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Historic lighthouse restored with dry ice

Posted by The Cold Jet Team on Mar 19, 2019 8:47:17 PM

With its dome nearly 800 feet above sea level, the Split Rock Lighthouse is constantly whipped by heavy winds and rain.

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Historical Restoration, Contract Cleaning

Removing Asphalt Buildup with Dry Ice Blasting

Posted by The Cold Jet Team on Mar 14, 2019 9:19:59 PM

An Ontario construction company specializing in highway asphalt paving chooses dry ice blasting over manual methods to quickly and efficiently clean transport vehicles.

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Contract Cleaning

What is the best way to clean a rubber mold?

Posted by The Cold Jet Team on Feb 6, 2019 4:39:10 PM

Vernay needed a rubber mold cleaning solution that would enable them to clean in place and reduce their overall downtime.

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Rubber

Can you clean a jet engine with dry ice?

Posted by The Cold Jet Team on Jan 31, 2019 2:04:39 PM

How do you clean a jet engine?

Gas turbine engines are used to power aircraft, watercraft and power generators.

Typically they include an engine core, which has a compressor, a combustor and a turbine. The compressor pressurizes air to the combustor. In the combustor, fuel is mixed with the high pressure air and is ignited. Hot gas is created as a product of the reaction and is directed into the turbine where energy is extracted to drive the compressor and the fan.

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Aerospace

Dry ice blasting effectively cleans casting molds and core boxes

Posted by The Cold Jet Team on Jan 31, 2019 9:02:29 AM

The Progress Casting Group was looking for a more effective cleaning method for their low pressure casting molds.

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Foundry

Dry ice blasting removes surface corrosion and failed coating

Posted by The Cold Jet Team on Jan 29, 2019 9:01:22 PM

Corrosion is a major problem on offshore oil platforms.

On an oil platform in the North Sea, the fabric maintenance team - who is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the platform - was working to remove corrosion and failed coating from gas lines within the gas compression module. The team also planned to recoat them.

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Corrosion Removal, Contract Cleaning, Oil and Gas

Dry ice blasting improves weld line productivity

Posted by The Cold Jet Team on Jan 28, 2019 9:32:07 AM

Welding is a dirty process.

On automated weld lines, slag, spatter, resin, smoke, oil and dampering adhesive build up on surrounding production equipment.

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Contract Cleaning, Weld Lines

Dry ice blasting removes pitted corrosion for a more effective weld

Posted by The Cold Jet Team on Jan 25, 2019 4:49:02 PM

The Little Creek Amphibious Base was having trouble removing pitted corrosion from the aluminum hulls of hovercrafts.

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Corrosion Removal, Contract Cleaning

How to completely remove mold without harmful chemicals

Posted by The Cold Jet Team on Jan 25, 2019 3:42:07 PM

When a homeowner detects a mold problem, it is never a pleasant experience, especially in a relatively new home. Newer homes are much more susceptible to mold issues than older homes.

Older homes are more resistant to mold growth because most were built with better construction techniques, materials and lumber than newer homes.

Dr. Neal Adrian, owner of Adrian Environmental, holds a Ph. D. in Microbiology from the University of Oklahoma and is very familiar with mold remediation.

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Contract Cleaning, Mold Remediation

How to safely clean hydroelectric generators

Posted by The Cold Jet Team on Jan 24, 2019 8:51:54 PM

A Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) hydroelectric generator in California had been out of service for several years.

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Power Generation