Preform Solutions in Sioux Falls, South Dakota specializes in the production of quality preforms for the food and beverage, oil, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. The small, family-owned business provides custom preform injection molding services for customers across the country, as well as in Canada and Mexico.
Preform injection molder increases production cycles with dry ice
Safety tips when using dry ice blasting for mold remediation
When using dry ice blasting for mold remediation, additional safety measures, such as oxygen level monitoring are important.
How to increase performance and production in power gen
Power Generation professionals know that one key to peak performance is clean electrical equipment. The demand to keep the equipment running often leads to deferred cleaning and maintenance, reduced efficiency, and in some cases, outages caused by flashover.
How medical manufacturers are increasing production of critical supplies
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the world is facing a shortage of medical supplies and personal protective equipment.
To meet the demand for these supplies, the support of various industries as well as the coordination of upstream and downstream supply chains are becoming critical.
The magic of dry ice cleaning in mold maintenance
Contractor of the Month: Industrial Cleaning Solutions
The April Contractor of the Month is Industrial Cleaning Solutions in Blue Springs, MO.
Industrial Cleaning Solutions provides dry ice cleaning in a variety of industrial facilities, residential and commercial construction projects, and in commercial and industrial kitchens. The company extensively cleans production and processing equipment, such as vacuum tanks and tubing, radiators, heat exchangers, and all types of equipment with a variety of surfaces like stainless steel, galvanized steel, and painted steel. They also pre-treat surfaces for coatings and painting with dry ice blasting.
How is dry ice blasting used in Food & Beverage?
Food processing and packaging equipment accumulates grease, carbonized residue, seasonings, proteins, harmful microorganisms, biofilms, adhesives, labels, and many other contaminants that traditionally take significant time to clean.
Dry ice blasting provides a dry in-situ cleaning solution that is non-destructive, sustainable, does not use water or chemicals, and does not produce secondary waste. The process enables facilities to eliminate or reduce costly shutdown time for cleaning. Hard to reach corners and crevices are also easily cleaned with dry ice blasting, which results in an improved overall clean in your plant.
See how dry ice blasting is being used in medical and pharma
Medical and pharmaceutical facilities face a variety of cleaning, surface preparation, and part finishing challenges.
Medical device manufacturers are very familiar with the micro-molding of precision, high-tolerance parts and all the problems associated with it. From the production of catheter tips to surgical device handles and stents, maintaining product quality and clean manufacturing equipment is paramount. Keeping micro-cavities clean, as well as cleaning the small, deep, and complex geometry of micro-tools, is a critical concern when manufacturing very high tolerance medical device parts.
Historic vessel restored with dry ice blasting