowflakes through pressure reduction. The dry ice snowflakes are then compressed through an extrusion plate using a hydraulic cylinder. This forms columnar dry ice, which is subsequently broken down into dry ice granules.

From CO2 to Dry Ice

■Suitable for cleaning methods in all fields

Dry ice cleaning machines do not use any cleaning agents or chemicals. They are suitable for all areas where the use of water or sand for cleaning is legally prohibited. Since dry ice particles sublimate into gas, there are no residues or wastewater.

Steel, metals, and machinery manufacturing

Using dry ice cleaning machines makes it very easy to perform deep cleaning and maintenance cleaning on production equipment, welding robots, belt conveyors, and spray booths.

Printing Factory

After being treated with dry ice blasting, all printing equipment, cylinders, and tools look as new.

Wood and electrical industries

Dry ice blasting is also ideal for cleaning woodworking equipment, generators, turbines, and control cabinets.

Plastic and Packaging Industry

Dry ice cleaning machines can remove silicone, rubber, dyes, paints, and other contaminants from injection moldings and production lines.

Automotive industry, foundry, and injection molding factory

The dry ice cleaning machine can remove adhesives and release agents from all types of parts and workpieces. Residues such as silicone resin, rubber, dyes, paints, and release agents can be easily cleaned from injection molds, tools, and the entire production line. The cleaning effect leaves no residues.

Food Industry

Dry ice cleaning machines are ideal for removing coking, aging deposits, scales, oils, and starches from filling and mixing equipment, production lines, handling systems, tanks, and heating furnaces.

Papermaking Industry

In the papermaking industry, gels, lime, dust, and porous materials can accumulate in the system. This can lead to equipment downtime and a decline in paper quality. Dry ice blasting technology can clean the system more quickly, allowing it to be immediately reused.

Local authorities and municipal

Graffiti and chewing gum: issues many cities and municipalities face. This requires a cleaning method that can thoroughly yet gently clean walls and floors, such as a dry ice cleaning machine. They can remove dirt without damaging the surface.

■Dry Ice Blasting Cleaning Environmental Compatibility

Non-hazardous substance

Dry ice blasting cleaning does not use any toxic or environmentally harmful chemicals or solvents. This means it does not release any toxic or harmful vapors, thus eliminating the risk of harmful substances harming employee health.

Easier to post-process

After dry ice blasting cleaning, no abrasive residue remains. Deposited dirt falls to the ground and can be easily swept up. Only the dirt generated during the cleaning process requires post-treatment. In contrast, chemicals and solvents used for cleaning produce difficult-to-handle hazardous waste.

No secondary waste

In sandblasting, soda blasting, and water jet cleaning, the jetting substances used to remove harmful contaminants themselves generate hazardous waste. These cleaning processes produce a substantial amount of secondary waste, in

In some cases, these waste materials must be handled meticulously, and the cost of waste disposal is also very high.

Generate CO2

CO2 is a byproduct of other industrial production processes. For example, CO2 is produced during the combustion process in power plants and fermentation processes.

That's why there's no longer a need for dedicated CO2 manufacturing in industrialized countries; the generation of CO2 from burning fossil fuels is now a thing of the past.

■ Actual effect of dry ice cleaning molds